MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Astudentisobservingacellunderthemicroscope.Itisobservedtohavesupercoiled DNAwith
1q 1k 1k 1q 1k 1q
1q histones.Whichofthefollowingwouldalsobeobservedbythestudent?
1q
a. Asinglecircularchromosome
b. Anucleus
c. Free-floatingnuclearmaterial 1k 1q
d. Noorganelles
ANS:B
Thecelldescribedisaeukaryoticcell,soithashistonesandasupercoiledDNAwithin itsnucleus; thus,
1k 1q 1q 1q 1q 1k 1k 1q 1q
thenucleusshouldbeobserved.
1q 1q 1q
Asinglecircularchromosomeischaracteristicofprokaryoticcells,whichdonothavehistones. 1q 1k 1k 1q 1k 1q
1q Free-floating nuclearmaterialdescribesaprokaryoticcell,whichwouldnot haveadistinctnucleus.
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Eukaryoticcellshavemembraneboundedcellularcomponentscalledorganelles.Noorganellesdescribes 1k 1q
1q a prokaryotic cell.
1k
2. Anurse isinstructingthestaffabout cellularfunctions.Whichcellularfunction isthenurse 1k 1q 1k 1q 1k
1q describingwhen anisolated 1k 1k 1 q 1 q
1 q cellabsorbsoxygenandusesittotransformnutrientstoenergy?
a. Metabolicabsorption
b. Communication
c. Secretion
d. Respiration
,ANS:D
The abilityofthecelltoabsorboxygenreferstothe cells functionofrespiration.
1k 1q 1q 1 q 1k
Theabilityofthecell tofunction withinasocietyofcellsreferstoitsfunctionofcommunication.
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1q The abilityofthecelltotakein nutrientsrefersto thecells function ofmetabolic absorption.
1k 1q 1k 1q 1k 1q 1k 1q 1q 1k 1q 1q
Theabilityofthecelltosynthesizenewsubstancesandsecretetheseelsewherereferstothecellsfunction 1q
1q ofsecretion.
3. Aeukaryoticcell isundergoingDNAreplication.Inwhich regionofthecellwould most of the
1k 1k 1q 1q 1k 1q 1k 1 k1q 1k
1q geneticinformationbecontained?
a. Mitochondria
b. Ribosome
c. Nucleolus
d. Nucleus
ANS:C
Theregionofthecellthatcontainsgeneticmaterial,includinga largeamount ofribonucleicacid,
1k 1q 1k 1q 1q 1k 1q
1q most oftheDNA,and DNA-binding proteins,isthenucleolus.
1k 1q 1q 1k 1q 1k 1q 1q 1q
Themitochondriaisthesiteofcellularrespiration. 1q 1k
Theribosomesareinvolved inmanufacturing ofproteins withinthecell. 1k 1k 1k
Thenucleuscontainsthenucleolus,anditisthenucleolusthat contains geneticmaterial.
1q 1k 1k 1q 1q 1k 1k 1k 1q
4. Thefluid mosaicmodelforbiologicmembranesdescribesmembranebehavior.According tothis
1k 1k 1k 1q
1q model,whichofthefollowingfloatsinglyorasaggregatesin thefluidlipid bilayer?
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a. Peripheralmembraneproteins
b. Integralmembraneproteins
, c. Glycoproteins
d. Cell adhesionmolecules
1k 1q
ANS:B
Integralmembraneproteinsfloat freelyinthefluid lipid bilayer. 1 k1q 1k 1q 1k1q 1k
1q Peripheralmembraneproteinsarenot embedded in thelayer,but resideatthesurface.Glycoproteins 1k 1q 1k 1q 1 k1q 1q
1q actascellsurfacemarkers.
Celladhesionmoleculesareonthe outsideofthemembraneandallowcellsto hooktogether. 1k 1 q 1k
5. Whichofthefollowingcanbind toplasmamembranereceptors? 1k 1q
a. Oxygen
b. Ribosomes
c. Amphipathiclipids
d. Ligands
ANS:D
Ligands arespecificmoleculesthatcanbindwithreceptorsonthecellmembrane.Oxygen
1k 1q 1k 1k 1q
1q movesbydiffusion;itdoesnot bindtoreceptors.1q 1k1q
Ribosomesmakeproteinsandarenot involved inbinding.
1k 1k 1k 1k 1k 1k
1q Amphipathiclipidsareaportionofthecellmembrane.
6. Anurse isreviewingareportfromapatient withmetastaticcancer.Whatfindingwould 1k 1k1q
1 q supportthediagnosisofmetastaticcancer?Alterationsinextracellular
1k 1k 1k
matrixthatinclude:
1q 1k
a. Decreasedfibronectin1k
b. Increasedcollagen
c. Decreasedelastin 1k