Test Bank for Karp’s Cell and Molecular Biology,
9th Edition, Gerald Karp, Janet Iwasa
Chapters 1 - 18
, Test Bank for Karp’s Cell and Molecular Biology 9th
Edition Karp Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular Biology
Chapter 2: The Chemical Basis of Life
Chapter 3: Bioenergetics, Enzymes, and Metabolism
Chapter 4: The Structure and Function of the
Plasma Membrane Chapter 5: Aerobic
Respiration and the Mitochondrion
Chapter 6: Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast
Chapter 7: Interactions between Cells and Their Environment
Chapter 8: Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems: Structure, Function, and
Membrane Trafficking
Chapter 9: The Cytoskeleton and Cell
Motility Chapter 10: The Nature of the
Gene and the Genome
Chapter 11: The Central Dogma: DNA to RNA to
Protein Chapter 12: Control of Gene Expression
Chapter 13: DNA Replication and
Repair Chapter 14: Cell Division
6
Chapter 15: Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction: Communication between
Cells Chapter 16: Cancer
Chapter 17: The Immune Response
Chapter 18: Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology
Package Title: Test Bank
Course Title: Karp9e
Chapter Number: 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular Biology
Karp’s Cell and Molecular Biology, 9th Edition
,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
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
6) Which of the following characteristics is NOT a basic property of cells?
a) Cells carry out a variety of emotional reactions.
b) Cells engage in numerous mechanical activities.
c) Cells generally respond to stimuli.
d) Cells are capable of self-regulation.
e) Cells evolve.
ANSWER: a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by all cells.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
7) Which of the following statements accurately characterize cells?
a) Cells are highly complex and organized.
b) Cells possess a genetic program and the means to use it.
9th Edition, Gerald Karp, Janet Iwasa
Chapters 1 - 18
, Test Bank for Karp’s Cell and Molecular Biology 9th
Edition Karp Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular Biology
Chapter 2: The Chemical Basis of Life
Chapter 3: Bioenergetics, Enzymes, and Metabolism
Chapter 4: The Structure and Function of the
Plasma Membrane Chapter 5: Aerobic
Respiration and the Mitochondrion
Chapter 6: Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast
Chapter 7: Interactions between Cells and Their Environment
Chapter 8: Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems: Structure, Function, and
Membrane Trafficking
Chapter 9: The Cytoskeleton and Cell
Motility Chapter 10: The Nature of the
Gene and the Genome
Chapter 11: The Central Dogma: DNA to RNA to
Protein Chapter 12: Control of Gene Expression
Chapter 13: DNA Replication and
Repair Chapter 14: Cell Division
6
Chapter 15: Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction: Communication between
Cells Chapter 16: Cancer
Chapter 17: The Immune Response
Chapter 18: Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology
Package Title: Test Bank
Course Title: Karp9e
Chapter Number: 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular Biology
Karp’s Cell and Molecular Biology, 9th Edition
,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
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
6) Which of the following characteristics is NOT a basic property of cells?
a) Cells carry out a variety of emotional reactions.
b) Cells engage in numerous mechanical activities.
c) Cells generally respond to stimuli.
d) Cells are capable of self-regulation.
e) Cells evolve.
ANSWER: a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Explain the importance of the fundamental properties shared by all cells.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 Basic Properties of Cells
7) Which of the following statements accurately characterize cells?
a) Cells are highly complex and organized.
b) Cells possess a genetic program and the means to use it.
