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MN551 Quiz 1
Control center of the cell - Answer-Nucleus



What part of the cell contains DNA - Answer-Nucleus



Where does work occur in the cell - Answer-Cytoplasm



Colloidal solution that contains water, electrolytes, proteins, fats, and glycogen molecules - Answer-
Cytoplasm



What part of the cell consists of lipids, carbs, and proteins - Answer-Cell membrane



What is the cell membrane made up of - Answer-Lipid bilayer



True or False:



The cell membrane is made up only of lipids and cholesterol molecules - Answer-False



It is made of lipids, proteins, and carbs



What is food gives us cellular energy - Answer-CHO, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals



What is the purpose of food - Answer-Nourishment of bodies-organs-tissues- cells-molecules



Where do we get vitamins and minerals from - Answer-Food sources

,What are the water soluble vitamins - Answer-Thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pyroxidine, folic acid



Purpose of thiamine - Answer-Converts pyruvic acid to acetyl-coA



Purpose of riboflavin - Answer-Needed for the production of coenzymes NAD and FAD



Purpose of niacin - Answer-Needed for the production of coenzymes NAD and FAD



Purpose of pyroxidine - Answer-Cofactor for the enzymes involved in amino acid metabolism



Purpose of folic acid - Answer-Essential for DNA synthesis



Fat soluble vitamins - Answer-A, D, E, K



What can vitamin E do to free radicals - Answer-Inactivate them



Purpose of vitamin A - Answer-Used in the photo pigment of the retina



Effects of vitamin A deficiency on embryonic development - Answer-Interferes with embryonic
development



What organ produces vitamin D - Answer-Skin



What has to occur for the skin to produce vitamin D - Answer-UV light

,Which vitamin is required for the production of prothrombin and for clotting factors 9 and 10 - Answer-
Vitamin K



What is the first pathway of cellular respiration - Answer-Glycolysis



Is glycolysis aerobic or anerobic - Answer-Anerobic



Where does glycolysis occur - Answer-Cytosol



What is the purpose of glycolysis - Answer-Converts one molecule of glucose into two molecules of
pyruvate



What does it mean to be anaerobic - Answer-Can occur with or without oxygen



Net yield of glycolysis - Answer-2 ATP, 2 NADH, 2 pyruvate



Purpose of the Krebs cycle - Answer-Converts pyruvate into metabolites and generates ATP by pyruvate
oxidation and electrons are produced



As electrons flow down the electron transport chain what is produced - Answer-Water and energy



What is the outer membrane of the mitochondria composed of - Answer-Lipid layer that is permeable to
small molecules because of proteins



Why is the outer membrane of the mitochondria permeable - Answer-Proteins



True or false

, The inner membrane of the mitochondria is permeable - Answer-False



The inner membrane is not permeable to small molecules (H+ ions)



Apoptosis - Answer-Controlled cell death



Signals of disruption in homeostasis - Answer-DNA damage

Viruses

Environmental stress (oxygen and other nutrient deprivation)

Reactive oxygen species (oxygen with an unstable electron)



True or false



Cells adapt to changes in the internal environment - Answer-True



How do cells adapt to increased work demands - Answer-Change in size, number, and form



How do cells change in size - Answer-Atrophy or hypertrophy



How to cells change in number - Answer-Hyperplasia



How do cells change in form - Answer-Metaplasia



Atrophy - Answer-Decrease in cell size

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