A&P STRAIGHTERLINE STUDY EXAMS GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Polysaccharides - ✔✔contain long chains of monosaccharides
✔✔What molecule is produced as a waste product of the metabolism of glucose by
cells? - ✔✔Carbon dioxide
✔✔What protein structure results from folding or coiling of a polypeptide chain caused
by hydrogen bonds between amino acids? - ✔✔secondary structure
✔✔Nucleotides - ✔✔are the building blocks of nucleic acids.
✔✔Which of the following lists includes only monosaccharides that are isomers of one
another? - ✔✔glucose, fructose, galactose
✔✔Phospholipids have a hydrophilic end which is - ✔✔polar and water-soluble
✔✔Which of the following molecules is NOT made from cholesterol? -
✔✔prostaglandins
✔✔Which of the following activities is a function of the plasma membrane? -
✔✔recognition of bacterial cells by the immune system
✔✔The lower limit of resolution of a light microscope is - ✔✔0.1μm
✔✔Which of the following could be used to study general features of cells? - ✔✔light
microscope
✔✔Cyanide stops the production of ATP. Which of the following processes would be
affected? - ✔✔Active transport
✔✔Which of the following cell organelles is CORRECTLY matched with its function? -
✔✔cell support
✔✔Which of the following is NOT true of G-protein complex action? - ✔✔Stimulates a
cell by means of extracellular chemical signals
✔✔The predominant lipid in the cell membrane is a - ✔✔phospholipid
✔✔Which of the following organelles function in the destruction of nonfunctional
organelles? - ✔✔lysosomes
, ✔✔Which of the following events occurs in the secondary active transport of glucose? -
✔✔All of these choices are correct
✔✔All of the chemical reactions within a cell are known as cell - ✔✔metabolism
✔✔The structural RNA of ribosomes is a - ✔✔Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
✔✔If the amino acid coding region of a mRNA molecule is 1800 nucleotides (bases) in
length, this molecule will contain _____ codons. - ✔✔600
✔✔Messenger RNA - ✔✔is synthesized when a portion of a DNA molecule is
transcribed.
✔✔Translation - ✔✔requires the pairing of codons on mRNA with anticodons on tRNA
✔✔Which of the following is NOT associated with interphase? - ✔✔The cell does
nothing but rest.
✔✔A cancer that is able to spread and become worse is called - ✔✔Malignant
✔✔The presence of a cellular clock, presence of "death genes" and damage to DNA or
mitochondria are all theories of _____. - ✔✔Aging
✔✔Genes on the X chromosomes are - ✔✔X-linked
✔✔Chromosomes that are NOT associated with sex determination are known as -
✔✔Autosomes
✔✔A __________ is a display of the chromosomes of a somatic cell during metaphase
of mitosis. - ✔✔karyotypes
✔✔The actual genetic constitution of an individual is its - ✔✔genotype
✔✔When the dominant allele does not completely mask the effects of the recessive
allele in the heterozygote, it is called - ✔✔incomplete dominance
✔✔What term means that both alleles are the same? - ✔✔homozygous
✔✔Chromosome pairs are called - ✔✔homologous pairs
✔✔What term means that both alleles are different? - ✔✔heterozygous
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Polysaccharides - ✔✔contain long chains of monosaccharides
✔✔What molecule is produced as a waste product of the metabolism of glucose by
cells? - ✔✔Carbon dioxide
✔✔What protein structure results from folding or coiling of a polypeptide chain caused
by hydrogen bonds between amino acids? - ✔✔secondary structure
✔✔Nucleotides - ✔✔are the building blocks of nucleic acids.
✔✔Which of the following lists includes only monosaccharides that are isomers of one
another? - ✔✔glucose, fructose, galactose
✔✔Phospholipids have a hydrophilic end which is - ✔✔polar and water-soluble
✔✔Which of the following molecules is NOT made from cholesterol? -
✔✔prostaglandins
✔✔Which of the following activities is a function of the plasma membrane? -
✔✔recognition of bacterial cells by the immune system
✔✔The lower limit of resolution of a light microscope is - ✔✔0.1μm
✔✔Which of the following could be used to study general features of cells? - ✔✔light
microscope
✔✔Cyanide stops the production of ATP. Which of the following processes would be
affected? - ✔✔Active transport
✔✔Which of the following cell organelles is CORRECTLY matched with its function? -
✔✔cell support
✔✔Which of the following is NOT true of G-protein complex action? - ✔✔Stimulates a
cell by means of extracellular chemical signals
✔✔The predominant lipid in the cell membrane is a - ✔✔phospholipid
✔✔Which of the following organelles function in the destruction of nonfunctional
organelles? - ✔✔lysosomes
, ✔✔Which of the following events occurs in the secondary active transport of glucose? -
✔✔All of these choices are correct
✔✔All of the chemical reactions within a cell are known as cell - ✔✔metabolism
✔✔The structural RNA of ribosomes is a - ✔✔Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
✔✔If the amino acid coding region of a mRNA molecule is 1800 nucleotides (bases) in
length, this molecule will contain _____ codons. - ✔✔600
✔✔Messenger RNA - ✔✔is synthesized when a portion of a DNA molecule is
transcribed.
✔✔Translation - ✔✔requires the pairing of codons on mRNA with anticodons on tRNA
✔✔Which of the following is NOT associated with interphase? - ✔✔The cell does
nothing but rest.
✔✔A cancer that is able to spread and become worse is called - ✔✔Malignant
✔✔The presence of a cellular clock, presence of "death genes" and damage to DNA or
mitochondria are all theories of _____. - ✔✔Aging
✔✔Genes on the X chromosomes are - ✔✔X-linked
✔✔Chromosomes that are NOT associated with sex determination are known as -
✔✔Autosomes
✔✔A __________ is a display of the chromosomes of a somatic cell during metaphase
of mitosis. - ✔✔karyotypes
✔✔The actual genetic constitution of an individual is its - ✔✔genotype
✔✔When the dominant allele does not completely mask the effects of the recessive
allele in the heterozygote, it is called - ✔✔incomplete dominance
✔✔What term means that both alleles are the same? - ✔✔homozygous
✔✔Chromosome pairs are called - ✔✔homologous pairs
✔✔What term means that both alleles are different? - ✔✔heterozygous
