Cell Biology Practice Test- Cell Structure and Function

This practice test is designed to assess your  knowledge in ‘Cell Structure and Function’. Choose the best answer from the four options given. When you've finished answering as many of the questions as you can, scroll down to the bottom of the page and check your answers by clicking 'Score'. Percentage score will be displayed along with right answers.

Biology Practice Test on Cell Structure and Function

1. All of the following components make up the cytoskeleton of most eukaryotic cells except
actin filaments
microfilaments
intermediate filaments
chromatin
2. All of the following processes occur in the endoplasmic reticulum except
urea cycle
fatty acid elongation
fatty acid glycosylation
secretory protein synthesis
3. New proteins destined for secretion are synthesized in the
Golgi apparatus
free polysomes
nucleus
rough endoplasmic reticulum
4. All the following enzymes are found in lysosmes except
acid phosphatase
lipoprotein lipase
cathepsin
N acetylhexosaminidase
5. Rough endoplasmic reticulum is associated with
lipid synthesis
protein synthesis
nucleic acid synthesis
vitamin synthesis
6. Golgi apparatus of plants and lower invertebrates are usually referred to as
Desmosomes
Dictyosomes
plasmosomes
Ribosomes
7. In eukaryotic cell, the region between the nucleus and the plasma membrane is called the
junction
nucleoplasm
cytoplasm
lumen
8. Which of the following molecules moves regularly from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
Glycogen
RNA
DNA
Cholesterol
9. Lysosomes contain enzymes capable of
aerobic cellular respiration
digesting part of the cell
synthesizing protins
synthesising lipids
10. Which subcellular fraction of mammalian hepatocytes contains the enzymes necessary for elongation of long chain fatty acid?
Plasma membrane
Nucleus
Endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosomes
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