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Quiz by howcontrived, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by howcontrived
over 9 years ago
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Question 1
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The organelles/structures responsible for the manufacture, folding, and modification of proteins.
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Ribosome
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Rough ER
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Smooth ER
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Golgi
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Nucleolus
Question 2
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When two amino acids form a peptide bond or two nucleotides form a phosphodiester bond, one molecule of ______________________________ is lost.
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Phosphate
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Hydrogen
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Water
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Nitrogen
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None of these
Question 3
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_______________________________ transport involves processes such as osmosis and diffusion.
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Passive
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Active
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Ligand-gated
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Voltage-gated
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None of these
Question 4
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Carbohydrates are stored long-term in plants in the form of ________________________.
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Proteoglycans
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Amylopectin
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Amylose
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Cellulose
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Glycogen
Question 5
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Which of the following molecules will readily cross the plasma membrane by simple diffusion?
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Na+
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Estrogen
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Oxygen
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Glucose
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Ethanol
Question 6
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In DNA, the nucleotide adenine forms ________ hydrogen bonds with _________.
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2, thymine
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2, guanine
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3, cytosine
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3, uracil
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2, uracil
Question 7
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Which of the following organelles/structures are typically only found in prokaryotes, not eukaryotes.
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Cell wall
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Glycocalyx
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Mitochondria
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Microtubules
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None of these
Question 8
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Hydrogen bonds contribute the the structure of which of the following?
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alpha-helix shape of peptides
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double-strandedness of DNA
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lattice-like crystal structure of ice
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tertiary structure of proteins
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none of these
Question 9
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If placed in a ___________________ solution, a red blood cell will swell and lyse.
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hypotonic
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isotonic
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hypertonic
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none of the above
Question 10
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Polyglutamine expansions, protein aggregation, and neuronal damage underlie the pathology of which disease(s)?
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Alzheimer's
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Huntington's
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Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
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Cystic Fibrosis
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I-Cell
Question 11
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Which of the following molecules is polar? You will be given the molecule name or structure, but not both, in order to determine polarity.
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Water
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Methane
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None of these
Question 12
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What is a major role of the glycocalyx?
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Cell recognition
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Cell movement
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Cell division
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None of these
Question 13
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What is the difference between a peptide and a protein?
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Peptides are constructed in the N-to-C direction, whereas proteins are in the C-to-N direction.
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There are no differences between the two.
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A peptide is a single string of amino acids, whereas a protein may contain multiple peptides.
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Proteins can form peptides, but peptides cannot form proteins.
Question 14
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Why are saturated fats more solid than unsaturated?
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None of these
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Unsaturated fatty acids have a kink in their tail, which makes it harder to pack together resulting in decreased rigidity.
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Unsaturated fatty acids have a lower melting temperature.
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Unsaturated fatty acids have fewer hydrogens, thus they are not capable of forming as many hydrophobic forces as saturated fatty acids.
Question 15
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When in an aqueous environment amphipathic molecules have a tendency to ....
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form micelles and bilayers.
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aggregate into plaques.
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polymerize into larger macromolecules.
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None of these
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