Appendix: Multiple Choice Pre-Class Preparation Questions
- Match the organism with the type and shape of its genetic material:
- a. Prokaryote
- b. Eukaryote
- c. Virus
- i. Single circle of DNA double helix
- ii. Long strands of DNA double helix
- iii. Either DNA double helix or RNA single strands
- Viruses differ from cells in all of the following ways, EXCEPT:
- a. Viruses are unable to reproduce independent of a host cell, all cells can.
- b. Viruses cannot be observed using a light microscope, cells usually can.
- c. Many viruses utilize RNA as their genetic material, cells don’t.
- d. Viruses are unable to produce their own macromolecules or provide a cellular energy source without a host cell, cells usually can.
- e. Viruses do not contain large organized enzyme assembly centers like ribosomes to manufacture proteins, cells do.
- Indicate for each of the following characteristics if they would describe a prokaryotic cell, a eukaryotic cell, or both:
- a. Size of 10–1 µm or smaller
- b. Size between 10–100µm
- c. Genetic information is DNA
- d. Presence of a nucleus
- e. Presence of membrane bound organelles.
- f. Bacteria for example
- g. Yeast for example
- h. Presence of an outer phospholipid plasma membrane
- i. Presence of an outer cell wall
- j. Ability to perform photosynthesis
- k. Presence of a cytoplasm
- l. Usually needs oxygen for metabolism
- m. May not need oxygen for metabolism
- n. Often multicellular
- o. Usually single-celled
- Organize the following in size from largest to smallest:
- a. largest
- b. second largest
- c. third largest
- d. next to smallest
- e. smallest
- i. 10 cm
- ii. 1000 nm
- iii. 10 mm
- iv. 1000 µm
- v. 100 µm
- vi. 10 nm
- Organize the following in size from largest to smallest:
- a. largest
- b. second largest
- c. third largest
- d. next to smallest
- e. smallest
- i. 0.1 mm human cell
- ii. 10µm fungal spore
- iii. 1 µm bacterial cell
- iv. 150 nm virus
- v. 10 nm DNA strand
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