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Question 1

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Which of these classes of biological molecules does NOT include polymers?
Answer
  • nucleic acids
  • proteins
  • carbohydrates
  • lipids

Question 2

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What is the difference between an aldose sugar and a ketose sugar?
Answer
  • the position of the carbonyl group
  • the number of carbons
  • the position of the hydroxyl groups
  • one is a ring form, the other is a linear chain

Question 3

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What is the major structural difference between starch and glycogen?
Answer
  • The amount of branching that occurs in the molecule
  • the types of monosaccharide subunits in the molecules
  • the types of glycosidic linkages in the molecule
  • whether glucose is in the alpha or beta form

Question 4

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Which polysaccharide is an important component in the structure of many animals and fungi?
Answer
  • cellulose
  • chitin
  • amylose
  • amylopectin

Question 5

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What does the term insoluble fiber refer to on food packages?
Answer
  • amylopectin
  • cellulose
  • polypeptides
  • starch

Question 6

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A molecule with the chemical formula C6H12O6 is probably a _____.
Answer
  • polysaccharide
  • fatty acid
  • hexose
  • monosaccharide

Question 7

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Lactose, a sugar in milk, is composed of one glucose molecule joined by a glycosidic linkage to one galactose molecule. How is lactose classified?
Answer
  • polysacchardie
  • disaccharide
  • hexose
  • monosaccharide

Question 8

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Starch and cellulose ____.
Answer
  • used for energy storage in plants
  • are cis-trans isomers of each other
  • are structural components of the plant cell wall
  • are polymers of glucose

Question 9

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Phospholipids and triglycerides both ____.
Answer
  • Have three fatty acids
  • have a phosphate
  • contain serine or some other organic compound
  • have a glycerol backbone

Question 10

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Which of the following is the best explanation for why vegetable oil is a liquid at room temperature while animal fats are solid?
Answer
  • animal fats have no amphipathic character
  • vegetable oil has longer fatty-acid tails than animal fats have
  • vegetable oil has fewer double bonds than animal fats
  • vegetable oil has more double bonds than animal fats

Question 11

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Saturated fatty acids ____.
Answer
  • have double bonds between carbon atoms of the fatty acids
  • are the principal molecules of lard and butter
  • are usually liquid at room temperature
  • are usually produced by plants

Question 12

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Steroids are considered to be lipids because they _____.
Answer
  • contribute to atherosclerosis
  • are essential components of cell membranes
  • are not soluble in water
  • are made of fatty acids

Question 13

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The molecule illustrated in the accompanying figure ____.
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  • Will be liquid at room temperature
  • is a carbohydrate
  • stores genetic information
  • is a saturated fatty acid

Question 14

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A glycosidic linkage is analogous to which of the following proteins?
Answer
  • an amino group
  • beta-pleated sheet
  • a peptide bond
  • a disulfide bond

Question 15

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Which one of the following is NOT a component of each monomer used to make proteins?
Answer
  • phosphorus atom, P
  • side chain, R
  • amino functional group, NH2
  • carboxyl group, COOH

Question 16

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What component of amino acid structure varies among dfifferent amino acids?
Answer
  • the components of the R-group
  • the presence of a central C atom
  • the long carbon-hydrogen tails of the molecule
  • the glycerol molecule that forms the backbone of the amino acid

Question 17

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You disrupt all hydrogen bonds in a protein. What level of structure will be preserved?
Answer
  • primary structure
  • secondary structure
  • tertiary structure
  • quaternary structure

Question 18

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All of the following contain amino acids EXCEPT ____.
Answer
  • hemoglobin
  • enzymes
  • insulin
  • cholesterol

Question 19

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Which level of protein structure do the α-helix and the β-pleated sheet represent?
Answer
  • primary
  • secondary
  • tertiary
  • quaternary

Question 20

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Misfolding of polypeptides is a serious problem in cells. Which of the following diseases are associated with an accumulation of misfolded polypeptides?
Answer
  • diabetes mellitus only
  • Parkinson's only
  • Alzheimer's only
  • Alzheimer's and Parkinson's only

Question 21

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What is the term used for a protein molecule that assists in the proper folding of other proteins?
Answer
  • denaturing protein
  • chaperonin
  • renaturing protein
  • tertiary protein

Question 22

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Nucleic acids are polymers made up of which of the following monomers?
Answer
  • sugars
  • amino acids
  • nitrogenous bases
  • nucleotides

