Advanced Nutrition and Human
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Metabolism – 8th Edition
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Sareen S. Gropper
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, Test Bank for Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism 8e Sareen Gropper,
Jack Smith, Timothy Carr (Answers At The End Of Each Chapter)
Chapter 01: The Cell: A Microcosm of Life
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Membrane lipid bilayers consist primarily of .
a. phospholipids
b. cholesterol
c. proteins
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d. saturated fatty acids
e. enzymes
2. Which of the following is a common function of membrane proteins?
a. receptors
IA
b. detoxifiers
c. purifier
d. neutron transporter
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e. storage proteins
3. What is the role of cholesterol in plasma membrane structure?
a. to produce bile
b. to regulate fluidity and permeability
PP
c. to reduce stability
d. to produce hormones
e. to catalyze chemical reactions
RO
4. Which of the following is not a usual function of the cytoskeleton?
a. locomotion
b. generation of ATP
c. structural support
d. positioning of organelles
VE
e. transfer of DNA and RNA
5. Which cellular component enables signal transmission to various parts of the cell due to interconnections within the
cytosol?
a. glycoproteins
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b. microfilaments
c. glycolipids
d. integral proteins
e. nucleic acids
??
6. How are the carbohydrate moieties of the plasma membrane glycoproteins and glycolipids oriented?
a. outwardly, away from the cytoplasmic matrix
b. inwardly, toward the lumen
c. equally inwardly and outwardly to maintain symmetry
, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: The Cell: A Microcosm of Life
d. between the bilayers of the membranes
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e. interlinked with each on both sides of the membrane
7. Which of the following describes proteins attached to the membrane through hydrophobic interactions and
embedded in the membrane?
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a. peripheral proteins
b. rough endoplasmic reticula
c. integral proteins
d. Golgi apparatus
e. apoproteins
IA
8. Which structure in the cell provides support and controls the movement of cell organelles?
a. endoplasmic reticulum
_A
b. mitochondrion
c. cytoskeleton
d. cytosolic matrix
e. nucleus
PP
9. Cytochalasin is a fungal toxin that prevents the polymerization of actin. Which cellular structure is the target?
a. nucleus
b. cytoskeleton
c. lysosomes
RO
d. mitochondria
e. plasma membrane
10. Which of the following is not normally found in the cytoplasmic matrix of a typical cell?
a. amino acids
VE
b. glucose-6-phosphate
c. carbon dioxide
d. urea
e. lipids
D?
11. Enzymes of which metabolic pathway can be found in the cytoplasmic matrix?
a. beta-oxidation
b. glycolysis
c. ketone production
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d. the Kreb’s cycle
e. cholesterol synthesis
12. Which organelle is responsible for the production of most of the metabolic energy (ATP)?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. endoplasmic reticulum
, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: The Cell: A Microcosm of Life
c. nucleus
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d. mitochondrion
e. lysosome
13. Which of the following can freely diffuse across the inner mitochondrial membrane?
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a. glucose
b. oxygen and carbon dioxide
c. fatty acids
d. NADH
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e. protons
14. Where are the majority of the components of the electron transport chain embedded?
a. mitochondrial inner membrane
_A
b. mitochondrial outer membrane
c. mitochondrial matrix
d. cytoplasmic matrix
e. plasma membrane
PP
15. In which organelle do the TCA cycle and fatty acid oxidation occur?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. nucleus
c. microsomes
RO
d. mitochondrion
e. endoplasmic reticulum
16. What is the major route for ATP production in the cell?
a. oxidative phosphorylation
VE
b. hydrolysis
c. peroxidation
d. transformation
e. substrate-level phosphorylation
D?
17. Which organelle is capable of performing both fission and fusion?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. mitochondria
c. rough endoplasmic reticulum
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d. nucleus
e. lysosome
18. What do the genes contained in the mitochondrial DNA code for?
a. all proteins functioning within the mitochondrial matrix
b. nonfunctional ancient proteins considered remnants of evolution
ST
Metabolism – 8th Edition
UV
TEST BANK
IA
_A
PP
Sareen S. Gropper
RO
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors and
VE
Students
© Sareen S. Gropper
D?
