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Biology Laboratory Manual, 6/e
Darrell S. Vodopich, Baylor University
Randy Moore, University of Minnesota--Minneapolis


Exercise 3-The Cell

Choose the one answer that best answers the question.



1

Macromolecules organized into larger structures having specialized functions and suspended in the cytoplasm are known as____.
A)eukaryotes
B)capsules
C)cytoplasm
D)organelles
2

A_____specimen is made by adding a dye to color only certain structures of a cell.
A)wet mount
B)cultured
C)highlighted
D)stained
3

Which organelles are most abundant in the plant cell Elodea? What are their function?
A)mitochondria, uses food to make energy
B)cellulose, provide structural support
C)chloroplasts, provide energy through photosynthetic processes
D)chloroplasts, uses food to make energy
4

Photosynthesis occurs in which organelle?
A)mitochondria
B)chloroplasts
C)plasmodesmata
D)amyloplasts
5

Which organism possesses an anterior and a posterior contractile vacuole?
A)Oscillatoria
B)Elodea
C)Paramecium
D)Amoeba
6

Prokaryotic cellular contents are enclosed in a____and then surrounded by a____.
A)capsule, cell wall
B)cytoplasm, cell wall
C)plasma membrane, cell wall
D)cell membrane, capsule
7

Which bacterium is used to make yogurt?
A)Oscillatoria
B)Lactobacillus
C)Paramecium
D)Elodea
8

Plant cell walls are made of which complex carbohydrate?
A)cellulose
B)starch
C)plasmodesmata
D)amyloplast
9

The nucleus provides which of the following functions?
A)contains the genetic material
B)provides energy for the cell through respiration
C)provides food for the cell through photosynthesis
D)stores starch
10

Paramecium moves by using____.
A)parapodia
B)pseudopodia
C)flagella
D)cilia