ChapterC01:CCellularCBiology
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MULTIPLECCHOICES
1. ACstudentCisCobservingCaCcellCunderCtheCmicroscope.CItCisCobserved toChaveCsupercoiledCDNA
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wiCthChistones.CWhichCofCtheCfollowingCwouldCalsoCbeCobservedCbyCtheCstudent?
a. ACsingleCcircularCchromosome
b. ACnucleus
c. Free-floatingCnuclearCmaterial
d. NoCorganelles
ANS:C B
TheCcellCdescribedCisCaCeukaryoticCcell,CsoCitChasChistonesCandCaCsupercoiledCDNACwithin itsn
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uCcleus;Cthus,CtheCnucleusCshouldCbeCobserved.CACsingleCcircularCchromosomeCcalledCaCprok
aryCoteCcontainsCfree-floatingCnuclearCmaterialCbutChasCnoCorganelles.
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2. ACnurseCisCinstructingCtheCstaffCaboutCcellularCfunctions.CWhichCcellularCfunctionCisCtheCnurseCd
eCscribingCwhenCanCisolatedCcellCabsorbsCoxygenCandCusesCitCtoCtransformCnutrientsCtoCenergy
?
a. MetabolicCabsorption
b. Communication
c. Secretion
d. Respiration
ANS:CD
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TheCcell’sCabilityCtoCabsorbCoxygenCisCreferredCtoCasCrespirationCwhileCitsCcommunicationCabilityi
nCvolvesCmaintenanceCofCa steadyCdynamicCstate,CmetabolicCabsorption providesCnutrition,CandCs
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ecrCetionCallowsCforCtheCsynthesizing ofCnewCsubstances.
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3. ACeukaryoticCcellCisCundergoingCDNACreplication.CInCwhichCregionCofCtheCcellCwouldCmostCoft
hCeCgeneticCinformation beCcontained?
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a. Mitochondria
b. Ribosome
c. Nucleolus
d. NucleusCCytoplasm
ANS:C C
TheCregionCofCtheCcellCthat containsCgeneticCmaterial,CincludingCaClargeCamountCofCribonucleicac
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Cid,Cmost ofCtheCDNA,Cand DNA-
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bindingCproteins,CisCtheCnucleolus,CwhichCisClocatedCwithintheCcell’sCnucleus.CMitochondriaCisC
aCssociatedCwithCcellularCrespiration,CwhileCribosomesCareCinvolvedCwithCproteinCmanufacturi
ng.CCytoplasm isCaCfluidCfillingCthatCisCaCcomponentCofCtheCcell.
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4. WhichCofCtheCfollowing canCremoveCproteinsCattachedCtoCtheCcell’sCbilayerCbyCdissolvingCthel
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aCyerCitself?
a. PeripheralCmembraneCproteins
b. IntegralCmembraneCproteins
c. Glycoproteins
d. CellCadhesionCmolecules
ANS:C B
ProteinsCdirectlyCattached toCtheCmembraneCbilayerCcanCbeCremoved byCtheCactionCofCintegralm
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eCmbraneCproteinsCthatCdissolveCtheCbilayer.CPeripheralCmembraneCproteinsCresideCatCtheCsurfa
ceCwhileCcellCadhesionCmoleculesCareConCtheCoutsideCofCtheCmembrane.CGlycoproteinCmarksCce
llsCaCndCdoesCnotCfloat.
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5. WhichCofCtheCfollowingCcanCbind toCplasmaCmembraneCreceptors?
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a. Oxygen
b. Ribosomes
c. AmphipathicClipids
d. Ligands
ANS:C D
LigandsCareCtheConlyCspecificCmoleculesCthatCcanCbindCwithCreceptorsCon theCcellCmembrane.
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6. ACnurseCis reviewingCaCreportCfromCaCpatientCwithCmetastaticCcancer.CWhatCalternation inCthee
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xCtracellularCmatrixCwouldCsuNppUoRrtSthIeNdG
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s o f Mmetastatic Ccancer?
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a. Decreased fibronectinP
b. IncreasedCcollagen
c. Decreased elastin P
d. Increased glycoproteins
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ANS:C A
OnlyCaCreducedCamountCofCfibronectinCisCfoundCinCsomeCtypesCofCcancerousCcells,Callowingt
hCemCtoCtravelCorCmetastasize.
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7. WhichCformCofCcellCcommunicationCis usedCtoCrelateCtoCotherCcellsCinCdirectCphysicalCcontact?
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a. CellCjunction
b. GapCjunction
c. Desmosome
d. Tight junction
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ANS:C A
CellCjunctionsCholdCcellsCtogetherCandCpermitCmoleculesCtoCpassCfromCcellCtoCcell.
Gap junctionsCallowCforCcellularCcommunicationCbetweenCcells.CNeitherCdesmosomesCnorCtightjuCncti
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onsCareCassociatedCwithCcellularCcommunication.
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