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  • Question
  • Eukaryotic cell organelles first emerged


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  • A. from a specialized lineage of cells within the kingdom Protista
  • B. when prokaryotes engulfed each other and became interdependent
  • C. when bacteria made their first attempts at reproduction
  • D. just before the origin of the animal and fungal kingdoms

  • Correct Answer
  • when prokaryotes engulfed each other and became interdependent 


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    • 1. Which of the following is not true for eukaryotic cells?

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    • A. Nucleus is bounded by nuclear membrane
    • B. Chromosomes contain histones
    • C. Chloroplasts and mitochondria contains 70S ribosomes
    • D. Gas vacuoles are present
    • Discuss
    • 2. A characteristic of protein synthesis in both the archaea and eukarya is

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    • A. transcription and translation are coupled
    • B. translation is inhibited by diphtheria toxin
    • C. proteins are synthesized from D-, rather than L-, isomers of amino acids
    • D. the initiator tRNA is charged with N-formyl-methionine
    • Discuss
    • 3. Archeal cells usually do not contain peptidoglycan, rather contain pseudo-peptidoglycan which is mainly composed of

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    • A. N-acetylmuramic acid and L-amino acids
    • B. N-acetylmuramic acid and D-amino acids
    • C. N-acetyltalosaminuronic acid and D-amino acids
    • D. N-acetyltalosaminuronic acid and L-amino acids
    • Discuss
    • 4. The word cell was first used by

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    • A. Robert Hooke
    • B. Theodor Schwann
    • C. Louis Pasteur
    • D. Ronald Ross
    • Discuss
    • 5. The five-kingdom system of classification was set up by

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    • A. Louis Pasteur
    • B. Robert Whittaker
    • C. Robert Koch
    • D. Masaki Ogata
    • Discuss
    • 6. The membranes of which domains are chemically the most similar?

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    • A. Archaea and Bacteria
    • B. Bacteria and Eukarya
    • C. Eukarya and Archaea
    • D. membranes of all three domains are chemically identical
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following is a characteristic unique to the ciliates?

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    • A. Use of cilia as a sensory function
    • B. Presence of both a macronucleus and several micronuclei
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. Possess a light-detecting eye spot
    • Discuss
    • 8. Cell theory includes all of the following except

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    • A. all organisms are composed of one or more cells
    • B. the cell is the most primitive form of life
    • C. the cell is the structural unit of life
    • D. cells arise by division of preexisting cells
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following may account for the small size of the cells?

    • Options
    • A. The rate of diffusion
    • B. The surface area/volume ratio
    • C. The number of mRNAs that can be produced by the nucleus
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following is/are included in Kingdom Prokaryotae?

    • Options
    • A. Bacteria
    • B. Protozoa
    • C. Fungi
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss


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