Test Bank for Becker's World of the Cell, 10th Edition by Jeff Hardin, James P.
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Becker's World of the Cell, 10e (Hardin)
Chapter 1 A Preview of Cell Biology
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Robert Hooke coined the term cell when studying thin slices of cork. These ________ were
the first cells observed because ________.
A) dead plant cells; the thick cells walls did not require high resolution or magnification to view
B) dead animal cells; they were immobile and did not need to be fixed before viewing
C) compartments; they were actually the result of multiple cells that had merged and died to
form large compartments that were easy to view
D
D) immune cells; they produce antibodies that embed in the cell membrane to make it visible
E) "little rooms"; they were 100 nm in diameter, much larger than most plant cells
Answer: A
O
Chapter Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global LO: G1
N
V&C LO: VC-SF
2) The Latin phrase omnis cellula e cellula refers to a cellular principle. Which of the following
O
statements is the best interpretation of this phrase?
A) Tissues are composed of similar cells.
B) Cells generally are found in clusters.
T
C) All cells arise only from preexisting cells.
D) Organs are composed of tissues and cells.
E) The cell is the basic unit of structure.
Answer: C
C
Chapter Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
O
Global LO: G7
V&C LO: VC-SF
PY
1
,3) ________ improved the original light microscope in the late 1600s, allowing the visualization
of ________.
A) Theodor Schwann; the internal structures of cells, such as ribosomes, nuclei, and Golgi
bodies
B) Robert Hooke; bacteria and viruses
C) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek; sperm cells, bacteria, algae, and other protists
D) Robert Brown; cell structures using fluorescent antibodies
E) Rudolf Virchow; collagen and muscle cells
Answer: C
Chapter Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
D
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G1
V&C LO: VC-S
O
4) Which organelle stores most of the DNA in plant and animal cells?
A) Golgi complex
B) Mitochondrion
N
C) Chloroplast
D) Nucleus
E) Lysosome
O
Answer: D
Chapter Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
T
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G1
V&C LO: VC-E
C
5) Which of the following statements is false?
A) All organisms consist of one or more cells.
B) All cells arise from preexisting cells.
O
C) The cell is the basic unit of structure for all organisms.
D) All cells have a membrane-bound nucleus.
E) Cells come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes.
PY
Answer: D
Chapter Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global LO: G7
V&C LO: VC-PS
2
,6) Which of the following is true of a nanometer?
A) A nanometer is about the size of a common bacterial cell.
B) A nanometer is one millionth of a meter.
C) A nanometer is equivalent to 10 Angstroms (Å).
D) The nanometer is the most common measurement used in measuring whole cells.
E) None of the above.
Answer: C
Chapter Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G4
D
V&C LO: VC-PS
7) Which of the following is closest to a micrometer in size?
O
A) The width of a strand of DNA
B) The length of a plant cell
C) The length of a chicken egg
D) A typical prokaryotic cell
N
E) The size of a ribosome
Answer: D
Chapter Section: 1.2
O
Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G4
T
V&C LO: VC-PS
8) Cell biology emerged from which of the following fields of biology?
A) Biochemistry
C
B) Cytology
C) Genetics
D) Biochemistry, cytology, and genetics
O
E) Cytology and biochemistry
Answer: D
Chapter Section: 1.2
PY
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global LO: G1
V&C LO: VC-E
3
, 9) Which of the following is smallest?
A) Ribosome
B) Virus
C) Protein
D) Mitochondrion
E) Prokaryote
Answer: C
Chapter Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G4
D
V&C LO: VC-SF
10) Early microscopes did not allow clear visualization of cells because they were limited by
O
A) magnification.
B) number of kernels.
C) resolution.
D) refraction.
N
E) both magnification and resolution.
Answer: E
Chapter Section: 1.1
O
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G4
T
V&C LO: VC-SF
11) You are working on a project that involves the direct observation of DNA molecules. The
microscope that would give you the best information at this time would be the
C
A) light microscope.
B) phase-contrast microscope.
C) transmission electron microscope.
O
D) digital video microscope.
E) fluorescent microscope.
