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Karp's Cell and Molecular Biology
Gerald Karp, Janet Iwasa & Wallace Marshall
9th Edition
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,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular Biology 2
Chapter 02 The Chemical Basis of Life 41
Chapter 03 Bioenergetics, Enzymes, and Metabolism 73
Chapter 04 The Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane 106
Chapter 05 Aerobic Respiration and the Mitochondrion 147
Chapter 06 Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast 186
Chapter 07 Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment 224
Chapter 08 Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems: Structure, Function, and Membrane Trafficking 265
Chapter 09 The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility 338
Chapter 10 The Nature of the Gene and the Genome 377
Chapter 11 The Central Dogma DNA to RNA to Protein 415
Chapter 12 Control of Gene Expression 454
Chapter 13 DNA Replication and Repair 495
Chapter 14 Cell Division 534
Chapter 15 Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction: Communication between Cells 574
Chapter 16 Cancer 619
Chapter 17 The Immune Response 658
Chapter 18 Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology 701
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Test Bank - Karp's Cell and Molecular Biology, 9e (Karp, 2020)
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Course Title: Karp9e
Chapter Number: 1
Chapter 01
Question Type: Multiple Choice
1) Who was the first person to name what he thought were single cells?
a) Leeuwenhoek
b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
2) The first compound light microscopes were constructed by the end of the sixteenth century.
What characteristic defines a compound microscope?
a) It has a moveable stage.
b) It has multiple lenses.
c) Its lens is double the size of simple microscopes.
d) The lens has two different colors.
e) It has two different light sources.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
3) Who was the first scientist to examine and describe living cells?
a) Leeuwenhoek
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b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
4) Who is generally credited with the discovery of cells?
a) Leeuwenhoek
b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
5) Despite being correct about the first two tenets of the Cell Theory, Schleiden and Schwann
made an error about another central feature of cells. What was their mistaken claim?
a) They believed that all cells were smaller than 2 µ in diameter.
b) They claimed that all cells were exactly the same in every detail.
c) They described cells as immortal.
d) They agreed that cells could arise from noncellular materials.
e) They stated that all cells had nuclei through their entire existence.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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Karp's Cell and Molecular Biology
Gerald Karp, Janet Iwasa & Wallace Marshall
9th Edition
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,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular Biology 2
Chapter 02 The Chemical Basis of Life 41
Chapter 03 Bioenergetics, Enzymes, and Metabolism 73
Chapter 04 The Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane 106
Chapter 05 Aerobic Respiration and the Mitochondrion 147
Chapter 06 Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast 186
Chapter 07 Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment 224
Chapter 08 Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems: Structure, Function, and Membrane Trafficking 265
Chapter 09 The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility 338
Chapter 10 The Nature of the Gene and the Genome 377
Chapter 11 The Central Dogma DNA to RNA to Protein 415
Chapter 12 Control of Gene Expression 454
Chapter 13 DNA Replication and Repair 495
Chapter 14 Cell Division 534
Chapter 15 Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction: Communication between Cells 574
Chapter 16 Cancer 619
Chapter 17 The Immune Response 658
Chapter 18 Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology 701
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Test Bank - Karp's Cell and Molecular Biology, 9e (Karp, 2020)
Package Title: Test Bank
Course Title: Karp9e
Chapter Number: 1
Chapter 01
Question Type: Multiple Choice
1) Who was the first person to name what he thought were single cells?
a) Leeuwenhoek
b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
2) The first compound light microscopes were constructed by the end of the sixteenth century.
What characteristic defines a compound microscope?
a) It has a moveable stage.
b) It has multiple lenses.
c) Its lens is double the size of simple microscopes.
d) The lens has two different colors.
e) It has two different light sources.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
3) Who was the first scientist to examine and describe living cells?
a) Leeuwenhoek
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b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
4) Who is generally credited with the discovery of cells?
a) Leeuwenhoek
b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
5) Despite being correct about the first two tenets of the Cell Theory, Schleiden and Schwann
made an error about another central feature of cells. What was their mistaken claim?
a) They believed that all cells were smaller than 2 µ in diameter.
b) They claimed that all cells were exactly the same in every detail.
c) They described cells as immortal.
d) They agreed that cells could arise from noncellular materials.
e) They stated that all cells had nuclei through their entire existence.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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