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S UNDERSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY,
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CANADIAN EDITION2ND EDITION r r r
Chapterr 01:r Cellularr Biology
Huetherr &r McCance:r Understandingr Pathophysiology,r 6thr Edition
MULTIPLEr CHOICE
1. Ar studentr isr observingr ar cellr underr ther microscope.r Itr isr observedr torhaver
supercoiledrDNAwithrhistones.r Whichr ofr ther followingr wouldr alsorber obser
vedrbyr ther student?
a. Ar singler circularr chromosome
b. Ar nucleus
c. Free-floatingr nuclearr material
d. Nor organelles
ANS: B
Ther cellr describedr isr ar eukaryoticr cell,r sorrritrrrhasrrrhistonesrrrandr arsupercoiledr D
NAr withinr itsnucleus;r thus,r ther nucleusr shouldr ber observed.rArsinglercircularr
chromosomercalledr ar prokaryoter containsr free-
floatingrnuclearr materialr butr hasr nor organelles.
REF:r p.r 2
,2. Arnurserisrinstructingrther staffr aboutr cellularr functions.r Whichr cellularrfunctionr
isr thernurserdescribingr whenr anr isolatedrcellr absorbsr oxygenr andrusesritr tor tran
sformr nutrientsr tor energy?
, a. Metabolicr absorption
b. Communication
c. Secretion
d. Respiration
ANS: D
Ther cell’sr abilityr tor absorbr oxygenr isr referredr tor asr respirationr whiler itsrcommunic
ationrabilityinvolvesrmaintenancerofrarsteadyrdynamicrstate,rmetabolicrabsorptio
nrprovidesrnutrition,randrsecretionrallowsrforrthersynthesizingr ofr newr substances.
REF:r p.r 2