Question 23

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Which of the following includes all of the pyrimidines found in RNA and DNA?
Answer
  • cytosine, uracil, and guanine
  • cytosine and uracil
  • cytosine, uracil, and thymine
  • cytosine and thymine

Question 24

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One of the primary functions of RNA molecules is to _____.
Answer
  • transmit genetic information to offspring
  • make a copy of itself, thus ensuring genetic continuity
  • function in the synthesis of proteins
  • act as a pattern or blueprint to form DNA

Question 25

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Which of the following descriptions best fits the class of molecules known as nucleotides?
Answer
  • a nitrogenous base, a phosphate group, and a sugar
  • a nitrogenous base and a sugar
  • a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group
  • a sugar and a purine or pyrimidine

Question 26

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The smallest cell structure that would most likely be visible with a standard (not super-resolution) research-grade light microscope is a _____.
Answer
  • ribosome
  • microfilament
  • mitochondrion
  • microtubule

Question 27

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The advantage of light microscopy over electron microscopy is that _____.
Answer
  • light microscopy provides for higher resolving power than electron microscopy
  • light microscopy provides higher contrast than electron microscopy
  • light microscopy allows one to view dynamic processes in living cells
  • light microscopy provides for higher magnification than electron microscopy

Question 28

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What technique would be most appropriate to use to observe the movements of condensed chromosomes during cell division?
Answer
  • transmission electron microscopy
  • standard light microscopy
  • scanning electron microscopy

Question 29

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A newspaper ad for a local toy store indicates that an inexpensive toy microscope available for a small child is able to magnify specimens nearly as much as the more costly microscope available in your college lab. What is the primary reason for the price difference?
Answer
  • The toy microscope does not have the same fine control for focus of the specimen.
  • The college microscope produces greater contrast in the specimens.
  • The toy microscope usually uses a different wavelength of light source.
  • The toy microscope magnifies a good deal, but has low resolution and therefore poor quality images.

Question 30

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All of the following are part of a prokaryotic cell EXCEPT _____.
Answer
  • a cell wall
  • an endoplasmic reticulum
  • a plasma membrane
  • ribosomes

Question 31

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Cell size is limited by _____.
Answer
  • the size of the endomembrane system
  • the surface area of mitochondria in the cytoplasm
  • the number of proteins within the plasma membrane
  • surface to volume ratios

Question 32

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Which of the following is a major difference between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells?
Answer
  • Prokaryotes have cells while eukaryotes do not.
  • Eukaryotic cells have more intracellular organelles than prokaryotes.
  • Prokaryotes are not able to carry out aerobic respiration, relying instead on anaerobic metabolism.
  • Prokaryotes are generally larger than eukaryotes.

Question 33

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Prokaryotes are classified as belonging to two different domains. What are the domains?
Answer
  • Bacteria and Protista
  • Bacteria and Archaea
  • Bacteria and Eukarya
  • Archaea and Protista

Question 34

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Which structure is common to plant and animal cells?
Answer
  • central vacuole
  • centriole
  • mitochondrion
  • chloroplast

Question 35

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Which of the following is present in a prokaryotic cell?
Answer
  • ER
  • mitochondrion
  • chloroplast
  • ribosome

Question 36

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Which of the following macromolecules leaves the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell through pores in the nuclear membrane?
Answer
  • amino acids
  • mRNA
  • DNA
  • phospholipids

Question 37

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Large numbers of ribosomes are present in cells that specialize in producing which of the following molecules?
Answer
  • glycogen
  • proteins
  • nucleic acids
  • lipids

Question 38

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A cell with a predominance of free ribosomes is most likely _____.
Answer
  • enlarging its vacuole
  • primarily producing proteins for secretion
  • constructing an extensive cell wall or extracellular matrix
  • primarily producing proteins in the cytosol

Question 39

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Which organelle often takes up much of the volume of a plant cell?
Answer
  • vacuole
  • lysosome
  • peroxisome
  • Golgi apparatus

Question 40

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A cell with an extensive area of smooth endoplasmic reticulum is specialized to _____.
Answer
  • import and export protein molecules
  • synthesize large quantities of lipids
  • play a role in storage
  • actively export protein molecules

Question 41

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Which structure is NOT part of the endomembrane system?
Answer
  • Golgi apparatus
  • chloroplast
  • plasma membrane
  • nuclear envelope

Question 42

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Which structure is the site of the synthesis of proteins that may be exported from the cell?
Answer
  • plasmodesmata
  • free cytoplasmic ribosomes
  • Golgi vesicles
  • rough ER

