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1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA?
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a. Exon
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Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics Bloom’s
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Level: 2. Understanding
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a. coding DNA sequences for a species.
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b. regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism and a species.
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c. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for a species.
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d. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism.
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e. coding and regulatory DNA of an individual organism or a species. A
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nswer: e
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bservations that suggested that nerve cells are discrete entities?
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a. Articulation of the neuron doctrine jl jl jl jl
b. Identifying the organelle later called the Golgi apparatus
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c. Development of a staining method based on impregnation with silver salts
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d. Improving the understanding of the pathophysiology of malaria
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e. Articulation of the reticular theory of nerve cell communication
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4. The major proponent(s) of the neuron doctrine was(were)
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d. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Charles Sherrington.
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5. Which function is a characteristic primarily of neurons only, and not glia?
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a. Transmits action potentials jl jl
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c. Repairs the nervous system jl jl jl
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6. In which part of a neuron would most of the endoplasmic reticulum be concentrated?
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c. Axon
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e. Dendrite
Answer: d
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7. Which intracellular component facilitates the processes of endocytosis and exocytosis u
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a. Mitochondria
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c. Cytoskeleton
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e. Nucleus
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8. Most neurons have jl jl
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c. one dendrite.
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d. one axon hillock (initial segment) and one dendrite.
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e. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments) and one dendrite.
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b. It cannot integrate information from multiple neurons.
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c. It receives information from only one other neuron.
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d. It integrates information from many neurons.
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e. The information it receives will not be relayed.
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10. Which statement best describes most neurons? jl jl jl jl jl
a. They receive information via axons.
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b. They transmit information to other cells via dendrites.
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d. They conduct signals bidirectionally.
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e. They transmit electrical signals via cytoplasmic continuity.
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Neuroscience, Sixth Edition jl jl
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Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System jl jl jl jl jl
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1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA?
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a. Exon
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e. Regulatory DNA jl jl
Answer: a jl
Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics Bloom’s
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Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Genomics is the analysis of jl jl jl jl
a. coding DNA sequences for a species.
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b. regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism and a species.
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c. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for a species.
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d. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism.
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e. coding and regulatory DNA of an individual organism or a species. A
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nswer: e
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3. Which of Camillo Golgi’s contributions enabled Santiago Ramón y Cajal to make o
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bservations that suggested that nerve cells are discrete entities?
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a. Articulation of the neuron doctrine jl jl jl jl
b. Identifying the organelle later called the Golgi apparatus
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c. Development of a staining method based on impregnation with silver salts
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d. Improving the understanding of the pathophysiology of malaria
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e. Articulation of the reticular theory of nerve cell communication
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4. The major proponent(s) of the neuron doctrine was(were)
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a. Camillo Golgi. jl
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d. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Charles Sherrington.
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5. Which function is a characteristic primarily of neurons only, and not glia?
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a. Transmits action potentials jl jl
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6. In which part of a neuron would most of the endoplasmic reticulum be concentrated?
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a. Postsynaptic terminal jl
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7. Which intracellular component facilitates the processes of endocytosis and exocytosis u
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a. Mitochondria
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c. Cytoskeleton
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e. Nucleus
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8. Most neurons have jl jl
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c. one dendrite.
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d. one axon hillock (initial segment) and one dendrite.
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e. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments) and one dendrite.
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b. It cannot integrate information from multiple neurons.
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c. It receives information from only one other neuron.
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e. The information it receives will not be relayed.
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10. Which statement best describes most neurons? jl jl jl jl jl
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b. They transmit information to other cells via dendrites.
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c. They are polarized. jl jl
d. They conduct signals bidirectionally.
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e. They transmit electrical signals via cytoplasmic continuity.
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12. An action potential is a(n)
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