TEST BANK FOR KARP’S CELL AND MOLECULAR
BIOLOGY, 9TH EDITION, GERALDKARP, JANET
IWASA, WALLACE MARSHALL,ISBN: 1119598168,
ISBN: 9781119598169
Test Bank for Karp’s Cell and Molecular Biology, 9th Edition, Gerald Karp, Janet Iwasa,
Wallace Marshall, ISBN: 1119598168, ISBN: 9781119598169
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular
Biology 12 The Chemical Basis of Life 39
• Bioenergetics, Enzymes, and Metabolism 99
• The Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane
1375 Aerobic Respiration and the Mitochondrion 203
• Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast 239
• Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment 267
• Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems: Structure, Function, and Membrane Trafficking
3079 The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility 369
• The Nature of the Gene and the Genome 433
• The Central Dogma: DNA to RNA to Protein
47712 Control of Gene Expression 537
• DNA Replication and Repair 605
• Cell Division 637
• Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction: Communication between Cells
68516 Cancer 737
• The Immune Response 775
• Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology 811
Question Type: Multiple Choice
• Who was the first person to name what he thought were single cells?
a. Leeuwenhoek
b. Hooke
c. Schleiden
d. Schwann
,Ans b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell
theory. Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
• The first compound light microscopes were constructed by the end of the sixteenth
century. What characteristic defines a compound microscope?
a. It has a moveable stage.
b. It has multiple lenses.
c. Its lens is double the size of simple microscopes.
d. The lens has two different colors.
e. It has two different light sources.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
• Who was the first scientist to examine and describe living cells?
a. Leeuwenhoek
b. Hooke
c. Schleiden
d. Schwann
Ans a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell
theory. Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
• Who is generally credited with the discovery of cells?
a. Leeuwenhoek
b. Hooke
c. Schleiden
d. Schwann
e. Virchow
,Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell
theory. Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
• Despite being correct about the first two tenets of the Cell Theory, Schleiden and
Schwannmade an error about another central feature of cells. What was their mistaken
claim?
a. They believed that all cells were smaller than 2 µ in diameter.
b. They claimed that all cells were exactly the same in every detail.
c. They described cells as immortal.
d. They agreed that cells could arise from noncellular materials.
e. They stated that all cells had nuclei through their entire existence.
Answer: d
Difficulty:
Medium
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell
theory. Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
• Which of the following characteristics is NOT a basic property of cells?
a. Cells carry out a variety of emotional reactions.
b. Cells engage in numerous mechanical activities.
c. Cells generally respond to stimuli.
d. Cells are capable of self-regulation.
e. Cells evolve.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by
allcells.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
, • Which of the following statements accurately characterize cells?
a. Cells are highly complex and organized.
b. Cells possess a genetic program and the means to use it.
c. Cells are capable of producing more of themselves.
d. Cells acquire and utilize energy.
e. All choices are correct.
Answer: e
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by
allcells.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
• The first culture of human cells was begun by George and Martha Gey of Johns
Hopkins University in 1951. The cells were obtained from a malignant tumor and named
cellsafter the donor, .
a. MaLe, Mary Leeds
b. HeLa, Henrietta Lacks
c. Roberts, John Roberts
d. MaLe, Martin Lewis
e. HeLa,Heln
Lassiter Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by
allcells.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
• A high powered microscope that allows cellular organelles to be examined in great detail
iscalled .
a. a refractive microscope
b. an electron microscope
BIOLOGY, 9TH EDITION, GERALDKARP, JANET
IWASA, WALLACE MARSHALL,ISBN: 1119598168,
ISBN: 9781119598169
Test Bank for Karp’s Cell and Molecular Biology, 9th Edition, Gerald Karp, Janet Iwasa,
Wallace Marshall, ISBN: 1119598168, ISBN: 9781119598169
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular
Biology 12 The Chemical Basis of Life 39
• Bioenergetics, Enzymes, and Metabolism 99
• The Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane
1375 Aerobic Respiration and the Mitochondrion 203
• Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast 239
• Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment 267
• Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems: Structure, Function, and Membrane Trafficking
3079 The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility 369
• The Nature of the Gene and the Genome 433
• The Central Dogma: DNA to RNA to Protein
47712 Control of Gene Expression 537
• DNA Replication and Repair 605
• Cell Division 637
• Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction: Communication between Cells
68516 Cancer 737
• The Immune Response 775
• Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology 811
Question Type: Multiple Choice
• Who was the first person to name what he thought were single cells?
a. Leeuwenhoek
b. Hooke
c. Schleiden
d. Schwann
,Ans b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell
theory. Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
• The first compound light microscopes were constructed by the end of the sixteenth
century. What characteristic defines a compound microscope?
a. It has a moveable stage.
b. It has multiple lenses.
c. Its lens is double the size of simple microscopes.
d. The lens has two different colors.
e. It has two different light sources.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
• Who was the first scientist to examine and describe living cells?
a. Leeuwenhoek
b. Hooke
c. Schleiden
d. Schwann
Ans a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell
theory. Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
• Who is generally credited with the discovery of cells?
a. Leeuwenhoek
b. Hooke
c. Schleiden
d. Schwann
e. Virchow
,Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell
theory. Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
• Despite being correct about the first two tenets of the Cell Theory, Schleiden and
Schwannmade an error about another central feature of cells. What was their mistaken
claim?
a. They believed that all cells were smaller than 2 µ in diameter.
b. They claimed that all cells were exactly the same in every detail.
c. They described cells as immortal.
d. They agreed that cells could arise from noncellular materials.
e. They stated that all cells had nuclei through their entire existence.
Answer: d
Difficulty:
Medium
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell
theory. Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
• Which of the following characteristics is NOT a basic property of cells?
a. Cells carry out a variety of emotional reactions.
b. Cells engage in numerous mechanical activities.
c. Cells generally respond to stimuli.
d. Cells are capable of self-regulation.
e. Cells evolve.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by
allcells.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
, • Which of the following statements accurately characterize cells?
a. Cells are highly complex and organized.
b. Cells possess a genetic program and the means to use it.
c. Cells are capable of producing more of themselves.
d. Cells acquire and utilize energy.
e. All choices are correct.
Answer: e
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by
allcells.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
• The first culture of human cells was begun by George and Martha Gey of Johns
Hopkins University in 1951. The cells were obtained from a malignant tumor and named
cellsafter the donor, .
a. MaLe, Mary Leeds
b. HeLa, Henrietta Lacks
c. Roberts, John Roberts
d. MaLe, Martin Lewis
e. HeLa,Heln
Lassiter Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by
allcells.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
• A high powered microscope that allows cellular organelles to be examined in great detail
iscalled .
a. a refractive microscope
b. an electron microscope