Question 43

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The liver is involved in detoxification of many poisons and drugs. Which of the following structures is primarily involved in this process and, therefore, abundant in liver cells?
Answer
  • Golgi apparatus
  • nuclear envelope
  • rough ER
  • smooth ER

Question 44

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Which of the following produces and modifies polysaccharides that will be secreted?
Answer
  • lysosome
  • Golgi apparatus
  • mitochondrion
  • peroxisome

Question 45

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What is the most likely pathway taken by a newly synthesized protein that will be secreted by a cell?
Answer
  • Golgi → ER → lysosome
  • ER → Golgi → nucleus
  • ER → lysosomes → vesicles that fuse with plasma membrane
  • ER → Golgi → vesicles that fuse with plasma membrane

Question 46

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Which organelle is the primary site of ATP synthesis in eukaryotic cells?
Answer
  • mitochondrion
  • lysosome
  • peroxisome
  • Golgi apparatus

Question 47

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Thylakoids, DNA, and ribosomes are all components found in _____.
Answer
  • lysosomes
  • mitochondria
  • nuclei
  • chloroplasts

Question 48

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Suppose a young boy is always tired and fatigued, suffering from a metabolic disease. Which of the following organelles is most likely involved in this disease?
Answer
  • mitochondria
  • ribosomes
  • lysosomes
  • Golgi apparatus

Question 49

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Motor proteins provide for molecular motion in cells by interacting with what types of cellular structures?
Answer
  • cellulose fibers in the cell wall
  • free ribosomes and ribosomes attached to the ER
  • components of the cytoskeleton
  • membrane proteins of the inner nuclear envelope

Question 50

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Vinblastine, a drug that inhibits microtubule polymerization, is used to treat some forms of cancer. Cancer cells given vinblastine would be unable to _____.
Answer
  • migrate by amoeboid movement
  • form cleavage furrows during cell division
  • separate chromosomes during cell division
  • maintain the shape of the nucleus

Question 51

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For a protein to be an integral membrane protein, it would have to be _____.
Answer
  • exposed on only one surface of the membrane
  • hydrophobic
  • amphipathic, with at least one hydrophobic region
  • hydrophilic

Question 52

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According to the fluid mosaic model of cell membranes, phospholipids _____.
Answer
  • frequently flip-flop from one side of the membrane to the other
  • can move laterally along the plane of the membrane
  • have hydrophilic tails in the interior of the membrane
  • occur in an uninterrupted bilayer, with membrane proteins restricted to the surface of the membrane

Question 53

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The membranes of winter wheat are able to remain fluid when it is extremely cold by _____.
Answer
  • cotransport of glucose and hydrogen
  • decreasing the number of hydrophobic proteins in the membrane
  • increasing the percentage of cholesterol molecules in the membrane
  • increasing the percentage of unsaturated phospholipids in the membrane

Question 54

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Some regions of the plasma membrane, called lipid rafts, have a higher concentration of cholesterol molecules. At higher temperatures, these regions _____.
Answer
  • are more fluid than the surrounding membrane
  • have higher rates of lateral diffusion of lipids and proteins into and out of these regions
  • are less fluid than the surrounding membrane
  • detach from the plasma membrane and clog arteries

Question 55

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An animal cell lacking oligosaccharides on the external surface of its plasma membrane would likely be impaired in which function?
Answer
  • attaching the plasma membrane to the cytoskeleton
  • transporting ions against an electrochemical gradient
  • establishing a diffusion barrier to charged molecules
  • cell-cell recognition

Question 56

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Which of these are NOT embedded in the hydrophobic portion of the lipid bilayer at all?
Answer
  • peripheral proteins
  • integral proteins
  • transmembrane proteins
  • All of these are embedded in the hydrophobic portion of the lipid bilayer.

Question 57

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Which component is a peripheral protein?
Image:
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Answer
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Question 58

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Which component is cholesterol?
Image:
0407d1c2-bd5e-413e-a7a7-bad4fd285d3d (image/jpg)
Answer
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E

Question 59

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Which component is a protein fiber of the extracellular matrix?
Image:
5339760c-84f3-4b42-ab1b-b796ad8f6f70 (image/jpg)
Answer
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • E

Question 60

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Which component is a microfilament (actin filament) of the cytoskeleton?
Image:
16169fbd-f2cb-4b2f-bb49-b6d1ab44e994 (image/jpg)
Answer
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Question 61

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Which component is a glycolipid?
Image:
6c19d00a-bfea-4834-94d9-dea2258e7d08 (image/jpg)
Answer
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • E

