Test Bank For The Human Body in Health and Illness 5th Edition By Herlihy

Test Bank For The Human Body in Health and Illness 5th Edition By Herlihy

Chapter 3: Cells Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following is considered the control center of the cell?

ANS: B

2. The mitochondrion is called the power plant of the cell because _____ within the mitochondrion.

ANS: A

3. Which of the following is (are) found on the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

ANS: A

4. The rough ER is the site of

ANS: C

5. Which of the following is most associated with the ribosome?

ANS: D

6. What is the transport mechanism in this description: A passive process that “pulls” water from an area where there is more water to an area where there is less water?

ANS: D

7. What is the transport mechanism in this description: A passive process that uses a pressure difference as its driving force?

ANS: D

8. A beaker is divided into two compartments by a semipermeable membrane. Compartment A contains a 20% NaCl solution and compartment B contains a 50% NaCl solution. The membrane is permeable to water but not to Na or Cl^–. Initially,

ANS: D

9. A beaker is divided into two compartments by a semipermeable membrane. Compartment A contains a 20% NaCl solution and compartment B contains a 50% NaCl solution. The membrane is permeable to water but not to Na or Cl^–. At equilibrium, the

ANS: D

10. A beaker is divided into two compartments by a semipermeable membrane. Compartment A contains a 20% NaCl solution while compartment B contains a 50% NaCl solution. The membrane is permeable to both water and Na and Cl^–. Initially,

ANS: A

11. A beaker is divided into two compartments by a semipermeable membrane. Compartment A contains a 20% NaCl solution and compartment B contains a 50% NaCl solution. The membrane is permeable to both water and Na and Cl^–. At equilibrium, the

ANS: C

12. What are the hairlike structures located on the outer surface of the cell membrane?

ANS: C

13. What is the extensive internal membrane system that forms channels and is concerned with the synthesis of protein and steroids?

ANS: C

14. Lysosomes are filled with

ANS: A

15. Which of the following best describes the power or driving force for active transport?

ANS: A