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IVY TECH APHY 101 EXAM 1 (1-4)
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Three metabolic pathways are involved in the breakdown of
glucose to CO2, H2O, and ATP. Of the three, which one occurs
in the cytoplasm? - ANSWER-glycolysis
Which of the nitrogenous bases is part of DNA, but not RNA? -
ANSWER-thymine
Which phase of mitotic cell division is represented by this
picture? - ANSWER-prophase
T/F: A DNA strand with a base sequence of ACTTCGCATG,
when replicated, would yield a newly formed strand of the same
base sequence. - ANSWER-false
Would a molecule that helps to form the cytoskeleton of a cell
be an example of an enzyme? - ANSWER-No
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A water solution that contains equal numbers of hydrogen ions
and hydroxide ions is ___________ - ANSWER-neutral
Glycogen is stored in the liver and __________. - ANSWER-
skeletal muscle
The origin of the term "anatomy" is related to - ANSWER-the
Greek word for "cutting up."
DNA - ANSWER-stores genetic information, including
instructions for enzymes that synthesize fats and
carbohydrates.
T/F: A cell may contain hundreds of different types of enzymes.
- ANSWER-true
The atomic mass of an element whose atoms contain 8
protons, 8 electrons, and 8 neutrons is _____ - ANSWER-16
(protons +neutrons = atomic mass)
IVY TECH APHY 101 EXAM 1 (1-4)
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Three metabolic pathways are involved in the breakdown of
glucose to CO2, H2O, and ATP. Of the three, which one occurs
in the cytoplasm? - ANSWER-glycolysis
Which of the nitrogenous bases is part of DNA, but not RNA? -
ANSWER-thymine
Which phase of mitotic cell division is represented by this
picture? - ANSWER-prophase
T/F: A DNA strand with a base sequence of ACTTCGCATG,
when replicated, would yield a newly formed strand of the same
base sequence. - ANSWER-false
Would a molecule that helps to form the cytoskeleton of a cell
be an example of an enzyme? - ANSWER-No
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A water solution that contains equal numbers of hydrogen ions
and hydroxide ions is ___________ - ANSWER-neutral
Glycogen is stored in the liver and __________. - ANSWER-
skeletal muscle
The origin of the term "anatomy" is related to - ANSWER-the
Greek word for "cutting up."
DNA - ANSWER-stores genetic information, including
instructions for enzymes that synthesize fats and
carbohydrates.
T/F: A cell may contain hundreds of different types of enzymes.
- ANSWER-true
The atomic mass of an element whose atoms contain 8
protons, 8 electrons, and 8 neutrons is _____ - ANSWER-16
(protons +neutrons = atomic mass)
