Sub topic 1

Question 1

Prokaryotic cell

Answer 1

Any cell that lacks a nucleus and other organelles.

Question 2

Eukaryotic cell

Answer 2

Any cell or organism that contains a clearly defined nucleus.

Question 3

What do cells need to survive?

Answer 3

Cells need water, oxygen and food.

Question 4

Where is the chromosomal DNA found in a prokaryotic cell?

Answer 4

Nucleoid

Question 5

Photosynthesis occurs in what organelle?

Answer 5

Chloroplast

Question 6

Expulsion of molecules requiring energy?

Answer 6

Exocytosis

Question 7

The gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell?

Answer 7

Cytoplasm

Question 8

What is the purpose of the cell membrane?

Answer 8

Separating the interior of the cell from the outside of the cell.

Question 9

Cellular respiration occurs where in an animal cell?

Answer 9

Mitochondria

Question 10

Plant cells can usually be distinguished from animal cells because plant cells only possess:

Answer 10

Cell walls and central vacuoles

Question 11

What organelle’s role is to breakdown excess cellular material and/or recycle used material in the cell?

Answer 11

Lysosomes

Question 12

What organelle’s role could be described as the package and process centre for lipids and proteins to be exported out of the cell?

Answer 12

Golgi Apparatus

Question 13

A ribosome has what function in the cell?

Answer 13

Synthesis of proteins

Question 14

Where would I expect to find ribosomes in the cell?

Answer 14

In the cytoplasm and attached to the Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

Question 15

Explain the endosymbiotic theory of the evolution of eukaryotes:

Answer 15

Two symbiotic organisms become endosymbiotic when one species is taken inside the cytoplasm of another species, resulting in genome fusion.