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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
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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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 Il`
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
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
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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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 Il`
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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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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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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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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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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e) a confocal laser scanning microscope
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KARP’S CELL AND Il` Il`
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BIOLOGY,9TH
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IWASA,WALLACE
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Course Title: Karp9e
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Chapter Number: 1
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Question Type: Multiple Choice Il` Il` Il`
1) Who was the first person to name what he thought were single 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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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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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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Answer: b Il`
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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
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
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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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a) Leeuwenhoek
b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
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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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e) They stated that all cells had nuclei through their entire existence.
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Answer: d Il`
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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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 Il`
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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Answer: e Il`
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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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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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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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