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1. Inabacterialcell,theDNAisinthe:
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A) cellenvelope. j
B) cellmembrane. j
C) nucleoid.
D) nucleus.
E) ribosomes.
2. Amajorchangeoccurringintheevolutionofeukaryotesfromprokaryoteswasthe
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developmentof:
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A) DNA.
B) photosynthetic capability. j
C) plasmamembranes. j
D) ribosomes.
E) thenucleus. j
3. Ineukaryotes,thenucleusisenclosedb ya doublemembranecalledthe:
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A) cellmembrane. j
B) nuclear envelope. j
C) nucleolus.
D) nucleoplasm.
E) nucleosome.
4. Thedimensionsoflivingcellsarelimited,onthelowerendbytheminimumnumberof
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biomolecules necessary for function, and on the upper end by the rate of diffusion of
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solutessuchasoxygen. Exceptforhighlyelongatedcells,theyusuallyhavelengthsand
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diameters in the range of:
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A) 0.1mto10 m. j j j j
B) 0.3mto30 m. j j j j
C) 0.3mto100 m. j j j j
D) 1mto100m. j j j j
E) 1mto300m. j j j j
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,5. Whichgroupofsingle-celledmicroorganismshasmanymembersfoundgrowingin
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jextremeenvironments?
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A) bacteria
B) archaea
C) eukaryotes
D) heterotrophs
E) Noneoftheanswersiscorrect. j j j j j
6. ThebacteriumE.colirequiressimpleorganicmoleculesforgrowthandenergy—itis
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A) chemoautotroph.
B) chemoheterotroph.
C) lithotroph.
D) photoautotroph.
E) photoheterotroph.
7. Whichisalistof organelles?
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A) mitochondria,chromatin,endoplasmicreticulum j j j
B) peroxisomes,lysosomes, plasma membrane j j j
C) proteasomes, peroxisomes, lysosomes j j
D) mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, peroxisomes j j j
E) Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
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8. Whichlisthasthecellularcomponentsarrangedin orderof INCREASINGsize?
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A) aminoacid<protein<mitochondrion<ribosome j j j j j j j
B) aminoacid<protein<ribosome<mitochondrion j j j j j j j
C) aminoacid<ribosome< protein<mitochondrion j j j j j j j
D) protein<aminoacid<mitochondrion<ribosome j j j j j j j
E) protein<ribosome<mitochondrion<aminoacid j j j j j j j
9. Thethree-dimensional structureofmacromoleculesisformedandmaintained primarily
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throughnoncovalentinteractions. WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTconsidereda
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jnoncovalentinteraction? j
A) carbon-carbon bonds j
B) hydrogenbonds j
C) hydrophobic interactions j
D) ionicinteractions j
E) vanderWaalsinteractions
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,10. WhichelementisNOTamongthefourmostabundantinlivingorganisms?
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A) carbon
B) hydrogen
C) nitrogen
D) oxygen
E) phosphorus
11. Thefourcovalentbondsinmethane(CH4)arearrangedaroundcarbontogivewhich
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geometry?
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A) linear
B) tetrahedral
C) trigonalbipyramidal j
D) trigonalplanar j
E) trigonalpyramidal j
12. Whatfunctionalgroupsarepresentonthismolecule?
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A) etherand aldehyde
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B) hydroxylandaldehyde j j
C) hydroxyl andcarboxylic acid j j j
D) hydroxylandester j j
E) hydroxylandketone j j
13. Themacromoleculesthatserveinthestorageandtransmissionofgeneticinformation are:
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A) carbohydrates.
B) lipids.
C) membranes.
D) nucleic acids. j
E) proteins.
14. Stereoisomersthatarenonsuperimposablemirrorimagesofeachotherareknownas:
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A) anomers.
B) cis-transisomers. j
C) diastereoisomers.
D) enantiomers.
E) geometricisomers. j
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, 15. Thecatalogofallproteinsfunctioninginacellisthe:
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A) metabolome.
B) proteasome.
C) lysosome.
D) proteome.
E) genome.
AnswerKey
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1. B
2. D
3. D
4. C
5. E
6. A
7. B
8. D
9. E
10. E
11. D
12. A
13. D
14. A
15. A
16. C
17. B
18. C
19. A
20. D
21. B
22. C
23. D
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