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Chapter 01: The Cell: A Microcosm of Life
1. Membrane lipid bilayers consist primarily of ____.
a. phospholipids
b. cholesterol
c. proteins
d. saturated fatty acids
e. enzymes
ANSWER: a
2. Which of the following is a common function of membrane proteins?
a. receptors
b. detoxifiers
c. purifier
d. neutron transporter
e. storage proteins
ANSWER: a
3. What is the role of cholesterol in plasma membrane structure?
a. to produce bile
b. to regulate fluidity and permeability
c. to reduce stability
d. to produce hormones
e. to catalyze chemical reactions
ANSWER: b
4. Which of the following is not a usual function of the cytoskeleton?
a. locomotion
b. generation of ATP
c. structural support
d. positioning of organelles
e. transfer of DNA and RNA
ANSWER: b
5. Which cellular component enables signal transmission to various parts of the cell due to interconnections within the
cytosol?
a. glycoproteins
b. microfilaments
c. glycolipids
d. integral proteins
e. nucleic acids
ANSWER: b
6. How are the carbohydrate moieties of the plasma membrane glycoproteins and glycolipids oriented?
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a. outwardly, away from the cytoplasmic matrix
b. inwardly, toward the lumen
c. equally inwardly and outwardly to maintain symmetry
d. between the bilayers of the membranes
e. interlinked with each on both sides of the membrane
ANSWER: b
7. Which of the following describes proteins attached to the membrane through hydrophobic interactions and
embedded in the membrane?
a. peripheral proteins
b. rough endoplasmic reticula
c. integral proteins
d. Golgi apparatus
e. apoproteins
ANSWER: c
8. Which structure in the cell provides support and controls the movement of cell organelles?
a. endoplasmic reticulum
b. mitochondrion
c. cytoskeleton
d. cytosolic matrix
e. nucleus
ANSWER: c
9. Cytochalasin is a fungal toxin that prevents the polymerization of actin. Which cellular structure is the target?
a. nucleus
b. cytoskeleton
c. lysosomes
d. mitochondria
e. plasma membrane
ANSWER: b
10. Which of the following is not normally found in the cytoplasmic matrix of a typical cell?
a. amino acids
b. glucose-6-phosphate
c. carbon dioxide
d. urea
e. lipids
ANSWER: d
11. Enzymes of which metabolic pathway can be found in the cytoplasmic matrix?
a. beta-oxidation
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b. glycolysis
c. ketone production
d. the Kreb’s cycle
e. cholesterol synthesis
ANSWER: b
12. Which organelle is responsible for the production of most of the metabolic energy (ATP)?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. endoplasmic reticulum
c. nucleus
d. mitochondrion
e. lysosome
ANSWER: d
13. Which of the following can freely diffuse across the inner mitochondrial membrane?
a. glucose
b. oxygen and carbon dioxide
c. fatty acids
d. NADH
e. protons
ANSWER: b
14. Where are the majority of the components of the electron transport chain embedded?
a. mitochondrial inner membrane
b. mitochondrial outer membrane
c. mitochondrial matrix
d. cytoplasmic matrix
e. plasma membrane
ANSWER: a
15. In which organelle do the TCA cycle and fatty acid oxidation occur?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. nucleus
c. microsomes
d. mitochondrion
e. endoplasmic reticulum
ANSWER: d
16. What is the major route for ATP production in the cell?
a. oxidative phosphorylation
b. hydrolysis
c. peroxidation
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d. transformation
e. substrate-level phosphorylation
ANSWER: a
17. Which organelle is capable of performing both fission and fusion?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. mitochondria
c. rough endoplasmic reticulum
d. nucleus
e. lysosome
ANSWER: b
18. What do the genes contained in the mitochondrial DNA code for?
a. all proteins functioning within the mitochondrial matrix
b. nonfunctional ancient proteins considered remnants of evolution
c. proteins vital to the production of ATP
d. antioxidant proteins
e. immune proteins
ANSWER: c
19. Which cell organelle is responsible for the initiation and regulation of most cellular activity?
a. peroxisome
b. nucleus
c. mitochondrion
d. Golgi body
e. endoplasmic reticulum
ANSWER: b
20. In addition to the mitochondria, which organelle possesses an inner and outer membrane?
a. lysosome
b. peroxisome
c. Golgi apparatus
d. nucleus
e. endoplasmic reticulum
ANSWER: d
21. Microtubule organization centers (MTOCs) on the outer nuclear membrane are associated with which cellular
process?
