BIO 181 ASU CAPCO EXAM 1 PRACTICE
ASSESSMENT 2026 COMPLETE SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND MODEL RESPONSES
◉ for protein to enter the endoplasmic reticulum as part of the
endoplasmic reticulum's lumen or part of the endoplasmic reticulum
membrane:
Answer: a ribosome binds to the mRNA and a short stretch of
protein is synthesized that contains a signal sequence.
◉ we are made up of ____ percent water
Answer: 50-70
◉ what is the difference between a triglyceride and a phospholipid?
Answer: triglyceride has 3 fatty acids and phospholipid has 2
◉ T/F the ER is contiguous with the nuclear envelope
Answer: true
◉ what are the functions of a membrane?
Answer: cell protection and controlling cell movement
, ◉ T/F its a simple matter (ie thermodynamically) for vesicle to form
from the endoplasmic reticulum.
Answer: false
◉ is cholesterol good or bad to have in biological membranes
Answer: good
◉ the plasma membrane gets new lipids from
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
Answer: cortex
◉ T/F chromosomes are made out of Euchromatin
Answer: false
◉ Where is the histone H1 found?
Answer: they are found in eukaryotic cell nuclei
◉ T/F the diameter of an intermediate filament is 25 nm.
Answer: false
ASSESSMENT 2026 COMPLETE SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND MODEL RESPONSES
◉ for protein to enter the endoplasmic reticulum as part of the
endoplasmic reticulum's lumen or part of the endoplasmic reticulum
membrane:
Answer: a ribosome binds to the mRNA and a short stretch of
protein is synthesized that contains a signal sequence.
◉ we are made up of ____ percent water
Answer: 50-70
◉ what is the difference between a triglyceride and a phospholipid?
Answer: triglyceride has 3 fatty acids and phospholipid has 2
◉ T/F the ER is contiguous with the nuclear envelope
Answer: true
◉ what are the functions of a membrane?
Answer: cell protection and controlling cell movement
, ◉ T/F its a simple matter (ie thermodynamically) for vesicle to form
from the endoplasmic reticulum.
Answer: false
◉ is cholesterol good or bad to have in biological membranes
Answer: good
◉ the plasma membrane gets new lipids from
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
Answer: cortex
◉ T/F chromosomes are made out of Euchromatin
Answer: false
◉ Where is the histone H1 found?
Answer: they are found in eukaryotic cell nuclei
◉ T/F the diameter of an intermediate filament is 25 nm.
Answer: false