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
??
©MEDGEEK
, Test Bank for Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism 8e Sareen Gropper,
Jack Smith, Timothy Carr (Answers At The End Of Each Chapter)
Chapter 01: The Cell: A Microcosm of Life
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
ST
1. Membrane lipid bilayers consist primarily of .
a. phospholipids
b. cholesterol
c. proteins
UV
d. saturated fatty acids
e. enzymes
2. Which of the following is a common function of membrane proteins?
a. receptors
IA
b. detoxifiers
c. purifier
d. neutron transporter
_A
e. storage proteins
3. What is the role of cholesterol in plasma membrane structure?
a. to produce bile
b. to regulate fluidity and permeability
PP
c. to reduce stability
d. to produce hormones
e. to catalyze chemical reactions
RO
4. Which of the following is not a usual function of the cytoskeleton?
a. locomotion
b. generation of ATP
c. structural support
d. positioning of organelles
VE
e. transfer of DNA and RNA
5. Which cellular component enables signal transmission to various parts of the cell due to interconnections within the
cytosol?
a. glycoproteins
D?
b. microfilaments
c. glycolipids
d. integral proteins
e. nucleic acids
??
6. How are the carbohydrate moieties of the plasma membrane glycoproteins and glycolipids oriented?
a. outwardly, away from the cytoplasmic matrix
b. inwardly, toward the lumen
c. equally inwardly and outwardly to maintain symmetry
, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: The Cell: A Microcosm of Life
d. between the bilayers of the membranes
ST
e. interlinked with each on both sides of the membrane
7. Which of the following describes proteins attached to the membrane through hydrophobic interactions and
embedded in the membrane?
UV
a. peripheral proteins
b. rough endoplasmic reticula
c. integral proteins
d. Golgi apparatus
e. apoproteins
IA
8. Which structure in the cell provides support and controls the movement of cell organelles?
a. endoplasmic reticulum
_A
b. mitochondrion
c. cytoskeleton
d. cytosolic matrix
e. nucleus
PP
9. Cytochalasin is a fungal toxin that prevents the polymerization of actin. Which cellular structure is the target?
a. nucleus
b. cytoskeleton
c. lysosomes
RO
d. mitochondria
e. plasma membrane
10. Which of the following is not normally found in the cytoplasmic matrix of a typical cell?
a. amino acids
VE
b. glucose-6-phosphate
c. carbon dioxide
d. urea
e. lipids
D?
11. Enzymes of which metabolic pathway can be found in the cytoplasmic matrix?
a. beta-oxidation
b. glycolysis
c. ketone production
??
d. the Kreb’s cycle
e. cholesterol synthesis
12. Which organelle is responsible for the production of most of the metabolic energy (ATP)?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. endoplasmic reticulum
, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: The Cell: A Microcosm of Life
c. nucleus
ST
d. mitochondrion
e. lysosome
13. Which of the following can freely diffuse across the inner mitochondrial membrane?
UV
a. glucose
b. oxygen and carbon dioxide
c. fatty acids
d. NADH
IA
e. protons
14. Where are the majority of the components of the electron transport chain embedded?
a. mitochondrial inner membrane
_A
b. mitochondrial outer membrane
c. mitochondrial matrix
d. cytoplasmic matrix
e. plasma membrane
PP
15. In which organelle do the TCA cycle and fatty acid oxidation occur?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. nucleus
c. microsomes
RO
d. mitochondrion
e. endoplasmic reticulum
16. What is the major route for ATP production in the cell?
a. oxidative phosphorylation
VE
b. hydrolysis
c. peroxidation
d. transformation
e. substrate-level phosphorylation
D?
17. Which organelle is capable of performing both fission and fusion?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. mitochondria
c. rough endoplasmic reticulum
??
d. nucleus
e. lysosome
18. What do the genes contained in the mitochondrial DNA code for?
a. all proteins functioning within the mitochondrial matrix
b. nonfunctional ancient proteins considered remnants of evolution
