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Chapter0okmrtfvws1.0okmrtfvwsCellular0okmrtfvwsBiology
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Astudentislobservingacellunderthemicroscope.0okmrtfvwsIt0okmrtfvwsisobservedtohavesupercoiled0okmrtfvwsDN
A0okmrtfvwswith0okmrtfvwshistones.0 o k m r t f v w s Whichofthefollowingwouldalsobeobservedbythestudent?
a. Asinglecircularchromosome
b. Anucleus
c. Free-floatingnuclearmaterial
d. Nolorganelles
ANS:0okmrtfvwsB
Thelcelldescribedislaeukaryoticcell,0okmrtfvwssolitlhas0okmrtfvwshistonesandalsupercoiled0okmrtfvwsDNA0okmrtfvwswithinitsnucle
us;0okmrtfvwsth0okmrtfvwsus,lthenucleusshouldbeobserved.
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floatinglnuclearmaterialdescribesaprokaryoticcell,lwhichwouldnotlhaveladistinctnucleus.
Eukaryoticlcellshavelmembraneboundedcellularcomponentscalledorganelles.0okmrtfvwsNo0okmrtfvwsorganellesldes0okmrtfv
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2. Anurseisinstructingthelstaffaboutcellularfunctions.0okmrtfvwsWhichcellularfunctionlisthenursedesc0
o k m r t f v w s ribinglwhen0okmrtfvwsan0okmrtfvwsisolatedlcell0okmrtfvwsabsorbsoxygenandlusesittoltransformlnutrients
tolenergy?
a. Metaboliclabsorption
b. Communication
c. Secretion
d. Respiration
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ANS:0okmrtfvwsD
Thelabilityofthelcell0 o k m r t f v w s toabsorboxygenrefersltothecellslfunctionofrespiration.
Thelabilityofthecelltofunctionwithinalsocietyofcellsrefersltoitsfunctionoflcommunication.0 o k m r t f v w
s 0 o k m r t f v w s Thelabilityoflthelcell0okmrtfvwstotakelin0okmrtfvwsnutrientslrefersto0okmrtfvwsthecellsfunctionlofmetabolica
bsorption.
Thelabilityofthelcelltolsynthesizenewsubstancesandsecreteltheselelsewherereferstothecellsfunctionl0 o k m
r t f v w s 0 o k m r t f v w s 0 o k m r t f v w s ofsecretion.
3. Aeukaryoticcellisundergoing0okmrtfvwsDNA0okmrtfvwsreplication.0okmrtfvwsIn0okmrtfvwswhichregionofthelcellwouldmo
stoftheg0 o k m r t f v w s eneticlinformationbelcontained?
a. Mitochondria
b. Ribosome
c. Nucleolus
d. Nucleus
ANS:0okmrtfvwsC
Thelregionoflthelcellthatlcontainsgeneticlmaterial,0okmrtfvwsincludingalargeamountofribonucleicacid,0okmrtfvwsm0okmrtfv
wsostofthelDNA,0okmrtfvwsand0okmrtfvwsDNA-bindinglproteins,0okmrtfvwsisthenucleolus.
Thelmitochondriaisthesiteofcellularrespiration.
Thelribosomesareinvolvedinmanufacturingoflproteinslwithinthelcell.
Thelnucleuscontainslthelnucleolus,0okmrtfvwsanditisthenucleolusthatcontainslgeneticlmaterial.
4. Thelfluidmosaiclmodelforbiologiclmembranesdescribesmembranelbehavior.0okmrtfvwsAccordingtothis
0okmrtfvwsmodel,0okmrtfvwswhichofthefollowingfloatlsinglyor0okmrtfvwsas0okmrtfvwsaggregatesinlthelfluid0okmrtfvwslipid0okmrtfvwsbila
yer?
a. Peripheralmembraneproteins
b. Integralmembraneproteins
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c. Glycoproteins
d. Celladhesionmolecules
ANS:0okmrtfvwsB
Integralmembraneproteins 0okmrtfvwsfloatlfreelyinthefluidlipid0okmrtfvwsbilayer.
Peripheralmembraneproteinsarenotlembeddedinlthellayer,0okmrtfvwsbutreside0okmrtfvwsat0okmrtfvwsthesurface.0okmrtfvwsGl
ycoprotein0okmrtfvwsslact0okmrtfvwsas0okmrtfvwscell0okmrtfvwssurfacemarkers.
Celladhesionmoleculesareontheoutsideofthelmembraneandallowcellstohooktogether.
5. Whichofthefollowing0okmrtfvwscan0okmrtfvwsbindtolplasmamembranelreceptors?
a. Oxygen
b. Ribosomes
c. Amphipathiclipids
d. Ligands
ANS:0okmrtfvwsD
Ligandslarelspecificlmoleculeslthatlcan0okmrtfvwsbindwithlreceptorsonlthecellmembrane.0okmrtfvwsOxygen0okmrtfvwsmovesb
ydiffusion;0okmrtfvwsit0okmrtfvwsdoesnotbindtolreceptors.
Ribosomesmakelproteinsandarelnotinvolvedinbinding.0okmrtfvwsA0okmrtfvwsmphipathicli
pidsareaportionofthelcell0okmrtfvwsmembrane.
