Deck 3: Cells

Question 1

The study of cell structure and function is called ____.

A) physiology
B) cytology
C) biology
D) mitosis

Answer 1

cytology

Question 2

The inside of a cell is made up of two components. What are these two components?

A) the membrane and the cytoplasm
B) the nucleus and the organelles
C) the nucleus and the cytoplasm
D) the nucleus and the mitochondrion

Answer 2

the nucleus and the cytoplasm

Question 3

What does RBC stand for?

A) ribonucleic celluloid
B) red blood cell
C) ribosome blood clot
D) ribosome blood chromatin

Answer 3

red blood cell

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an organelle within they cytoplasm?

A) ribosomes
B) endoplasmic reticulum
C) cytoskeleton
D) cilia

Question 5

Which of the following is considered to be a passive transport mechanism?

A) exocytosis
B) endocytosis
C) osmosis
D) equilibrium

Question 6

Which of the following best describes tonicity?

A) the ability of a solution to affect the volume and pressure inside the cell
B) the pressure outside the cell being affected by other cells within the bloodstream
C) the breakdown of the cellular structure due to enzyme abnormalities
D) the strength of the cell membrane

Question 7

What is the difference between endocytosis and exocytosis?

A) Endocytosis is the movement of substances out of the cell; exocytosis is the movement of substances into the cell.
B) Endocytosis requires an ATP to transport substances into the cell; exocytosis does not require an ATP.
C) Endocytosis is a transport mechanism that brings substances into the cells; exocytosis moves substances out of the cells.
D) Endocytosis does not require an ATP to transport substances into the cell; exocytosis does require an ATP to move substances out of the cell.

Question 8

What occurs during mitosis?

A) A cell divides in half.
B) A cell splits into one "mother" cell and two identical "daughter" cells.
C) A cell dies.
D) A cell mutates into abnormal cancerous cells.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the sequence of events in the cell mitotic cycle?

A) prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase
B) prophase, G₁ phase, anaphase, S phase
C) metaphase, prophase, telophase, and anaphase
D) G₁ phase, G₂ phase, S phase, and G₀ phase

Question 10

What is the meaning of apoptosis?

A) regeneration of the cell
B) cell mutation
C) cell suicide
D) cell hibernation