Answer: C
PY
Chapter Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G4
V&C LO: VC-PS
4
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Becker's World of the Cell, 10e (Hardin)
Chapter 1 A Preview of Cell Biology
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Robert Hooke coined the term cell when studying thin slices of cork. These ________ were
the first cells observed because ________.
A) dead plant cells; the thick cells walls did not require high resolution or magnification to view
B) dead animal cells; they were immobile and did not need to be fixed before viewing
C) compartments; they were actually the result of multiple cells that had merged and died to
form large compartments that were easy to view
D
D) immune cells; they produce antibodies that embed in the cell membrane to make it visible
E) "little rooms"; they were 100 nm in diameter, much larger than most plant cells
Answer: A
O
Chapter Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global LO: G1
N
V&C LO: VC-SF
2) The Latin phrase omnis cellula e cellula refers to a cellular principle. Which of the following
O
statements is the best interpretation of this phrase?
A) Tissues are composed of similar cells.
B) Cells generally are found in clusters.
T
C) All cells arise only from preexisting cells.
D) Organs are composed of tissues and cells.
E) The cell is the basic unit of structure.
Answer: C
C
Chapter Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
O
Global LO: G7
V&C LO: VC-SF
PY
1
,3) ________ improved the original light microscope in the late 1600s, allowing the visualization
of ________.
A) Theodor Schwann; the internal structures of cells, such as ribosomes, nuclei, and Golgi
bodies
B) Robert Hooke; bacteria and viruses
C) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek; sperm cells, bacteria, algae, and other protists
D) Robert Brown; cell structures using fluorescent antibodies
E) Rudolf Virchow; collagen and muscle cells
Answer: C
Chapter Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
D
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G1
V&C LO: VC-S
O
4) Which organelle stores most of the DNA in plant and animal cells?
A) Golgi complex
B) Mitochondrion
N
C) Chloroplast
D) Nucleus
E) Lysosome
O
Answer: D
Chapter Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
T
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G1
V&C LO: VC-E
C
5) Which of the following statements is false?
A) All organisms consist of one or more cells.
B) All cells arise from preexisting cells.
O
C) The cell is the basic unit of structure for all organisms.
D) All cells have a membrane-bound nucleus.
E) Cells come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes.
PY
Answer: D
Chapter Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global LO: G7
V&C LO: VC-PS
2
,6) Which of the following is true of a nanometer?
A) A nanometer is about the size of a common bacterial cell.
B) A nanometer is one millionth of a meter.
C) A nanometer is equivalent to 10 Angstroms (Å).
D) The nanometer is the most common measurement used in measuring whole cells.
E) None of the above.
Answer: C
Chapter Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G4
D
V&C LO: VC-PS
7) Which of the following is closest to a micrometer in size?
O
A) The width of a strand of DNA
B) The length of a plant cell
C) The length of a chicken egg
D) A typical prokaryotic cell
N
E) The size of a ribosome
Answer: D
Chapter Section: 1.2
O
Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G4
T
V&C LO: VC-PS
8) Cell biology emerged from which of the following fields of biology?
A) Biochemistry
C
B) Cytology
C) Genetics
D) Biochemistry, cytology, and genetics
O
E) Cytology and biochemistry
Answer: D
Chapter Section: 1.2
PY
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global LO: G1
V&C LO: VC-E
3
, 9) Which of the following is smallest?
A) Ribosome
B) Virus
C) Protein
D) Mitochondrion
E) Prokaryote
Answer: C
Chapter Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G4
D
V&C LO: VC-SF
10) Early microscopes did not allow clear visualization of cells because they were limited by
O
A) magnification.
B) number of kernels.
C) resolution.
D) refraction.
N
E) both magnification and resolution.
Answer: E
Chapter Section: 1.1
O
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G4
T
V&C LO: VC-SF
11) You are working on a project that involves the direct observation of DNA molecules. The
microscope that would give you the best information at this time would be the
C
A) light microscope.
B) phase-contrast microscope.
C) transmission electron microscope.
O
D) digital video microscope.
E) fluorescent microscope.
Answer: C
PY
Chapter Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: G4
V&C LO: VC-PS
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