Question 62

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The presence of cholesterol in the plasma membranes
Answer
  • enables the membrane to stay fluid more easily when cell temperature drops
  • enables the membrane to stay more rigid when cell temperature increases (or body temperature)
  • enables the cell to add hydrogen atoms to unsaturated phospholipids
  • a and b

Question 63

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What kinds of molecules pass through a cell membrane most easily?
Answer
  • large and hydrophobic
  • large polar
  • small and hydrophobic
  • ionic

Question 64

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Which of the following most accurately describes selective permeability?
Answer
  • Only certain molecules can cross a cell membrane.
  • There must be a concentration gradient for molecules to pass through a membrane.
  • Lipid-soluble molecules pass through a membrane.
  • An input of energy is required for transport.

Question 65

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Which of the following would likely move through the lipid bilayer of a plasma membrane most rapidly?
Answer
  • glucose
  • an amino acid
  • CO2
  • K+

Question 66

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Which of the following allows water to move much faster across cell membranes?
Answer
  • ATP
  • peripheral proteins
  • the sodium-potassium pump
  • aquaporins

Question 67

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Diffusion _____.
Answer
  • is a passive process in which molecules move from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration
  • requires an expenditure of energy by the cell
  • is very rapid over long distances
  • requires integral proteins in the cell membrane

Question 68

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Which of the following processes includes all others?
Answer
  • osmosis
  • facilitated diffusion
  • passive transport
  • transport of an ion down its electrochemical gradient

Question 69

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Celery stalks that are immersed in fresh water for several hours become stiff. Similar stalks left in a 0.15 M salt solution become limp. From this we can deduce that the fresh water_____.
Answer
  • is hypertonic and the salt solution is hypotonic to the cells of the celery stalks
  • and the salt solution are both hypertonic to the cells of the celery stalks
  • is hypotonic and the salt solution is hypertonic to the cells of the celery stalks
  • is isotonic and the salt solution is hypertonic to the cells of the celery stalks

Question 70

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What will happen to a red blood cell (RBC), which has an internal ion concentration of about 0.9 percent, if it is placed into a beaker of pure water?
Answer
  • The cell will remain the same size because the solution outside the cell is isotonic.
  • The cell would swell because the water in the beaker is hypotonic relative to the cytoplasm of the RBC.
  • The cell would shrink because the water in the beaker is hypertonic relative to the cytoplasm of the RBC.
  • The cell would shrink because the water in the beaker is hypotonic relative to the cytoplasm of the RBC.

Question 71

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The sodium-potassium pump is called an electrogenic pump because it _____.
Answer
  • ionizes sodium and potassium atoms
  • is used to drive the transport of other molecules against a concentration gradient
  • contributes to the membrane potential
  • pumps equal quantities of Na+ and K+ across the membrane

Question 72

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The voltage across a membrane is called the _____.
Answer
  • membrane potential
  • chemical gradient
  • electrochemical gradient
  • osmotic potential

Question 73

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Ions diffuse across membranes through specific ion channels down _____.
Answer
  • their chemical gradients
  • their electrochemical gradients
  • the electrical gradients
  • their concentration gradients

Question 74

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Which of the following would increase the electrochemical gradient across a membrane?
Answer
  • a proton pump
  • a sucrose-proton cotransporter
  • a potassium channel
  • both a proton pump and a potassium channel

Question 75

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The force driving simple diffusion is _____, while the energy source for active transport is _____.
Answer
  • phosphorylated protein carriers; ATP
  • the concentration gradient; ADP
  • transmembrane pumps; electron transport
  • the concentration gradient; ATP

Question 76

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In eukaryotic cells, chromosomes are composed of _____.
Answer
  • DNA and RNA
  • DNA only
  • DNA and phospholipids
  • DNA and proteins

Question 77

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What is the final result of mitosis in a human?
Answer
  • genetically different 2n somatic cells
  • genetically identical 2n somatic cells
  • genetically identical 2n gamete cells
  • genetically identical 1n somatic cells

Question 78

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Starting with a fertilized egg (zygote), a series of five cell divisions would produce an early embryo with how many cells?
Answer
  • 32
  • 64
  • 16
  • 8

Question 79

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If there are 20 duplicated chromosomes in a cell, how many centromeres are there?
Answer
  • 30
  • 20
  • 40
  • 10

Question 80

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Scientists isolate cells in various phases of the cell cycle. They find a group of cells that have 1.5 times more DNA than G1 phase cells. The cells of this group are _____.
Answer
  • in the G2 phase of the cell cycle
  • in the S phase of the cell cycle
  • between the G1 and S phases in the cell cycle
  • in the M phase of the cell cycle