a. oxidative phosphorylation
b. electron transport
c. mitosis
d. protein synthesis
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e. lipid synthesis
ANSWER: c
22. What information does the DNA in the nucleus contain?
a. the entire genome for that organism
b. the genes coding for proteins needed only by that particular cell
c. chromatin
d. all components of the cytoskeleton
e. components of the electron transport chain
ANSWER: a
23. What is the DNA in the nucleus found wrapped around?
a. proteins called histones
b. the nucleolus
c. the nuclear envelope
d. ribosomal RNA
e. the inner membrane
ANSWER: a
24. What is the best description of transcription?
a. the genetic information in a single strand of DNA is copied onto a specific sequence of bases in a messenger
RNA (mRNA) chain
b. genetic information in an mRNA molecule specifies the sequence of amino acids in the protein product
c. amino acids are linked together to form the primary structure of a protein
d. the information of one DNA strand is copied onto another DNA strand
e. the primary structure of a protein is folded several times to become the quaternary structure
ANSWER: a
25. What is the best description of translation?
a. the genetic information (base sequence) in a single strand of DNA is used to specify a complementary
sequence of bases in an mRNA chain
b. a daughter duplex DNA molecule that is identical to the parental duplex DNA is synthesized
c. the polypeptide chain is degraded
d. information in an mRNA molecule is used to build a sequence of amino acids to form the protein product
e. mRNA strand is modified in the nucleus
ANSWER: d
26. What is the best description of elongation?
a. the mRNA strand is formed
b. peptide bonds are formed between aligned amino acids after the amino acids are positioned
c. amino acids are activated by ATP at their carboxyl end
d. activated amino acids are transferred to their specific tRNAs that contain the anticodon complementary to
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each amino acid’s codon
e. amino acids are activated by ATP at their amino terminal end
ANSWER: b
27. What are the microtubule organization centers (MTOCs) at the outer nuclear membrane composed of?
a. sugars
b. proteins
c. fatty acids
d. NADH
e. glycolipids
ANSWER: b
28. What is the role of transcription-level control mechanisms?
a. to determine the path by which mRNA can be translated into a polypeptide
b. to determine whether a particular mRNA is actually translated
c. to determine the effect on the transcription of a gene
d. to drive the interaction between tRNA and mRNA
e. to drive the interaction between mRNA and RNA Polymerase
ANSWER: c
29. What are microRNAs?
a. small noncoding RNAs that enhance gene expression by activating mRNA expression
b. small noncoding RNAs that silence gene expression by binding to mRNA to inhibit translation
c. small noncoding RNAs that modify gene expression by replacing specific nucleotides in mRNA
d. small noncoding RNAs that mediate DNA production in a reverse direction
e. small noncoding RNAs that enhance the interaction between DNA and DNA binding proteins
ANSWER: b
30. What are defined as the nucleotide sequences that are part of a gene but do not code for the protein product?
a. exons
b. introns
c. histones
d. promoters
e. enhancers
ANSWER: b
31. Which organelle is composed of an extensive network of membranous channels that connects the nuclear
membrane, the Golgi apparatus, and the plasma membrane?
a. the lysosome
b. the nucleolus
c. the centrioles
d. the endoplasmic reticulum
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e. centrosome
ANSWER: d
32. What is the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) associated with?
a. lipid synthesis
b. protein synthesis
c. the calcium ion pump necessary for the contractile process
d. ribosomes and cytochrome P450 enzymes
e. production of glycoproteins
ANSWER: a
33. Which enzyme complex, used in metabolizing many drugs, is located on the rough endoplasmic reticulum in liver
cells?
