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ES UNDERSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOG
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Y, CANADIAN EDITION 2ND EDITION
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Chapter 01: Cellular Biology
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Huether & McCance: Understanding Pathophysiology, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE nm
1. A student is observing a cell under the microscope. It is observed to have
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m supercoiled DNAwith histones. Which of the following would also be observ
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ed by the student?
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a. A single circular chromosome
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b. A nucleus nm
c. Free-floating nuclear material nm nm
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ANS: B n m
The cell described is a eukaryotic cell, so it has histones and a supercoiled
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m DNA within itsnucleus; thus, the nucleus should be observed. A single circ
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ular chromosome called a prokaryote contains free-
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floating nuclear material but has no organelles.
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2. A nurse is instructing the staff about cellular functions. Which cellular func
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tion is the nurse describing when an isolated cell absorbs oxygen and uses it
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mto transform nutrients to energy?
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, a. Metabolic absorption nm
b. Communication
c. Secretion
d. Respiration
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The cell’s ability to absorb oxygen is referred to as respiration while its com
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munication abilityinvolves maintenance of a steady dynamic state, metabolic ab
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sorption provides nutrition, and secretion allows for the synthesizing of new
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substances.
REF: p. 2
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