BIOL 3204 - MINGHETTI - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
B - Answer -Analyze the image below and identify the structures indicated by different
lettering (A → D). Indicate the correct sequence:
a. Basolateral membrane, Trans-cellular transport, Para-cellular transport, Apical
membrane
b. Apical membrane, Para-cellular transport, Basolateral membrane, Trans-cellular
transport
c. Apical membrane, Trans-cellular transport, Basolateral membrane, Para-cellular
transport
d. Basolateral membrane, Para-cellular transport, Apical membrane, Trans-cellular
transport
e. Trans-cellular transport, Apical membrane, Para-cellular transport, Basolateral
membrane
D - Answer -The human body has different levels of biological organization. The most
basic or simplest level is the __________________
a. cellular level
b. organ level
c. tissue level
d. molecular level
e. organismal level
B - Answer -What is the main, general purpose of negative feedback?
a. to control communication between organs
b. to maintain homeostasis
c. to keep the body's sugar high
d. to regulate excretion
e. none
B - Answer -Stanley Miller set out to demonstrate an explanation for the origins of
organic molecules using a combination of simple organic molecules, heat and periodic
bursts of electricity through the mixture, ultimately producing which kind of molecules?
a. carbohydrates
b. amino acids
c. lipids
d. glycoproteins
e. nucleic acids
E - Answer -Which group of elements makes up more than 90% of the body's mass?
a. O,H,Na
b. C,Na,K
c. O,Ca,H
d. Ca,C,O
e. O,C,H
, E - Answer -The organic molecules known as phospholipids are key components of cell
membranes and composed of which molecules?
a. amino acids
b. nucleotides
c. glycerol
d. fatty acids
e. both glycerol and fatty acids
C - Answer -Copper is:
a. An non-essential trace metal
b. A dietary supplement with no natural role in the body
c. An essential element and cofactor of several enzymes
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
B - Answer -In regard to lipids, the term unsaturated refers to
a. the lack of double bonds between adjacent carbon atoms in a fatty acid
b. the presence of double bonds between adjacent carbon atoms in a fatty acid
c. the ring structure of steroids
d. glycerol, which acts as an anchor for joined fatty acids
e. fats, such as butter and lard, which come from animal sources
A - Answer -Which of the following biological molecules does glycogen belong to?
a. Carbohydrates
b. Lipids
c. Proteins
d. Nucleotides
e. lipids and proteins
C - Answer -Transcriptomes are the entire collection of the _______ expressed in a cell
a. genes
b. proteins
c. mRNAs
d. metabolites e. lipids
D - Answer -In molecular biology "transcription" and "translation" have a specific
meaning. Select the CORRECT definition
a. mRNA is transcribed into a metabolite
b. a gene is translated into a mRNA
c. a metabolite is transcribed into a gene
d. a gene is transcribed into a mRNA
e. a protein is translated into a gene
D - Answer -Why is it important to study "omes"?
B - Answer -Analyze the image below and identify the structures indicated by different
lettering (A → D). Indicate the correct sequence:
a. Basolateral membrane, Trans-cellular transport, Para-cellular transport, Apical
membrane
b. Apical membrane, Para-cellular transport, Basolateral membrane, Trans-cellular
transport
c. Apical membrane, Trans-cellular transport, Basolateral membrane, Para-cellular
transport
d. Basolateral membrane, Para-cellular transport, Apical membrane, Trans-cellular
transport
e. Trans-cellular transport, Apical membrane, Para-cellular transport, Basolateral
membrane
D - Answer -The human body has different levels of biological organization. The most
basic or simplest level is the __________________
a. cellular level
b. organ level
c. tissue level
d. molecular level
e. organismal level
B - Answer -What is the main, general purpose of negative feedback?
a. to control communication between organs
b. to maintain homeostasis
c. to keep the body's sugar high
d. to regulate excretion
e. none
B - Answer -Stanley Miller set out to demonstrate an explanation for the origins of
organic molecules using a combination of simple organic molecules, heat and periodic
bursts of electricity through the mixture, ultimately producing which kind of molecules?
a. carbohydrates
b. amino acids
c. lipids
d. glycoproteins
e. nucleic acids
E - Answer -Which group of elements makes up more than 90% of the body's mass?
a. O,H,Na
b. C,Na,K
c. O,Ca,H
d. Ca,C,O
e. O,C,H
, E - Answer -The organic molecules known as phospholipids are key components of cell
membranes and composed of which molecules?
a. amino acids
b. nucleotides
c. glycerol
d. fatty acids
e. both glycerol and fatty acids
C - Answer -Copper is:
a. An non-essential trace metal
b. A dietary supplement with no natural role in the body
c. An essential element and cofactor of several enzymes
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
B - Answer -In regard to lipids, the term unsaturated refers to
a. the lack of double bonds between adjacent carbon atoms in a fatty acid
b. the presence of double bonds between adjacent carbon atoms in a fatty acid
c. the ring structure of steroids
d. glycerol, which acts as an anchor for joined fatty acids
e. fats, such as butter and lard, which come from animal sources
A - Answer -Which of the following biological molecules does glycogen belong to?
a. Carbohydrates
b. Lipids
c. Proteins
d. Nucleotides
e. lipids and proteins
C - Answer -Transcriptomes are the entire collection of the _______ expressed in a cell
a. genes
b. proteins
c. mRNAs
d. metabolites e. lipids
D - Answer -In molecular biology "transcription" and "translation" have a specific
meaning. Select the CORRECT definition
a. mRNA is transcribed into a metabolite
b. a gene is translated into a mRNA
c. a metabolite is transcribed into a gene
d. a gene is transcribed into a mRNA
e. a protein is translated into a gene
D - Answer -Why is it important to study "omes"?