a. chromatins
b. lysozymes
c. cytochromes
d. polymerases
e. hydrolases
ANSWER: c
34. What cellular structure is made up of flattened cisternae flanked by tubular networks and thought to be an
extension of the endoplasmic reticulum?
a. nucleus
b. cytoplasm
c. lysosome
d. Golgi apparatus
e. mitochondrion
ANSWER: d
35. What is the prominent function of the Golgi apparatus in neurons and secretory cells?
a. to stop the synthesis of proteins that may need carbohydrate additions
b. to add polysaccharide or lipid moieties to modify polypeptides
c. to regulate the constitutive secretion of proteins
d. to inhibit the regulated secretion of proteins
e. to synthesize polypeptides from mRNA
ANSWER: b
36. Which organelle is involved in maintaining quality control of synthesized proteins in the cell?
a. the endoplasmic reticulum
b. the Golgi apparatus
c. the nucleus
d. the mitochondrion
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e. the lysosome
ANSWER: a
37. Which organelle serves as the digestive system for the cell?
a. polysome
b. endosome
c. lysosome
d. ribosome
e. liposome
ANSWER: c
38. Which organelle is involved in detoxification by oxidizing molecules such as hydrogen peroxide and ethanol?
a. peroxisome
b. endosome
c. lysosome
d. ribosome
e. polysome
ANSWER: a
39. Destruction of which organelle(s) would cause the cell to cease to function due to a total loss of energy?
a. the nucleus
b. the Golgi apparatus
c. the ribosomes
d. the mitochondria
e. the lysosomes
ANSWER: d
40. Pancreatic cells produce many digestive enzymes necessary for digestion in the small intestine. Which organelle(s)
is/are necessary for the delivery of digestive enzymes by the pancreatic cells?
a. endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus
b. lysosomes
c. ribosomes
d. peroxisomes
e. cytoplasm
ANSWER: a
41. Damage to MTOCs will interfere with which cellular process?
a. oxidative phosphorylation
b. mitosis
c. electron transport
d. synthesis of an mRNA molecule
e. synthesis of DNA
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Chapter 01: The Cell: A Microcosm of Life
1. Membrane lipid bilayers consist primarily of ____.
a. phospholipids
b. cholesterol
c. proteins
d. saturated fatty acids
e. enzymes
ANSWER: a
2. Which of the following is a common function of membrane proteins?
a. receptors
b. detoxifiers
c. purifier
d. neutron transporter
e. storage proteins
ANSWER: a
3. What is the role of cholesterol in plasma membrane structure?
a. to produce bile
b. to regulate fluidity and permeability
c. to reduce stability
d. to produce hormones
e. to catalyze chemical reactions
ANSWER: b
4. Which of the following is not a usual function of the cytoskeleton?
a. locomotion
b. generation of ATP
c. structural support
d. positioning of organelles
e. transfer of DNA and RNA
ANSWER: b
5. Which cellular component enables signal transmission to various parts of the cell due to interconnections within the
cytosol?
a. glycoproteins
b. microfilaments
c. glycolipids
d. integral proteins
e. nucleic acids
ANSWER: b
6. How are the carbohydrate moieties of the plasma membrane glycoproteins and glycolipids oriented?
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a. outwardly, away from the cytoplasmic matrix
b. inwardly, toward the lumen
c. equally inwardly and outwardly to maintain symmetry
d. between the bilayers of the membranes
e. interlinked with each on both sides of the membrane
ANSWER: b
7. Which of the following describes proteins attached to the membrane through hydrophobic interactions and
embedded in the membrane?
