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Cells Unit 

Review for Exam 

 

Understanding and correctly answering these questions will be of great help on the exam. Go through the questions twice, once without your notes (to see what you remember) and once with your notes (to make sure you have the correct answers). See your instructor sometime before the exam if you have any questions.

 

Complete each statement or sentence by filling in the blank.

 

  1. Having membrane-covered organelles is a characteristic of ______________________ cells.

 

 

  1. The information for how to make proteins is located in the _______________________.

  1. Energy released by a cell’s mitochondrion is transferred to ___________________, which is the major energy carrier in the cell.

  1. Larger size, longer life, and cell specialization are three advantages to being a ______________________.

 

 

  1. Vesicles that will transport materials out of the cell are formed at the ___________________.

 

 

  1. ________________________ cause the surface of some ER (endoplasmic reticulum) to look rough.

 

 

  1. Cell means _______________________ in Latin.

 

 

  1. All the items necessary for _____________________ are contained in a single cell.

 

 

  1. The role of the cell’s ________________________ is to release energy that can be used to power various cellular processes.

 

 

  1. Part of the Golgi complex can pinch off and form a(n) _______________________, which distributes materials to other parts of the cell.

Short Answer

  1. Who was the first person to describe cells? What was he looking at?

  1. Who was the first person to look at pond scum under the microscope and call the little creatures “animalcules?” What was he actually looking at?

 

  1. List the three parts of the cell theory.

  1. Why are most cells so small?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Name two functions of the cell membrane.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Compare and contrast the Golgi complex and the endoplasmic reticulum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Why weren’t cells discovered until 1665? What invention made their discovery possible?

 

 

 

  1. List three differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Write out the function for the following organelles/structures:

 

         Endoplasmic Reticulum –

 

 

         Mitochondria –

 

 

         Nucleus –

 

 

         Cell Membrane –

 

 

         Cytoplasm –

 

 

         Ribosomes –

 

 

         Golgi Complex –

 

 

         Vesicles –

 

 

         DNA –

  1. Label the structures of the prokaryotic cell below.

 

 

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  1. Draw a Eukaryotic cell below. Be sure to explain what type of eukaryotic cell you drew, and label all of the major organelles within the cell.

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe four differences between plant and animal cells.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What very important green organelle is found in plant cells but not in animal cells? What does this organelle that is so important?

 

 

 

 

  1. What is the function of a vacuole? Why are vacuoles much larger in plant cells than in animal cells?

 

 

 

  1. Describe how “structure” and “function” are related. How do these two terms relate to cells?

Organization of Life:

  1. Define the following terms: cell, tissue, organ, and organ system.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Fill in the boxes below to show the proper levels of organization of living things.

 

 Lowest (smallest)                                                                         Highest (largest) 

 

 

 

 

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[1] “Prokaryotic Cell” a drawing by Daryl Lindstrom