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Chapters 6 and 8 Assessment

Part I: Multiple Choice (2 pts each, please select the best answer)
_____ 1. All of the following are part of a prokaryotic cell except:
A. DNA
B. A cell wall
C. A plasma membrane
D. Ribosomes
E. An endoplasmic reticulum
_____ 2. Which of the following is a major cause of the size limits for certain types of cells?
A. The evolution of larger cells after the evolution of smaller cells.
B. The difference in plasma membranes between prokaryotes and eukaryotes
C. The evolution of eukaryotes after the evolution of prokaryotes.
D. The need for surface area of sufficient area to allow the cell's functions.
E. The observation that longer cells usually have greater cell volume.
_____ 3. Large numbers of ribosomes are present in cells that specialize in producing which of
the following molecules?
A. Lipids
B. Starches
C. Proteins
D. Steroids
E. Glucose
_____ 4. Which type of organelle is primarily involved in the synthesis of oils, phospholipids, and
steroids?
A. Ribosome
B. Lysosome
C. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
D. Mitochondrion
E. Contractile vacuole
_____ 5. Which of the following contains it's own DNA and ribosomes?
A. lysosome
B. Vacuole
C. Mitochondrion
D. Golgi apparatus
E. Peroxisome
_____ 6. Which of the following produces and modifies polysaccharides that will be secreted?
A. Lysosome
B. Vacuole
C. Mitochondrion
D. Golgi apparatus
E. Peroxisome

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_____ 7. Which of the following is a compartment that often takes up much of the volume of a
plant cell?
A. Lysosome
B. Vacuole
C. Mitochondrion
D. Golgi apparatus
E. Peroxisome
_____ 8. Which is one of the main energy transformers of cells?
A. Lysosome
B. Vacuole
C. Mitochondrion
D. Golgi apparatus
E. Peroxisome
_____ 9. Which of the following are capable of converting light energy to chemical energy?
A. Chloroplasts
B. Mitochondria
C. Leucoplasts
D. Peroxisomes
E. Golgi bodies
_____ 10. Which of the following relationships between cell structures in the respective functions
is correct?
A. Cell wall: support, protection
B. Chloroplast: cheap site of cellular respiration
C. Chromosomes: cytoskeleton of the nucleus
D. Ribosomes: secretion
E. Lysosomes: formation of ATP
_____ 11. Which structure is common to plant and animal cells?
A. Chloroplasts
B. Wall made of cellulose
C. Central vacuole
D. Mitochondrion
E. Centriole
_____ 12. Which of the following is (are) true for anabolic pathways?
a. They release energy as they degrade polymers to monomers.
b. They consume energy to decrease the entropy of the organism and its
environment.
c. They are usually highly spontaneous chemical reactions.
d. They do not depend on enzymes.
e. They consume energy to build up polymers from monomers.
_____ 13. Which of the following is a statement of the first law of thermodynamics?
a. Kinetic energy is stored energy that results from the specific arrangement of
matter.
b. Energy cannot be transferred or transformed.
c. Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

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d. The entropy of the universe is constant.
e. The entropy of the universe is decreasing.
_____ 14. Whenever energy is transformed, there is always an increase in the
a. entropy of the universe.
b. enthalpy of the universe.
c. entropy of the system.
d. free energy of the system.
e. free energy of the universe.
_____ 15. If an enzyme in solution is saturated with substrate, the most effective way to obtain a
faster yield of products is to
a. add more of the enzyme.
b. heat the solution to 90C.
c. add more substrate.
d. add a noncompetitive inhibitor.
e. add an allosteric inhibitor.
_____ 16. Choose the pair of terms that correctly completes this sentence: Catabolism is to
anabolism as _______ is to _______.
a. exergonic; spontaneous
b. entropy; enthalpy
c. exergonic; endergonic
d. free energy; entropy
e. work; energy
_____ 17. Reactants capable of interacting to form products in a chemical reaction must first
overcome a thermodynamic barrier known as the reaction's
a. endothermic level.
b. free-energy content.
c. entropy.
d. equilibrium point.
e. activation energy.
_____ 18. Which of the following statements regarding enzymes is true?
a. Enzymes increase the rate of a reaction by making the reaction more exergonic.
b. Enzymes increase the rate of a reaction by lowering the activation energy barrier.
c. Enzymes change the equilibrium point of the reactions they catalyze.
d. Enzymes make the rate of a reaction independent of substrate concentrations.
e. Enzymes increase the rate of a reaction by reducing the rate of reverse reactions.
Part II: Short Answer (4 points total, please use space provided for your response and/or the
back of this sheet)
Prompt: Although the similarities among cells reveal the evolutionary unity of life, cells can differ
dramatically in structure. Which aspects of cell structure best reveal their evolutionary unity?