6. Anurselisreviewingareportfromlapatientwithlmetastaticcancer.0okmrtfvwsWhatlfindingwouldsupp0
okmrtfvwsortthediagnosisofmetastaticcancer?0okmrtfvwsAlterationsinextracellularmatrixthatlinclude:
a. Decreasedlfibronectin
b. Increasedcollagen
c. Decreasedlelastin
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Chapter0okmrtfvws1.0okmrtfvwsCellular0okmrtfvwsBiology
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Astudentislobservingacellunderthemicroscope.0okmrtfvwsIt0okmrtfvwsisobservedtohavesupercoiled0okmrtfvwsDN
A0okmrtfvwswith0okmrtfvwshistones.0 o k m r t f v w s Whichofthefollowingwouldalsobeobservedbythestudent?
a. Asinglecircularchromosome
b. Anucleus
c. Free-floatingnuclearmaterial
d. Nolorganelles
ANS:0okmrtfvwsB
Thelcelldescribedislaeukaryoticcell,0okmrtfvwssolitlhas0okmrtfvwshistonesandalsupercoiled0okmrtfvwsDNA0okmrtfvwswithinitsnucle
us;0okmrtfvwsth0okmrtfvwsus,lthenucleusshouldbeobserved.
Asinglelcircularchromosomelischaracteristicofprokaryoticcells,0okmrtfvwswhichdonothavehistones.0 o k
m r t f v w s Free-
floatinglnuclearmaterialdescribesaprokaryoticcell,lwhichwouldnotlhaveladistinctnucleus.
Eukaryoticlcellshavelmembraneboundedcellularcomponentscalledorganelles.0okmrtfvwsNo0okmrtfvwsorganellesldes0okmrtfv
cribeslaprokaryoticcell.
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2. Anurseisinstructingthelstaffaboutcellularfunctions.0okmrtfvwsWhichcellularfunctionlisthenursedesc0
o k m r t f v w s ribinglwhen0okmrtfvwsan0okmrtfvwsisolatedlcell0okmrtfvwsabsorbsoxygenandlusesittoltransformlnutrients
tolenergy?
a. Metaboliclabsorption
b. Communication
c. Secretion
d. Respiration
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ANS:0okmrtfvwsD
Thelabilityofthelcell0 o k m r t f v w s toabsorboxygenrefersltothecellslfunctionofrespiration.
Thelabilityofthecelltofunctionwithinalsocietyofcellsrefersltoitsfunctionoflcommunication.0 o k m r t f v w
s 0 o k m r t f v w s Thelabilityoflthelcell0okmrtfvwstotakelin0okmrtfvwsnutrientslrefersto0okmrtfvwsthecellsfunctionlofmetabolica
bsorption.
Thelabilityofthelcelltolsynthesizenewsubstancesandsecreteltheselelsewherereferstothecellsfunctionl0 o k m
r t f v w s 0 o k m r t f v w s 0 o k m r t f v w s ofsecretion.
3. Aeukaryoticcellisundergoing0okmrtfvwsDNA0okmrtfvwsreplication.0okmrtfvwsIn0okmrtfvwswhichregionofthelcellwouldmo
stoftheg0 o k m r t f v w s eneticlinformationbelcontained?
a. Mitochondria
b. Ribosome
c. Nucleolus
d. Nucleus
ANS:0okmrtfvwsC
Thelregionoflthelcellthatlcontainsgeneticlmaterial,0okmrtfvwsincludingalargeamountofribonucleicacid,0okmrtfvwsm0okmrtfv
wsostofthelDNA,0okmrtfvwsand0okmrtfvwsDNA-bindinglproteins,0okmrtfvwsisthenucleolus.
Thelmitochondriaisthesiteofcellularrespiration.
Thelribosomesareinvolvedinmanufacturingoflproteinslwithinthelcell.
Thelnucleuscontainslthelnucleolus,0okmrtfvwsanditisthenucleolusthatcontainslgeneticlmaterial.
4. Thelfluidmosaiclmodelforbiologiclmembranesdescribesmembranelbehavior.0okmrtfvwsAccordingtothis
0okmrtfvwsmodel,0okmrtfvwswhichofthefollowingfloatlsinglyor0okmrtfvwsas0okmrtfvwsaggregatesinlthelfluid0okmrtfvwslipid0okmrtfvwsbila
yer?
a. Peripheralmembraneproteins
b. Integralmembraneproteins
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c. Glycoproteins
d. Celladhesionmolecules
ANS:0okmrtfvwsB
Integralmembraneproteins 0okmrtfvwsfloatlfreelyinthefluidlipid0okmrtfvwsbilayer.
Peripheralmembraneproteinsarenotlembeddedinlthellayer,0okmrtfvwsbutreside0okmrtfvwsat0okmrtfvwsthesurface.0okmrtfvwsGl
ycoprotein0okmrtfvwsslact0okmrtfvwsas0okmrtfvwscell0okmrtfvwssurfacemarkers.
Celladhesionmoleculesareontheoutsideofthelmembraneandallowcellstohooktogether.
5. Whichofthefollowing0okmrtfvwscan0okmrtfvwsbindtolplasmamembranelreceptors?
a. Oxygen
b. Ribosomes
c. Amphipathiclipids
d. Ligands
ANS:0okmrtfvwsD
Ligandslarelspecificlmoleculeslthatlcan0okmrtfvwsbindwithlreceptorsonlthecellmembrane.0okmrtfvwsOxygen0okmrtfvwsmovesb
ydiffusion;0okmrtfvwsit0okmrtfvwsdoesnotbindtolreceptors.
Ribosomesmakelproteinsandarelnotinvolvedinbinding.0okmrtfvwsA0okmrtfvwsmphipathicli
pidsareaportionofthelcell0okmrtfvwsmembrane.
6. Anurselisreviewingareportfromlapatientwithlmetastaticcancer.0okmrtfvwsWhatlfindingwouldsupp0
okmrtfvwsortthediagnosisofmetastaticcancer?0okmrtfvwsAlterationsinextracellularmatrixthatlinclude:
a. Decreasedlfibronectin
b. Increasedcollagen
c. Decreasedlelastin