a. peripheral proteins
b. rough endoplasmic reticula
c. integral proteins
d. Golgi apparatus
e. apoproteins
ANSWER: c
8. Which structure in the cell provides support and controls the movement of cell organelles?
a. endoplasmic reticulum
b. mitochondrion
c. cytoskeleton
d. cytosolic matrix
e. nucleus
ANSWER: c
9. Cytochalasin is a fungal toxin that prevents the polymerization of actin. Which cellular structure is the target?
a. nucleus
b. cytoskeleton
c. lysosomes
d. mitochondria
e. plasma membrane
ANSWER: b
10. Which of the following is not normally found in the cytoplasmic matrix of a typical cell?
a. amino acids
b. glucose-6-phosphate
c. carbon dioxide
d. urea
e. lipids
ANSWER: d
11. Enzymes of which metabolic pathway can be found in the cytoplasmic matrix?
a. beta-oxidation
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b. glycolysis
c. ketone production
d. the Kreb’s cycle
e. cholesterol synthesis
ANSWER: b
12. Which organelle is responsible for the production of most of the metabolic energy (ATP)?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. endoplasmic reticulum
c. nucleus
d. mitochondrion
e. lysosome
ANSWER: d
13. Which of the following can freely diffuse across the inner mitochondrial membrane?
a. glucose
b. oxygen and carbon dioxide
c. fatty acids
d. NADH
e. protons
ANSWER: b
14. Where are the majority of the components of the electron transport chain embedded?
a. mitochondrial inner membrane
b. mitochondrial outer membrane
c. mitochondrial matrix
d. cytoplasmic matrix
e. plasma membrane
ANSWER: a
15. In which organelle do the TCA cycle and fatty acid oxidation occur?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. nucleus
c. microsomes
d. mitochondrion
e. endoplasmic reticulum
ANSWER: d
16. What is the major route for ATP production in the cell?
a. oxidative phosphorylation
b. hydrolysis
c. peroxidation
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d. transformation
e. substrate-level phosphorylation
ANSWER: a
17. Which organelle is capable of performing both fission and fusion?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. mitochondria
c. rough endoplasmic reticulum
d. nucleus
e. lysosome
ANSWER: b
18. What do the genes contained in the mitochondrial DNA code for?
a. all proteins functioning within the mitochondrial matrix
b. nonfunctional ancient proteins considered remnants of evolution
c. proteins vital to the production of ATP
d. antioxidant proteins
e. immune proteins
ANSWER: c
19. Which cell organelle is responsible for the initiation and regulation of most cellular activity?
a. peroxisome
b. nucleus
c. mitochondrion
d. Golgi body
e. endoplasmic reticulum
ANSWER: b
20. In addition to the mitochondria, which organelle possesses an inner and outer membrane?
a. lysosome
b. peroxisome
c. Golgi apparatus
d. nucleus
e. endoplasmic reticulum
ANSWER: d
21. Microtubule organization centers (MTOCs) on the outer nuclear membrane are associated with which cellular
process?
a. oxidative phosphorylation
b. electron transport
c. mitosis
d. protein synthesis
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e. lipid synthesis
ANSWER: c
22. What information does the DNA in the nucleus contain?
a. the entire genome for that organism
b. the genes coding for proteins needed only by that particular cell
c. chromatin
d. all components of the cytoskeleton
e. components of the electron transport chain
ANSWER: a
23. What is the DNA in the nucleus found wrapped around?
a. proteins called histones
b. the nucleolus
c. the nuclear envelope
d. ribosomal RNA
e. the inner membrane
ANSWER: a
24. What is the best description of transcription?
a. the genetic information in a single strand of DNA is copied onto a specific sequence of bases in a messenger
RNA (mRNA) chain
b. genetic information in an mRNA molecule specifies the sequence of amino acids in the protein product
c. amino acids are linked together to form the primary structure of a protein
d. the information of one DNA strand is copied onto another DNA strand
e. the primary structure of a protein is folded several times to become the quaternary structure
ANSWER: a
25. What is the best description of translation?
a. the genetic information (base sequence) in a single strand of DNA is used to specify a complementary
sequence of bases in an mRNA chain
b. a daughter duplex DNA molecule that is identical to the parental duplex DNA is synthesized
c. the polypeptide chain is degraded
d. information in an mRNA molecule is used to build a sequence of amino acids to form the protein product
