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MULTIPLE CHOICE ss
1. Astudent is observinga cellunder the microscope. It is observed to have supercoiled
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ss DNA with histones. Which
ss ss ss s s of the following would
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ss student?
a. Asingle circular chromosome s s s
b. A nucleus s s
c. Free-floating nuclear material ss s s
d. No organelles ss
ANS: B ss
The celldescribed is a eukaryotic cell, so it has histones and a supercoiled DNAwithin its
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ss nucleus; thus, the nucleus should be observed.
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Asingle circular chromosome ss s s s s is characteristic ofprokaryotic cells, which do not have histones.
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Free-floating nuclear materialdescribes aprokaryotic cell,whichwouldnot have adistinct
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ss nucleus.
Eukaryoticcells have membranebounded cellular componentscalled organelles. Noorganelles
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ss describes a prokaryotic cell. ss ss ss
2. A nurse is instructing the staff about cellular
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ss the nurse describing when an isolated cell absorbs oxygen and uses it to transform
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ss nutrients to energy? ss ss
a. Metabolic absorption ss
b. Communication
c. Secretion
d. Respiration
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, ANS: D ss
The abilityof the cell to absorb oxygen refers to the cells
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The abilityofthe cell to function within a societyof cells refers to its function of
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ss communication.
The abilityof the cellto take in nutrients refers to the cells
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The abilityofthe cell to synthesize new substances and secrete these elsewhere refers tothe cells
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ss function of secretion. ss ss
3. Aeukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region ofthe cellwould most
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ss of the genetic information be contained?
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a. Mitochondria
b. Ribosome
c. Nucleolus
d. Nucleus
ANS: C ss
The regionofthe cellthat contains genetic material, including a large amount ofribonucleic acid,
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ss most of the DNA, and DNA-binding proteins, is the nucleolus.
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The mitochondria
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Theribosomes are involved
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Thenucleus contains the nucleolus, and
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4. The fluid mosaic model for biologic membranes describes membrane behavior. According
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ss to this model, which of the following float singly or as aggregates in the
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s s fluid lipid bilayer? s s ss
a. Peripheralmembrane proteins s s
b. Integral membrane proteins ss ss
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ss
1. Astudent is observinga cellunder the microscope. It is observed to have supercoiled
ss ss s ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
ss DNA with histones. Which
ss ss ss s s of the following would
ss ss ss s s also be observed by the
ss ss ss ss
ss student?
a. Asingle circular chromosome s s s
b. A nucleus s s
c. Free-floating nuclear material ss s s
d. No organelles ss
ANS: B ss
The celldescribed is a eukaryotic cell, so it has histones and a supercoiled DNAwithin its
ss s ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
ss nucleus; thus, the nucleus should be observed.
ss ss ss ss ss ss
Asingle circular chromosome ss s s s s is characteristic ofprokaryotic cells, which do not have histones.
ss s s ss s s ss ss s s ss
Free-floating nuclear materialdescribes aprokaryotic cell,whichwouldnot have adistinct
s ss s s ss s s ss s s
ss nucleus.
Eukaryoticcells have membranebounded cellular componentscalled organelles. Noorganelles
s ss ss s s ss s ss ss s
ss describes a prokaryotic cell. ss ss ss
2. A nurse is instructing the staff about cellular
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss s s functions. Which cellular ss ss s s function is ss
ss the nurse describing when an isolated cell absorbs oxygen and uses it to transform
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
ss nutrients to energy? ss ss
a. Metabolic absorption ss
b. Communication
c. Secretion
d. Respiration
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, ANS: D ss
The abilityof the cell to absorb oxygen refers to the cells
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The abilityofthe cell to function within a societyof cells refers to its function of
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ss communication.
The abilityof the cellto take in nutrients refers to the cells
ss ss s s s ss s s s s s s s s ss s s s s function of metabolic absorption.
ss s s s s
The abilityofthe cell to synthesize new substances and secrete these elsewhere refers tothe cells
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ss function of secretion. ss ss
3. Aeukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region ofthe cellwould most
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ss of the genetic information be contained?
ss ss ss ss ss
a. Mitochondria
b. Ribosome
c. Nucleolus
d. Nucleus
ANS: C ss
The regionofthe cellthat contains genetic material, including a large amount ofribonucleic acid,
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ss most of the DNA, and DNA-binding proteins, is the nucleolus.
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The mitochondria
s s s s is the siteofcellular respiration.
ss ss s s s
Theribosomes are involved
s s s s s s s in manufacturing ofproteins within the cell.
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Thenucleus contains the nucleolus, and
s ss ss ss s s s s it s s is the nucleolus that contains genetic material.
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4. The fluid mosaic model for biologic membranes describes membrane behavior. According
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ss to this model, which of the following float singly or as aggregates in the
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s s fluid lipid bilayer? s s ss
a. Peripheralmembrane proteins s s
b. Integral membrane proteins ss ss
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