Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Chitin is a component of _____ cell walls. a. | fungus | c. | bacterial | b. | plant | d. | all of these | | | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT true of membranes? a. | Folded membranes increase surface area for
efficiency. | b. | Folded membranes do not form compartments in the
cell. | c. | Endoplasmic reticulum is made up of folded
membranes. | d. | Ribosomes are sometimes attached to folded
membranes. | | |
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Who
concluded that all plants are made of living cells? a. | Virchow | c. | Schwann | b. | Hooke | d. | Schleiden | | | | |
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What
do electron microscopes use to focus and magnify an image? a. | glass
lenses | c. | electromagnets | b. | X rays | d. | light | | | | |
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A
major difference between a compound light microscope and a transmission microscope is that a light
microscope image _____. a. | requires thin slices | b. | allows you to
see fine detail of organelles | c. | can be made from living, unstained
materials | d. | uses magnet lenses | | |
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Each
of the following is a main idea of the cell theory except _____. a. | all organisms
are composed of cells | b. | the cell is the basic unit of organization of
organisms | c. | all cells are similar in structure and
function | d. | all cells come from preexisting cells | | |
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One
advantage of electron microscopes over light microscopes is their _____. a. | size | c. | two-dimensional
image | b. | higher magnification | d. | use of live specimens | | | | |
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Which
of the following structures is the most complex? a. | cell | c. | organ | b. | organ
system | d. | tissue | | | | |
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In a
chloroplast, the stacks of membranous sacs are called _____. a. | stroma | c. | plastids | b. | grana | d. | thylakoid membrane | | | | |
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The
term least closely related to the others is _____. a. | cytoskeleton | c. | microtubule | b. | microfilament | d. | cell juncture | | | | |
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