2027) Questions with Correct Answers
100% Verified {Grade A} Queen's Exam
Which of the following groups is primarily involved in synthesizing molecules needed
by the cell? - correct answer Ribosomes, rough endoplasmic reticulum, and smooth
endoplasmic reticulum
A protein that ultimately functions in the plasma membrane of a cell is most likely to
have been synthesized in __________. - correct answer in the rough endoplasmic
reticulum
Individual cells tend to be size-limited because __________. - correct answer of the
geometric relationships between surface area and volume
,Bacterial cells are prokaryotic. Unlike a typical eukaryotic cell they __________. -
correct answer have no membrane-bounded organelles in their cytoplasm
The walls of plant cells are largely composed of polysaccharides and proteins that are
synthesized __________. - correct answer in the rough endoplasmic reticulum and in the
Golgi apparatus
what is meant by "emergence" - correct answer The whole is greater than the sum of
the parts
What is an attribute of living organisms? - correct answer Evolutionary adaptation
The genetic material within cells is called __________ and is organized into structures
called __________. - correct answer DNA; chromosomes
,Using models that represented camouflaged and non-camouflaged mice, Hoekstra and
her students tested the hypothesis that colouration of beach and inland mice provides
camouflage that protects them from predation. Regardless of whether the models
were placed on the beach or the inland habitat, the camouflaged model always acted
as the __________ group - correct answer control
The reactivity of an atom arises from __________. - correct answer the existence of
unpaired electrons in the valence shell
When the proton number and electron number are unequal, the atom or molecule
__________. - correct answer is an ion
When a very electronegative atom strips a valence electron away from its partner,
__________ form. - correct answer ions
, what happens in ionic interactions - correct answer the transfer of valence electrons
results in a completed valence shell for each ion
Molecular mimics __________. - correct answer can produce similar effects as the
naturally occurring molecules
The molecular shape of a biological molecule is important because __________. - correct
answer it determines how biological molecules recognize and respond to one another
with specificity
What is true of all atoms that are anions? - correct answer The atom has more
electrons than protons.
A covalent bond is likely to be polar if __________. - correct answer one of the atoms
sharing electrons is much more electronegative