e. mRNA strand is modified in the nucleus
ANSWER: d
26. What is the best description of elongation?
a. the mRNA strand is formed
b. peptide bonds are formed between aligned amino acids after the amino acids are positioned
c. amino acids are activated by ATP at their carboxyl end
d. activated amino acids are transferred to their specific tRNAs that contain the anticodon complementary to
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each amino acid’s codon
e. amino acids are activated by ATP at their amino terminal end
ANSWER: b
27. What are the microtubule organization centers (MTOCs) at the outer nuclear membrane composed of?
a. sugars
b. proteins
c. fatty acids
d. NADH
e. glycolipids
ANSWER: b
28. What is the role of transcription-level control mechanisms?
a. to determine the path by which mRNA can be translated into a polypeptide
b. to determine whether a particular mRNA is actually translated
c. to determine the effect on the transcription of a gene
d. to drive the interaction between tRNA and mRNA
e. to drive the interaction between mRNA and RNA Polymerase
ANSWER: c
29. What are microRNAs?
a. small noncoding RNAs that enhance gene expression by activating mRNA expression
b. small noncoding RNAs that silence gene expression by binding to mRNA to inhibit translation
c. small noncoding RNAs that modify gene expression by replacing specific nucleotides in mRNA
d. small noncoding RNAs that mediate DNA production in a reverse direction
e. small noncoding RNAs that enhance the interaction between DNA and DNA binding proteins
ANSWER: b
30. What are defined as the nucleotide sequences that are part of a gene but do not code for the protein product?
a. exons
b. introns
c. histones
d. promoters
e. enhancers
ANSWER: b
31. Which organelle is composed of an extensive network of membranous channels that connects the nuclear
membrane, the Golgi apparatus, and the plasma membrane?
a. the lysosome
b. the nucleolus
c. the centrioles
d. the endoplasmic reticulum
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e. centrosome
ANSWER: d
32. What is the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) associated with?
a. lipid synthesis
b. protein synthesis
c. the calcium ion pump necessary for the contractile process
d. ribosomes and cytochrome P450 enzymes
e. production of glycoproteins
ANSWER: a
33. Which enzyme complex, used in metabolizing many drugs, is located on the rough endoplasmic reticulum in liver
cells?
a. chromatins
b. lysozymes
c. cytochromes
d. polymerases
e. hydrolases
ANSWER: c
34. What cellular structure is made up of flattened cisternae flanked by tubular networks and thought to be an
extension of the endoplasmic reticulum?
a. nucleus
b. cytoplasm
c. lysosome
d. Golgi apparatus
e. mitochondrion
ANSWER: d
35. What is the prominent function of the Golgi apparatus in neurons and secretory cells?
a. to stop the synthesis of proteins that may need carbohydrate additions
b. to add polysaccharide or lipid moieties to modify polypeptides
c. to regulate the constitutive secretion of proteins
d. to inhibit the regulated secretion of proteins
e. to synthesize polypeptides from mRNA
ANSWER: b
36. Which organelle is involved in maintaining quality control of synthesized proteins in the cell?
a. the endoplasmic reticulum
b. the Golgi apparatus
c. the nucleus
d. the mitochondrion
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e. the lysosome
ANSWER: a
37. Which organelle serves as the digestive system for the cell?
a. polysome
b. endosome
c. lysosome
d. ribosome
e. liposome
ANSWER: c
38. Which organelle is involved in detoxification by oxidizing molecules such as hydrogen peroxide and ethanol?
a. peroxisome
b. endosome
c. lysosome
d. ribosome
e. polysome
ANSWER: a
39. Destruction of which organelle(s) would cause the cell to cease to function due to a total loss of energy?
a. the nucleus
b. the Golgi apparatus
c. the ribosomes
d. the mitochondria
e. the lysosomes
ANSWER: d
40. Pancreatic cells produce many digestive enzymes necessary for digestion in the small intestine. Which organelle(s)
is/are necessary for the delivery of digestive enzymes by the pancreatic cells?
a. endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus
b. lysosomes
c. ribosomes
d. peroxisomes
e. cytoplasm
ANSWER: a
41. Damage to MTOCs will interfere with which cellular process?
a. oxidative phosphorylation
b. mitosis
c. electron transport
d. synthesis of an mRNA molecule
e. synthesis of DNA
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