QCE (Queensland) Cell Biology — practice questions
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Practice QCE (Queensland) Cell Biology in the app →Schleiden and Schwann concluded that every living thing is built from one or more:A biologist sorts every cell she meets into just two broad categories: eukaryotic and:A bacterium has no nucleus and no membrane-bound organelles at all. It is therefore:A cell with a membrane-bound nucleus and specialised compartments is described as:All cells share four components: cytoplasm, DNA, ribosomes and a plasma:The bacterial cell wall is built from sugars and amino acids in a material called:Prokaryotic cells run about 0.1 to 5 micrometres across, while eukaryotic cells run about:The plasma membrane is built from embedded proteins and a bilayer of:A gut cell needs to absorb more nutrients, so its membrane folds into projections called:The double-membrane structure forming the outermost part of the nucleus is the nuclear:Ions, molecules and RNA cross that boundary through structures called:The dark-staining region inside the nucleus where ribosome assembly begins is the:Ribosomes studded on its surface give the rough endoplasmic reticulum its:The smooth endoplasmic reticulum differs from the rough one by having few or no:An organelle with a receiving face near the ER and a releasing face towards the membrane is the:An animal cell breaks down worn-out organelles using digestive enzymes held inside its:The structures responsible for protein synthesis in every cell are the:Mitochondria are called the powerhouses of a cell because they produce:Muscle cells hold a very high concentration of mitochondria because contraction needs:Alcohol is broken down in liver cells by small round organelles called:A rigid covering that protects a plant cell and gives it shape is the cell:Centrioles, centrosomes and lysosomes are found in animal cells but not in: