Campbell s Biology 9e Reece et al Chapter 6 A Tour of the Cell This chapter introduces the topics of microscopy and cell fractionation followed by a review of the cell and the major organelles and structures of eukaryotic cells A challenge with this chapter is to keep this data from simply being a list of parts In addition to the structure and function of individual organelles questions probe student understanding of the cell as a dynamic interconnected system the flow of membrane and proteins in the endomembrane system to the plasma membrane the flow of information from the nucleus to the cytoplasm and the connection between the cytoskeleton the plasma membrane and the extracellular matrix An evolutionary perspective goes beyond structural distinctions between prokaryotes and eukaryotes to examine theories concerning the evolutionary origins of eukaryotes and key eukaryotic cell structures Multiple Choice Questions 1 When biologists wish to study the internal ultrastructure of cells they can achieve the finest resolution by using A a phase contrast light microscope B a scanning electron microscope C a transmission electronic microscope D a confocal fluorescence microscope E a super resolution fluorescence microscope Answer C Topic Concept 6 1 Skill Knowledge Comprehension 2 The advantage of light microscopy over electron microscopy is that A light microscopy provides for higher magnification than electron microscopy B light microscopy provides for higher resolving power than electron microscopy C light microscopy allows one to view dynamic processes in living cells D light microscopy provides higher contrast than electron microscopy E specimen preparation for light microcopy does not produce artifacts Answer C Topic Concept 6 1 Skill Knowledge Comprehension 3 A primary objective of cell fractionation is to A view the structure of cell membranes B sort cells based on their size and weight C determine the size of various organelles D separate the major organelles so that their particular functions can be determined E separate lipid soluble from water soluble molecules Answer D Topic Concept 6 1 Skill Knowledge Comprehension 1 Copyright 2011 Pearson Education Inc 4 In the fractionation of homogenized cells using centrifugation the primary factor that determines whether a specific cellular component ends up in the supernatant or the pellet is A the relative solubility of the component B the size and weight of the component C the percentage of carbohydrates in the component D the presence or absence of nucleic acids in the component E the presence or absence of lipids in the component Answer B Topic Concept 6 1 Skill Knowledge Comprehension 5 Which of the following correctly lists the order in which cellular components will be found in the pellet when homogenized cells are treated with increasingly rapid spins in a centrifuge A ribosomes nucleus mitochondria B chloroplasts ribosomes vacuoles C nucleus ribosomes chloroplasts D vacuoles ribosomes nucleus E nucleus mitochondria ribosomes Answer E Topic Concept 6 1 Skill Application Analysis 6 Green fluorescent protein GFP can be used to fluorescently label a specific protein in cells by genetically engineering cells to synthesize the target protein fused to GFP What is the advantage of using GFP fusions to visualize specific proteins instead of staining cells with fluorescently labeled probes that bind to the target protein A GFP fusions enable one to track changes in the location of the protein in living cells staining usually requires preserved cells B GFP fusions enable higher resolution than staining with fluorescent probes C GFP permits the position of the protein in the cell more precisely than fluorescent probes D GFP permits visualization of protein protein interactions fluorescent probes do not E GFP fusions are not subject to artifacts fluorescent probes may introduce background artifacts Answer A Topic Concept 6 1 Skill Application Analysis 7 What is the reason that a modern electron microscope TEM can resolve biological images to the subnanometer level as opposed to tens of nanometers achievable for the best super resolution light microscope A The focal length of the electron microscope is significantly longer B Contrast is enhanced by staining with atoms of heavy metal C Electron beams have much shorter wavelengths than visible light D The electron microscope has a much greater ratio of image size to real size E The electron microscope cannot image whole cells at one time Answer C Topic Concept 6 1 Skill Application Analysis 2 Copyright 2011 Pearson Education Inc 8 What technique would be most appropriate to use to observe the movements of condensed chromosomes during cell division A light microscopy B scanning electron microscopy C transmission electron microscopy D confocal fluorescence microscopy E super resolution fluorescence microscopy Answer A Topic Concept 6 1 Skill Synthesis Evaluation 9 All of the following are part of a prokaryotic cell except A DNA B a cell wall C a plasma membrane D ribosomes E an endoplasmic reticulum Answer E Topic Concept 6 2 Skill Knowledge Comprehension 10 The volume enclosed by the plasma membrane of plant cells is often much larger than the corresponding volume in animal cells The most reasonable explanation for this observation is that A plant cells are capable of having a much higher surface to volume ratio than animal cells B plant cells have a much more highly convoluted folded plasma membrane than animal cells C plant cells contain a large vacuole that reduces the volume of the cytoplasm D animal cells are more spherical whereas plant cells are elongated E plant cells can have lower surface to volume ratios than animal cells because plant cells synthesize their own nutrients Answer C Topic Concept 6 2 Skill Synthesis Evaluation 11 A mycoplasma is an organism with a diameter between 0 1 and 1 0 m What does the organism s size tell you about how it might be classified A It must be a single celled protist B It must be a single celled fungus C It could be almost any typical bacterium D It could be a typical virus E It could be a very small bacterium Answer E Topic Concept 6 2 Skill Application Analysis 3 Copyright 2011 Pearson Education Inc 12 Which of the following is a major cause of the size limits for certain types of cells A limitation on the strength and integrity of the plasma membrane as cell size increases B the difference in plasma membranes between prokaryotes and