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1. The formation of a peptide bond is the result of which A
type of reaction?
A. condensation reaction
B. nucleotide reaction
C. hydrolysis reaction
D. nuclear reaction
2. Which of the levels of protein organization is correct- C
ly paired with the interaction that might be responsi-
ble for producing the structure?
A. primary structure; ionic bonding between different
amino acids
B. secondary structure; hydrogen bonding between
the R-groups (side chains) of different amino acids
C. tertiary structure; van der Waals interactions be-
tween hydrophobic amino acids
D. quaternary structure; disulfide bonds between dif-
ferent cysteine residues in the same polypeptide
3. A condensation reaction produces a phosphodiester A
bond between the 3' carbon of the sugar of one
nucelotide and the phosphate of the next nucelotide.
A. True
B. False
4. Which of the following would be found in both a D (sugar is ribose
ribonucleotide and a deoxyribonucleotide? or deoxyribose on
the 2' OH)
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A. uracil
B. thymine
C. OH on the 2' carbon on the sugar
D. OH on the 3' carbon on the sugar
5. What property does the phosphate group provide to B
a phospholipid molecule?
A. It allows the phospholipid to be non-polar.
B. The phosphate is highly hydrophilic, making the
phospholipid amphipathic.
C. It phosphorylates the molecule, changing its con-
formation.
D. It gives the molecule a bend or "kink."
6. Which of the following features is shared by fats and A
phospholipids?
A. The presence of glycerol.
B. The function in cells.
C. The presence of a polar head group.
D. The number of hydrocarbon tails.
7. You want to construct a molecule that will migrate C
easily through a cell membrane. What properties
should you give your molecule?
A. It should be small and charged.
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B. It should be large and hydrophilic.
C. It should be hydrophobic.
D. It should be polar.
8. From a population of dividing human cells, biologists B
isolate cells at various phases of the cell cycle. They
find some normal cells that have 1.5 times more DNA
than normal nondividing human cells. These cells are
in which cell-cycle phase?
A. G1
B. S
C. G2
D. M
9. In which of the following cell cycle stages are chro- A
mosomes never composed of two attached sister
chromatids?
A. G1
B. S
C. G2
D. Early mitosis
10. During mitosis in animal cells, the nuclear envelope B
must disintegrate in order for what to take place?
A. cytokinesis
B. attachment of mitotic spindle to kinetochores
C. replication of centrosomes
D. disassembly of the nucleolus
11. In which stage of mitosis would all kinetochore mi- C
crotubules be the longest?
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A. Prophase
B. Prometaphase
C. Metaphase
D. Anaphase
E. Telophase
12. In what way are Mitosis and Meiosis similar? C
A. The number of cell divisions.
B. The number of final cells produced when complet-
ed.
C. The chromosome number in the starting cell.
D. The chromosome number in the daughter cells.
13. Which of these statements is incorrect concerning A
homologous chromosomes?
A. Homologous chromosomes have the same alleles
before crossing over.
B. Homologous chromosomes undergo crossing
over in prophase I of meiosis.
C. Homologous chromosomes separate during
anaphase I.
D. Four sister chromatids are present for each set of
homologous chromosomes at
14. If a cell about to undergo Meiosis I has two homolo- C
gous pairs of chromosomes, how many sister chro-
matids does the cell have in Prophase I?
A. 2
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1. The formation of a peptide bond is the result of which A
type of reaction?
A. condensation reaction
B. nucleotide reaction
C. hydrolysis reaction
D. nuclear reaction
2. Which of the levels of protein organization is correct- C
ly paired with the interaction that might be responsi-
ble for producing the structure?
A. primary structure; ionic bonding between different
amino acids
B. secondary structure; hydrogen bonding between
the R-groups (side chains) of different amino acids
C. tertiary structure; van der Waals interactions be-
tween hydrophobic amino acids
D. quaternary structure; disulfide bonds between dif-
ferent cysteine residues in the same polypeptide
3. A condensation reaction produces a phosphodiester A
bond between the 3' carbon of the sugar of one
nucelotide and the phosphate of the next nucelotide.
A. True
B. False
4. Which of the following would be found in both a D (sugar is ribose
ribonucleotide and a deoxyribonucleotide? or deoxyribose on
the 2' OH)
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A. uracil
B. thymine
C. OH on the 2' carbon on the sugar
D. OH on the 3' carbon on the sugar
5. What property does the phosphate group provide to B
a phospholipid molecule?
A. It allows the phospholipid to be non-polar.
B. The phosphate is highly hydrophilic, making the
phospholipid amphipathic.
C. It phosphorylates the molecule, changing its con-
formation.
D. It gives the molecule a bend or "kink."
6. Which of the following features is shared by fats and A
phospholipids?
A. The presence of glycerol.
B. The function in cells.
C. The presence of a polar head group.
D. The number of hydrocarbon tails.
7. You want to construct a molecule that will migrate C
easily through a cell membrane. What properties
should you give your molecule?
A. It should be small and charged.
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B. It should be large and hydrophilic.
C. It should be hydrophobic.
D. It should be polar.
8. From a population of dividing human cells, biologists B
isolate cells at various phases of the cell cycle. They
find some normal cells that have 1.5 times more DNA
than normal nondividing human cells. These cells are
in which cell-cycle phase?
A. G1
B. S
C. G2
D. M
9. In which of the following cell cycle stages are chro- A
mosomes never composed of two attached sister
chromatids?
A. G1
B. S
C. G2
D. Early mitosis
10. During mitosis in animal cells, the nuclear envelope B
must disintegrate in order for what to take place?
A. cytokinesis
B. attachment of mitotic spindle to kinetochores
C. replication of centrosomes
D. disassembly of the nucleolus
11. In which stage of mitosis would all kinetochore mi- C
crotubules be the longest?
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A. Prophase
B. Prometaphase
C. Metaphase
D. Anaphase
E. Telophase
12. In what way are Mitosis and Meiosis similar? C
A. The number of cell divisions.
B. The number of final cells produced when complet-
ed.
C. The chromosome number in the starting cell.
D. The chromosome number in the daughter cells.
13. Which of these statements is incorrect concerning A
homologous chromosomes?
A. Homologous chromosomes have the same alleles
before crossing over.
B. Homologous chromosomes undergo crossing
over in prophase I of meiosis.
C. Homologous chromosomes separate during
anaphase I.
D. Four sister chromatids are present for each set of
homologous chromosomes at
14. If a cell about to undergo Meiosis I has two homolo- C
gous pairs of chromosomes, how many sister chro-
matids does the cell have in Prophase I?
A. 2
