FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION
chromosomes consist of
a. dna and lipids
b. dna and proteins
c. rna carbohydrates
d. rna and proteins
e. water and proteins - Correct Answer ✔✔ b. DNA and proteins
The cytoplasm contains the fluid ________ and the suspended ____________
a. bilayer and cytosol
b. bilayer and organelles
c. cytoplasm organelles
d. cytosol and organelles
e. plasma membrane and cytosol - Correct Answer ✔✔ d. cytosol and organelles
The functional units of DNA that contain the instructions for making proteins are
a. chromosomes
b. codons
c. genes
d. ribosomes
e. RNA - Correct Answer ✔✔ c. Genes
The process of forming mRNA is called
a. auscultation
b. cell division
c. replication
d. transcription
e. translation - Correct Answer ✔✔ transcription
The mRNA sequence that is complementary to the sequence ATC of DNA is
a. ATC
b. AUC
c. AUG
d. TAG
e. UAG - Correct Answer ✔✔ e. UAG
During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes coil up?
a. anaphase
b. interphase
, c. metaphase
d. prophase
e. telophase - Correct Answer ✔✔ d. prophase
Diffusion of a substance across the cell membrane is influenced by all of the following
except
a. ATP
b. Concentration gradient
c. lipid solubility
d. the charge of the substance
e. the presence of the membrane channels - Correct Answer ✔✔ a. ATP
The skin swells and puckers during a long bath. This suggest that water is a(n) _______
fluid.
a. diffusion
b. hypertonic
c. hypotonic
d. isotonic
e. toxic - Correct Answer ✔✔ c. Hypotonic
The process by which molecules such as glucose are moved into cells along their
concentration gradient with the help of membrane-bound carrier proteins is called
a. active transport
b. endocytosis
c. exocytosis
d. facilitated diffusion
e. osmosis - Correct Answer ✔✔ d. Facilitated diffusion
Which of the following is not a function that membrane proteins perform?
a. anchoring
b. channels
c. receptors
d. recognition
e. stiffening the membrane - Correct Answer ✔✔ e. stiffening the membrane
A white blood cell engulfing a bacterium illustrates
a. active transport
b. endocytosis
c. exocytosis
d. facilitated diffusion
e. osmosis - Correct Answer ✔✔ b. endocytosis
The stage in a cell's life cycle in which the cell performs its normal functions and
prepares for division is called
a. anaphase
b. interphase