Question 81

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The first gap in the cell cycle (G1) corresponds to _____.
Answer
  • normal growth and cell function
  • the phase between DNA replication and the M phase
  • the beginning of mitosis
  • the phase in which DNA is being replicated

Question 82

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The microtubule-organizing center found in animal cells is an identifiable structure present during all phases of the cell cycle. Specifically, it is known as the _____.
Answer
  • centrosome
  • microtubulere
  • kinetochore
  • centromere

Question 83

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The mitotic spindle is a microtubular structure that is involved in _____.
Answer
  • separation of sister chromatids
  • dissolving the nuclear membrane
  • triggering the compaction and condensation of chromosomes
  • splitting of the cell (cytokinesis) following mitosis

Question 84

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Metaphase is characterized by _____.
Answer
  • splitting of the centromeres
  • cytokinesis
  • separation of sister chromatids
  • aligning of chromosomes on the equator

Question 85

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At which phase are centrioles beginning to move apart in animal cells?
Answer
  • prophase
  • metaphase
  • prometaphase
  • anaphase

Question 86

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Taxol is an anticancer drug extracted from the Pacific yew tree. In animal cells, Taxol disrupts microtubule formation. Surprisingly, this stops mitosis. Specifically, Taxol must affect _____.
Answer
  • anaphase
  • chromatid assembly
  • the structure of the mitotic spindle
  • formation of the centrioles

Question 87

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The beginning of anaphase is indicated by which of the following?
Answer
  • Spindle microtubules begin to polymerize.
  • Cohesin attaches the sister chromatids to each other.
  • Chromatids lose their kinetochores.
  • Cohesin is cleaved enzymatically.

Question 88

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During which phase of mitosis do the chromatids become chromosomes?
Answer
  • telophase
  • anaphase
  • prophase
  • metaphase

Question 89

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Which of the following does NOT occur during mitosis?
Answer
  • separation of the spindle poles
  • condensation of the chromosomes
  • spindle formation
  • replication of the DNA

Question 90

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The drug cytochalasin B blocks the function of actin. Which of the following aspects of the cell cycle would be most disrupted by cytochalasin B?
Answer
  • cleavage furrow formation and cytokinesis
  • spindle formation
  • cell elongation during anaphase
  • spindle attachment to kinetochores

Question 91

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Motor proteins require which of the following to function in the movement of chromosomes toward the poles of the mitotic spindle?
Answer
  • a microtubule-organizing center
  • intact centromeres
  • synthesis of cohesin
  • ATP as an energy source

Question 92

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Neurons and some other specialized cells divide infrequently because they _____.
Answer
  • can no longer bind Cdk to cyclin
  • no longer have active nuclei
  • show a drop in MPF concentration
  • have entered into G0

Question 93

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MPF is a dimer consisting of _____.
Answer
  • ATP synthetase and a protease
  • cyclin and tubulin
  • a growth factor and mitotic factor
  • cyclin and a cyclin-dependent kinase

Question 94

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What happens if MPF (mitosis-promoting factor) is introduced into immature frog oocytes that are arrested in G2?
Answer
  • The cells enter mitosis.
  • Cell differentiation is triggered.
  • Nothing happens.
  • The cells undergo meiosis.

Question 95

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The M-phase checkpoint ensures that all chromosomes are attached to the mitotic spindle. If this does not happen, cells would most likely be arrested in _____.
Answer
  • prophase
  • telophase
  • metaphase
  • prometaphase

Question 96

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Which of the following is released by platelets in the vicinity of an injury?
Answer
  • PDGF
  • MPF
  • cyclin
  • Cdk

Question 97

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Which of the following is a protein synthesized at specific times during the cell cycle that associates with a kinase to form a catalytically active complex?
Answer
  • PDGF
  • cyclin
  • MPF
  • Cdk

Question 98

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Which of the following is a protein maintained at steady levels throughout the cell cycle that requires cyclin to become catalytically active?
Answer
  • Cdk
  • PDGF
  • cyclin
  • MPF

Question 99

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The cyclin component of MPF is destroyed toward the end of which phase?
Answer
  • G2
  • M
  • S
  • G1

Question 100

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Besides the ability of some cancer cells to overproliferate, what else could logically result in a tumor?
Answer
  • lack of appropriate cell death
  • changes in the order of cell cycle stages
  • inability to form spindles
  • inability of chromosomes to meet at the metaphase plate
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