Multiple Choice Questions: .
1. The study of cellular structure and function is called a. histology b. physiology c. mycology d. cytology e. biochemistry
2. The theory of spontaneous generation was attacked and disproved by a. Schleiden b. Schwann c. Hooke d. Pasteur e. all of the preceding
3. A squamous cell would be _______ in shape. a. flat b. cuboidal c. rectangular d. tapering e. disc-like
4. As a cell increases in size a. surface area increases faster than interior volume b. interior volume increases faster than surface area c. surface area and volume increase at the same rate
5. To see as much interior detail of a cell as possible, one would use a _______
microscope. a. light b. scanning electron c. transmission electron
6. To see as much interior detail of a living cell as possible, one would use a _______
microscope. a. light b. scanning electron c. transmission electron
7. The supportive framework within a cell's cytoplasm is called the a. organelles b. cytoskeleton c. plasma membrane d. intracellular fluid
8. Most of the portion of cell membranes that repel (exclude) water is composed of a. phospholipids b. proteins c. carbohydrates d. nucleic acids
9. In a typical membrane, _______ acts to solidify and hold still the otherwise
fluid cell membrane a. cholesterol b. phospholipids c. protein d. carbohydrate
10. The proteins of cell membranes act as a. receptors b. enzymes c. membrane gates d. carriers e. all of the preceding
11. Many of the body's hormones change the physiology of the cells that they target
(attach to) through a. the second messenger mechanism b. osmosis c. diffusion d. the glycocalyx
12. The identification of your cells by your immune system which distinguishes them
from bacteria and other foreign cells is through markers on the a. membrane proteins b. glycocalyx c. membrane phospholipids d. membrane cholesterol
13. The cellular surface extension that increases cell surface area is the a. microvillus b. flagellum c. cilium
14. The mucus secreted by the respiratory tract (deep in your lungs) comes up to
your throat with attached dust and other debris through the action of the respiratory
tract s a. cilia b. flagella c. microvilli
15. Flagella are found a. on sperm only b. in both males and females c. on cells lining the females oviducts
d. both a and c
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