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Q: Most of the cell membrane's specific functions are controlled by:
Ans: Proteins
Q: Alcoholic Fermentation is a form of:
Ans: Anaerobic Respiration
Q: Phagocytosis is a form of:
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Ans: Endocytosis
Q: What is a pyruvate?
Ans: Pyruvate is an important chemical compound in biochemistry. It is the
output of the metabolism of glucose known as glycolysis. One molecule of
glucose breaks down into two molecules of pyruvate, which are then used to
provide further energy, in one of two ways.
Q: What are the small spherical bodies within a cell where proteins are
assembled according to genetic instructions?
Ans: Ribosomes
Q: What is the structural and functional unit of life?
Ans: The cell
Q: What is a prokaryotic cell?
Ans: A cell that lacks a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
Q: What is a eukaryotic cell?
Ans: A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
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Q: What is cellular respiration?
Ans: A catabolic pathway for the production of ATP, in which sometimes
oxygen is consumed as a reactant along with an organic fuel. At times, the
process proceeds without oxygen, but this is less efficient.
Q: What is anaerobic respiration?
Ans: A form of cellular respiration that does not involve oxygen.
Q: What is aerobic respiration?
Ans: Form of cellular respiration which requires oxygen to generate energy.
Q: Name the four types of transport that allow small molecules to move
across the cell membrane:
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Ans: Diffusion, Osmosis, Active Transport, and Passive Transport.
Q: Prokaryotes often reproduce by:
Ans: Binary Fission
Q: What is binary fission?
Ans: A form of asexual reproduction in which the parent divides into two
identical halves.
Q: What is cytokinesis?
Ans: The division of cytoplasm into two identical daughter cells, which occurs
during the telophase stage of mitosis.
Q: What is a haploid cell?
Ans: A cell that contains one set of chromosomes
Q: What is a diploid cell?
Ans: A cell that contains two sets of chromosomes
Q: What is chromatin?
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Ans: The substance of which eukaryotic chromosomes are composed, consisting
of mostly proteins, DNA, and RNA.
Q: What is a centriole?
Ans: a cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, occurring in pairs
and involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division.
Q: What is a chromosome?
Ans: A structure carrying genes is a linear sequence, found in the nucleus,
consisting of DNA and protein.
Q: What is DNA?
Ans: A double-stranded, helical nucleic acid molecule capable of replicating and
determining the inherited structure of a cell's proteins. It makes up the genetic
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material of most living organisms and plays a role in determining heredity.
Q: What is RNA?
Ans: A single-stranded nucleic acid molecule involved in protein synthesis. It is
responsible for carrying the genetic code transcribed for DNA to specialized sites
within the cell where the information is translated into protein composition.
Q: What is a nucleotide?
Ans: A nucleotide is the basic building block of nucleic acids. RNA and DNA
are polymers made of long chains of nucleotides. A nucleotide consists of a sugar
molecule (either ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA) attached to a phosphate
group and a nitrogen-containing base.
Q: What is transcription?
Ans: Transcription is the process by which the information in a strand of DNA
is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA). ... This complex
initiates transcription, and the RNA polymerase begins mRNA synthesis by
matching complementary bases to the original DNA strand.
Q: What is translation?
AC-HPAT Prep Questions and Answers 100%
Correct Answers Already Graded A+
Q: Most of the cell membrane's specific functions are controlled by:
Ans: Proteins
Q: Alcoholic Fermentation is a form of:
Ans: Anaerobic Respiration
Q: Phagocytosis is a form of:
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Ans: Endocytosis
Q: What is a pyruvate?
Ans: Pyruvate is an important chemical compound in biochemistry. It is the
output of the metabolism of glucose known as glycolysis. One molecule of
glucose breaks down into two molecules of pyruvate, which are then used to
provide further energy, in one of two ways.
Q: What are the small spherical bodies within a cell where proteins are
assembled according to genetic instructions?
Ans: Ribosomes
Q: What is the structural and functional unit of life?
Ans: The cell
Q: What is a prokaryotic cell?
Ans: A cell that lacks a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
Q: What is a eukaryotic cell?
Ans: A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
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Q: What is cellular respiration?
Ans: A catabolic pathway for the production of ATP, in which sometimes
oxygen is consumed as a reactant along with an organic fuel. At times, the
process proceeds without oxygen, but this is less efficient.
Q: What is anaerobic respiration?
Ans: A form of cellular respiration that does not involve oxygen.
Q: What is aerobic respiration?
Ans: Form of cellular respiration which requires oxygen to generate energy.
Q: Name the four types of transport that allow small molecules to move
across the cell membrane:
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Ans: Diffusion, Osmosis, Active Transport, and Passive Transport.
Q: Prokaryotes often reproduce by:
Ans: Binary Fission
Q: What is binary fission?
Ans: A form of asexual reproduction in which the parent divides into two
identical halves.
Q: What is cytokinesis?
Ans: The division of cytoplasm into two identical daughter cells, which occurs
during the telophase stage of mitosis.
Q: What is a haploid cell?
Ans: A cell that contains one set of chromosomes
Q: What is a diploid cell?
Ans: A cell that contains two sets of chromosomes
Q: What is chromatin?
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Ans: The substance of which eukaryotic chromosomes are composed, consisting
of mostly proteins, DNA, and RNA.
Q: What is a centriole?
Ans: a cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, occurring in pairs
and involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division.
Q: What is a chromosome?
Ans: A structure carrying genes is a linear sequence, found in the nucleus,
consisting of DNA and protein.
Q: What is DNA?
Ans: A double-stranded, helical nucleic acid molecule capable of replicating and
determining the inherited structure of a cell's proteins. It makes up the genetic
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material of most living organisms and plays a role in determining heredity.
Q: What is RNA?
Ans: A single-stranded nucleic acid molecule involved in protein synthesis. It is
responsible for carrying the genetic code transcribed for DNA to specialized sites
within the cell where the information is translated into protein composition.
Q: What is a nucleotide?
Ans: A nucleotide is the basic building block of nucleic acids. RNA and DNA
are polymers made of long chains of nucleotides. A nucleotide consists of a sugar
molecule (either ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA) attached to a phosphate
group and a nitrogen-containing base.
Q: What is transcription?
Ans: Transcription is the process by which the information in a strand of DNA
is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA). ... This complex
initiates transcription, and the RNA polymerase begins mRNA synthesis by
matching complementary bases to the original DNA strand.
Q: What is translation?
