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BIOLOGY, 9TH
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EDITION,GERALD
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KARP, JANET
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IWASA,WALLACE
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MARSHALL
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Course Title: Karp9e
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Chapter Number: 1
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1) Who was the first person to name what he thought were single cells?
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a) Leeuwenhoek
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c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
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Difficulty:Easy
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Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory. Section
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Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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2) The first compound light microscopes were constructed by the end of the sixteenth century. What
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characteristic defines a compound microscope?
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a) It has a moveable stage.
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b) It has multiple lenses.
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c) Its lens is double the size of simple microscopes.
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d) The lens has two different colors.
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e) It has two different light sources.
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Answer: b ert
Difficulty:Easy
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Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory. Section
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Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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3) Who was the first scientist to examine and describe living cells?
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a) Leeuwenhoek
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Answer: a
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Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory. Section
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Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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,4) Who is generally credited with the discovery of cells?
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a) Leeuwenhoek
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e) Virchow
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Difficulty:Easy
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Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory. Section
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Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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5) Despite being correct about the first two tenets of the Cell Theory, Schleiden and Schwann made an
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error about another central feature of cells. What was their mistaken claim?
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a) They believed that all cells were smaller than 2 µ in diameter.
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b) They claimed that all cells were exactly the same in every detail.
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c) They described cells as immortal.
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d) They agreed that cells could arise from noncellular materials.
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e) They stated that all cells had nuclei through their entire existence.
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Answer: d ert
Difficulty:Medium
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Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory. Section
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Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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6) Which of the following characteristics is NOT a basic property of cells?
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a) Cells carry out a variety of emotional reactions.
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b) Cells engage in numerous mechanical activities.
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c) Cells generally respond to stimuli.
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d) Cells are capable of self-regulation.
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e) Cells evolve.
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Difficulty:Easy
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Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by all cells. Section
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Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
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7) Which of the following statements accurately characterize cells?
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a) Cells are highly complex and organized.
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b) Cells possess a genetic program and the means to use it.
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c) Cells are capable of producing more of themselves.
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e) All choices are correct. ert ert ert
Answer: e ert
Difficulty:Easy
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Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by all cells. Section
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Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
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8) The first culture of human cells was begun by George and Martha Gey of Johns Hopkins University in
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1951. The cells were obtained from a malignant tumor and named
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b) HeLa, Henrietta Lacks ert ert
c) Roberts, John Roberts ert ert
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e) HeLa,HelenLassiter ert ert
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Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by all cells. Section
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Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
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9) Cells grown in culture, outside the body are described as cells grown
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e) vivacious
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Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by all cells. Section
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Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
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10) A high powered microscope that allows cellular organelles to be examined in great detail is called
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a) a refractive microscope
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c) a fluorescence microscope
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d) a scanning tunneling microscope
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e) a confocal laser scanning microscope
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KARP’S CELL AND ert ert
MOLECULAR
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BIOLOGY, 9TH
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EDITION,GERALD
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KARP, JANET
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IWASA,WALLACE
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MARSHALL
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Course Title: Karp9e
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Chapter Number: 1
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Question Type: Multiple Choice ert ert ert
1) Who was the first person to name what he thought were single cells?
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a) Leeuwenhoek
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d) Schwann
e) Virchow
Answer: b ert
Difficulty:Easy
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Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory. Section
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Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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2) The first compound light microscopes were constructed by the end of the sixteenth century. What
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characteristic defines a compound microscope?
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a) It has a moveable stage.
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b) It has multiple lenses.
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c) Its lens is double the size of simple microscopes.
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d) The lens has two different colors.
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e) It has two different light sources.
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Answer: b ert
Difficulty:Easy
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Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory. Section
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Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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3) Who was the first scientist to examine and describe living cells?
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a) Leeuwenhoek
b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
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Answer: a
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Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory. Section
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Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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,4) Who is generally credited with the discovery of cells?
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a) Leeuwenhoek
b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
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Difficulty:Easy
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Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory. Section
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Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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5) Despite being correct about the first two tenets of the Cell Theory, Schleiden and Schwann made an
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error about another central feature of cells. What was their mistaken claim?
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a) They believed that all cells were smaller than 2 µ in diameter.
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b) They claimed that all cells were exactly the same in every detail.
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c) They described cells as immortal.
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d) They agreed that cells could arise from noncellular materials.
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e) They stated that all cells had nuclei through their entire existence.
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Answer: d ert
Difficulty:Medium
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Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory. Section
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Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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6) Which of the following characteristics is NOT a basic property of cells?
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a) Cells carry out a variety of emotional reactions.
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b) Cells engage in numerous mechanical activities.
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c) Cells generally respond to stimuli.
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d) Cells are capable of self-regulation.
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e) Cells evolve.
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Answer: a ert
Difficulty:Easy
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Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by all cells. Section
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Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
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7) Which of the following statements accurately characterize cells?
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a) Cells are highly complex and organized.
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b) Cells possess a genetic program and the means to use it.
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c) Cells are capable of producing more of themselves.
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, d) Cells acquire and utilize energy. ert ert ert ert
e) All choices are correct. ert ert ert
Answer: e ert
Difficulty:Easy
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Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by all cells. Section
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Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
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8) The first culture of human cells was begun by George and Martha Gey of Johns Hopkins University in
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1951. The cells were obtained from a malignant tumor and named
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a) MaLe, Mary Leeds ert ert
b) HeLa, Henrietta Lacks ert ert
c) Roberts, John Roberts ert ert
d) MaLe, Martin Lewis ert ert
e) HeLa,HelenLassiter ert ert
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Difficulty: Medium ert
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by all cells. Section
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Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
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9) Cells grown in culture, outside the body are described as cells grown
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a) in vivo ert
b) live
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d) in culturo ert
e) vivacious
Answer: c
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Difficulty: Medium ert
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by all cells. Section
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Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
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10) A high powered microscope that allows cellular organelles to be examined in great detail is called
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a) a refractive microscope
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b) an electron microscope
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c) a fluorescence microscope
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d) a scanning tunneling microscope
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e) a confocal laser scanning microscope
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Difficulty: Easy ert
