HESI A2 Biology (V1) - study guide 1
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Which movement requires carrier protein but not direct cellular energy -
ANSWER-facilitated transport
Which term denotes the movement of glucose molecules from an area of lower
concentration to an area of higher concentration - ANSWER-active transport
Plasmolysis is a term describing - ANSWER-cellular shrinkage, which occurs when
cells are immersed in hypertonic solution
Which particular structure is present in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells -
ANSWER-cell membrane
Which cell type is characterized by the lack of true nucleus and the absense of
membrane-bound organelles - ANSWER-prokaryotic cell
Which organelle is associated with hydrolytic enzymes and is sometimes reffered to
as the suicide bag - ANSWER-lysosomes
Pinocytosis is the process of - ANSWER-enclosing liquid substances in a
membrane and secreting it into the cell
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, The plasma membrane of the eurokaryotic cell determines selectively which
substances can enter or leave the cell. Such a membrane is called - ANSWER-
selective permable
What primarily determines the shae of the cell that lacks cell walls - ANSWER-
microtubules and microfilaments
Which pair of organelles are responsible for energy supple to eukaryotic cells -
ANSWER-chloroplast and mitochondia
Which organelle is the synthesis of ATP associated with - ANSWER-mitochonrida
The plasma membrane is soluble to - ANSWER-lipids
The process whereby muscle cells product lactic acid is called - ANSWER-
fermentation
During aerobic respiration, which substance is released - ANSWER-36 ATP
non-cyclic photophosphorylation takes place inside the - ANSWER-thylakoids
The dark reaction of photosynthesis takes place in - ANSWER-stoma
Aerobic cellular respiration is more important to sustaining life than anaerobic
because it produces - ANSWER-more energy
Which organelle is responsible for oxygen production - ANSWER-chloroplast
An organic catalyst that enhances the chemical reaction is called - ANSWER-an
enzyme
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Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Which movement requires carrier protein but not direct cellular energy -
ANSWER-facilitated transport
Which term denotes the movement of glucose molecules from an area of lower
concentration to an area of higher concentration - ANSWER-active transport
Plasmolysis is a term describing - ANSWER-cellular shrinkage, which occurs when
cells are immersed in hypertonic solution
Which particular structure is present in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells -
ANSWER-cell membrane
Which cell type is characterized by the lack of true nucleus and the absense of
membrane-bound organelles - ANSWER-prokaryotic cell
Which organelle is associated with hydrolytic enzymes and is sometimes reffered to
as the suicide bag - ANSWER-lysosomes
Pinocytosis is the process of - ANSWER-enclosing liquid substances in a
membrane and secreting it into the cell
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, The plasma membrane of the eurokaryotic cell determines selectively which
substances can enter or leave the cell. Such a membrane is called - ANSWER-
selective permable
What primarily determines the shae of the cell that lacks cell walls - ANSWER-
microtubules and microfilaments
Which pair of organelles are responsible for energy supple to eukaryotic cells -
ANSWER-chloroplast and mitochondia
Which organelle is the synthesis of ATP associated with - ANSWER-mitochonrida
The plasma membrane is soluble to - ANSWER-lipids
The process whereby muscle cells product lactic acid is called - ANSWER-
fermentation
During aerobic respiration, which substance is released - ANSWER-36 ATP
non-cyclic photophosphorylation takes place inside the - ANSWER-thylakoids
The dark reaction of photosynthesis takes place in - ANSWER-stoma
Aerobic cellular respiration is more important to sustaining life than anaerobic
because it produces - ANSWER-more energy
Which organelle is responsible for oxygen production - ANSWER-chloroplast
An organic catalyst that enhances the chemical reaction is called - ANSWER-an
enzyme
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