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Example Question #631 : Cellular Biology
What is the process by which a cell intakes extracellular fluid in "gulps" via tiny vesicles?
Simple diffusion
Phagocytosis
Pinocytosis
Exocytosis
Pinocytosis
Pinocytosis is the uptake of extracellular fluids. The cell accomplishes this by creating vesicles from the cell membrane around droplets of extracellular fluid and carrying them inside the cell. This process is unspecific in which substances it carries into the cell (not receptor-mediated). Exocytosis involves the same concept, but in the other direction (from inside the cell out). Simple diffusion does not involve the creation of vesicles, rather it involves substances freely diffusing through the plasma membrane from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration without the net input of energy.
Example Question #632 : Cellular Biology
In eukaryotes the organelles that convert energy to forms the cells can use for work are __________.
chloroplasts only
both mitochondria and chloroplasts
rough endoplasmic reticulum only
mitochondria only
both mitochondria and chloroplasts
Both mitochondria and chloroplasts convert energy to work in eukaryotes. Mitochondria are the sites for the catabolic process that creates ATP in animals. In plants, chloroplasts are the sites of photosynthesis where solar energy is converted to chemical energy.
Example Question #633 : Cellular Biology
Cristae are located in __________.
the plasma membrane
chloroplasts
mitochondria
the stroma
mitochondria
Cristae are found in mitochondria. Mitochondria are enclosed by an envelope of two membranes. The inner membrane is convoluted with infoldings called cristae. This is an adaption that increases the surface area of the inner membrane of the mitochondria so that ATP synthesis can be maximized. The chloroplast equivalent of cristea are the thylakoid membranes. The stroma is the matrix equivalent of the chloroplast. The plasma membrane is not nearly as convoluted as the inner mitochondrial membrane.
Example Question #634 : Cellular Biology
What are the distinct, threadlike structures that contain the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next?
Golgi apparatus
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Chromosomes
Chromosomes
The chromosomes are the threadlike structures that contain genetic information. Rough endoplasmic reticulum is involved in protein synthesis. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is involved in lipid synthesis. The Golgi apparatus is involved in modification and delivering of proteins within the cell and for secretion outside the cell.
Example Question #635 : Cellular Biology
Eukaryotic cells have this structure that is a network of protein filaments that helps the cell to maintain its shape.
Cytoskeleton
DNA
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
RNA
Cytoskeleton
The cytoskeleton is a network of protein filaments in eukaryotic cells that helps the cell to maintain its shape. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is involved in lipid synthesis. DNA is the genetic code molecules in the nucleus. RNA is involved in protein synthesis.
Example Question #636 : Cellular Biology
Which of the following is true regarding active transport?
The cell uses energy to bond molecules to the phosphate heads.
The cell does not use energy and diffusion occurs.
The cell uses energy and protein pumps to move molecules across the membrane.
Osmosis occurs across the lipid bilayer.
The cell uses energy and protein pumps to move molecules across the membrane.
In active transport, the cell uses energy (ATP) through the protein pumps to move molecules across the membrane. This process does not involve osmosis, which is a form of passive transport.
Example Question #637 : Cellular Biology
Circular DNA can be found in all of the following except __________.
Bacteria
Plasmids
Mitochondria
All of these contain circular DNA
Viruses
All of these contain circular DNA
Circular DNA is found in all of listed answer choices. Viruses contain short, linear or circular genomes (either RNA or DNA). Recall that mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own circular DNA, which is evidence supporting the endosymbiotic theory of evolution in which these organelles were once independent prokaryotic organisms. A plasmid itself is a circular piece of DNA.
Example Question #634 : Cellular Biology
Ribosomes are macromolecular structures composed of both proteins and RNAs. Where are the ribosomal RNAs synthesized in eukaryotic cells?
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Nucleolus
Nucleus
Nucleolus
In eukarytoic cells, the nucleolus is located within the nucleus and is the site of ribosomal RNA synthesis
Example Question #638 : Cellular Biology
Which component of the cytoskeleton is responsible for guiding the movement of organelles?
Pili
Microtubules
Actin filaments
Intermediate Filaments
Flagella
Microtubules
Microtubules are hollow rods made up of thousands tubulin protein subunits. There form long tube-like structures in the cell and are responsible for guiding the movement of organelles. Note that microtubules have other functions such as guiding chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis via the spindle fibers, which are made of microtubules.
Example Question #154 : Cell Structures
The migration of cells is necessary for proper development during fetal life. At around the third week of fetal development, hematopoietic stem cells can be found in the yolk sac as well as in the mesoderm of the aorta, the gonads, and in the mesonephros. At around the 3rd month, these stem cells migrate to the liver with some to the spleen and the lymph node. At around the 4th month, these cells then migrate to the bone marrow.
When taking a cross section of a bone, one will notice that some bone marrows are red while others are fat. Yellow bone marrows are inactive stem cells with the majority being fat cells. Active bone marrows are red. At birth, all of the bone marrows are red. At around the time of puberty, most are red but the amount decreases to 50% at around 18-25 years of age. Despite the change in bone marrow activity, membranous bones and of the arms of and legs remain active throughout life. However, the activity can be changed during pathological conditions.
A person on a strict vegetarian diet without supplements may experience which of the following?
I. Increased fat deposition into the bone marrow
II. Decreased fat deposition into the bone marrow
III. Decreased concentration of fat cells in the bone marrow
I only
III only
I and II
II only
None of these
III only
A vegetarian diet without the proper supplements places one at risk for anemia. Without the proper amount of protein, iron, folate, and vitamin B12, the body is unable to produce enough red blood cells. To compensate, inactive bone marrows will be reactivated. The activity of the hematopoietic stem cells will lower the concentration of the fat cells in the bone marrow.