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Chapter 4  Life’s Home: The Cell 1) ________ are the fundamental units of life. A) Organelles B) Tissues C) Cells D) Organisms 2) Cells contain organized structures that perform a specific function. These are known as: A) organs. B) organelles. C) cytoplasm. D) prokaryotes. E) tissues. 3) Prokaryotic cells lack: A) DNA. B) proteins. C) internal compartmentalization. D) ribosomes. 4) Prokaryotic cells include: A) bacteria and animal cells. B) bacteria and plant cells. C) bacteria and archaea. D) archaea and fungi. 5) Which of the following expresses an accurate difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? A) Eukaryotes have a nucleus, but prokaryotes do not. B) Prokaryotes have organelles, but eukaryotes do not. C) Prokaryotes can be multicellular, but eukaryotes cannot. D) Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotes. 6) You isolate a cell with the following characteristics: (1) no nucleus, (2) only a single type of organelle, and (3) 2 μm in size. This cell could be a/an: A) bacterium. B) plant cell. C) animal cell. D) bacterial cell or a plant cell. E) plant cell or an animal cell. 7) Which of the following describes the difference between the cytoplasm and the cytosol? A) The cytoplasm is the region inside the plasma membrane but outside the nucleus, whereas the cytosol is the fluid medium inside the cell. B) The cytoplasm is the region inside the plasma membrane that includes the nucleus, whereas the cytosol is the fluid medium inside the cell. C) The cytoplasm is the fluid medium inside the cell, whereas the cytosol is the region outside the nucleus. D) The cytoplasm is the region only outside the nucleus, and the cytosol is the region only inside the nucleus. 8) The outer lining of a cell is the: A) cytosol. B) plasma membrane. C) cytoskeleton. D) nucleus. 9) Proteins destined to be secreted by the cell are produced: A) by the smooth endoplasmic reticulum. B) in the cytosol. C) on the rough endoplasmic reticulum. D) by the Golgi complex. E) by free ribosomes. 10) A secretory protein that exits from the ER within a vesicle will head directly to the: A) nucleus. B) cytosol. C) mitochondria. D) Golgi complex. E) plasma membrane. 1