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Ace the first foundational test in introductory biology with this complete study package built directly around the Arizona State University BIO 181 curriculum. This resource features verified actual exam questions and comprehensive explanations highlighting the surface-area-to-volume ratio cell limitations, endomembrane theory, and cell motility dynamics. Master high-yield test topics including cell walking mechanisms (filopodia and lamellipodia), biomolecular machinery constraints, and structural microscopy rules to confidently secure your top grade.

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ASU BIO 181 Exam 1 Study Guide & Actual
Test Questions (Graded A+)



what is the difference between a triglyceride and a
phospholipid? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > triglyceride has 3 fatty
acids and phospholipid has 2


T/F the ER is contiguous with the nuclear envelope - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > true


what are the functions of a membrane? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> cell protection and controlling cell movement


T/F its a simple matter (ie thermodynamically) for vesicle to
form from the endoplasmic reticulum. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> false


is cholesterol good or bad to have in biological membranes -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > good

,the plasma membrane gets new lipids from - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > none of the above


consider the geography of cells. Actin filaments are present in
the cell's ____ and the microtubules are present in the cell's -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > cortex


T/F chromosomes are made out of Euchromatin - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > false


Where is the histone H1 found? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > they
are found in eukaryotic cell nuclei


T/F the diameter of an intermediate filament is 25 nm. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > false


T/F the actin filament system is present in the nucleus - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > false
T/F to get into the nucleus a component has to have the correct
signal sequence and pass through a nuclear pore. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > True

, which cytoskeleton filament system lines the inside of the
nucleus to protect it? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > microtublues


T/F cilia and microvilli contain a similar number of parallel actin
filaments - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > false


T/F naked DNA does not exist in nature of parallel actin
filaments - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > false


T/F naked DNA does not exist in Nature but scientists can make
naked DNA in a test tube. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > true


what does the nucleosomal core have in it (ie the basketball like
structure on the slides)? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > histones


T/F molecular motor use ATP as the energy source to power the
molecular motor. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > true
T/F the actin filament system extends outside of the cell -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > false

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