Chapter 1: The Cell

Question 1

The 4 basic tenets of cell theory

Answer 1

• all living things are composed of cells
• the cell is the basic fundamental unit of life
• cells arise only from preexisting cells
• cells carry genetic information in the form of DNA which is passed on from parent to daughter cell

Question 2

Eukaryotic vs Prokaryotic Cells

Answer 2

prokaryotes:

• only unicellular
• no true nucleus
• no membrane bound organelles

eukaryotes:

• unicellular or multicellular
• true nucleus
• membrane bound organelles

Question 3

microfilaments

Question 4

microtubules

Question 5

intermediate filaments

Question 6

epithelial tissue

Question 7

connective tissue

Question 8

simple epithelia

Question 9

stratified epithelia

Question 10

pseudostratified epithelia

Question 11

cuboidal cells

Question 12

columnar cells

Question 13

squamous cells

Question 14

prokaryotic domains

Answer 14

archaea and bacteria

Question 15

cocci, bacilli, and spirilli

Question 16

obligate anaerobes

Question 17

obligate aerobes

Question 18

facultative anaerobes

Question 19

aerotolerant anaerobes

Question 20

gram positive vs gram negative bacteria

Question 21

3 parts of the bacterial flagella

Answer 21

filament, basal body, and hook

Question 22

plasmids

Question 23

binary fission

Question 24

episomes

Question 25

transformation

Question 26

conjugation

Question 27

Hfr cells

Question 28

transduction

Question 29

transposons

Question 30

4 phases of bacterial growth

Answer 30

lag phase exponential / log phase stationary phase death phase