Question 1

Figure 2.2
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Which letter indicates the DNA molecule?

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A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   EF) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

The cytoskeletal elements that form a ring to ʺsqueezeʺ the two daughter cells apart during cytokinesis are

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A)   the microtrabecular lattice.
B)   microfilaments.
C)   intermediate filaments.
D)   microtubules.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

This organelle detoxifies a number of toxic substances.

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A)   Golgi apparatus
B)   lysosome
C)   rough endoplasmic reticulum
D)   mitochondria
E)   peroxisomeF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Which is not part of interphase?

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A)   M
B)   G1
C)   S
D)   G2E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The mitotic spindle forms from the

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A)   nucleus.
B)   nucleolus.
C)   Golgi apparatus.
D)   centrosome matrix.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

An example of a type of cell with high rates of mitosis is a cell of the skin.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The plasma membrane is composed of all of the following except

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A)   glycoproteins.
B)   tubulin protein.
C)   phospholipids.
D)   cholesterol.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Describe the three major types of cytoskeletal elements.

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Question 9

What is the transport mechanism by which substances move from the cytoplasm to the outside of the cell?

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Question 10

Chromatin is composed of DNA wound around proteins known as actin.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The plasma membrane is

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A)   a single-layered membrane that surrounds the nucleus of the cell.
B)   a membrane composed of tiny shelves or cristae.
C)   a single-layered membrane enclosing the plasma.
D)   the membrane surrounding the cell.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Telomeres are structures that limit the maximum number of times cells can divide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Membrane-bound organelles have the same type of membrane as the plasma membrane except

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A)   the nonpolar tails face outward.
B)   they are all covered with ribosomes.
C)   for the absence of a glycocalyx.
D)   for the absence of cholesterol.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

In the process of phagocytosis, the organelles whose enzymes break down ingested foreign cells are the

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A)   lysosomes.
B)   peroxisomes.
C)   smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
D)   nucleoli.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

This organelle is characterized by folded membranes called cristae.

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A)   Golgi apparatus
B)   lysosome
C)   rough endoplasmic reticulum
D)   mitochondria
E)   peroxisomeF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

During anaphase, the chromosomes are moved to the center of the cell.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Describe how cellular differentiation results in structural variation among cells in the human body.

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Question 18

Cell division is analogous to

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A)   a building forming another building by random accumulation of materials.
B)   a building duplicating its blueprint and then forming a new building by splitting in two.
C)   a building forming another building through a loss of some of its parts.
D)   two buildings duplicating their parts and fusing.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

The longest arrays of microtubules that assemble from each centrosome during prophase form filaments called

Accepted Answer

A)   asters.
B)   kinetochores.
C)   mitotic spindle fibers.
D)   the nuclear envelope.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Ribosomes may be either free within the cytoplasm or bound to a membrane system known as the

Accepted Answer

A)   Golgi apparatus.
B)   cytoskeleton.
C)   microtubule organizing center.
D)   rough endoplasmic reticulum.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 2: The Cell

Chromatin is composed of DNA wound around proteins known as actin.

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Ribosomes may be either free within the cytoplasm or bound to a membrane system known as the

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Membrane-bound organelles have the same type of membrane as the plasma membrane except

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What is the transport mechanism by which substances move from the cytoplasm to the outside of the cell?

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In the process of phagocytosis, the organelles whose enzymes break down ingested foreign cells are the

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This organelle is characterized by folded membranes called cristae.

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Which is not part of interphase?

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During anaphase, the chromosomes are moved to the center of the cell.

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The cytoskeletal elements that form a ring to ʺsqueezeʺ the two daughter cells apart during cytokinesis are

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An example of a type of cell with high rates of mitosis is a cell of the skin.

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This organelle detoxifies a number of toxic substances.

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The longest arrays of microtubules that assemble from each centrosome during prophase form filaments called

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The plasma membrane is composed of all of the following except

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Figure 2.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the DNA molecule?

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Describe how cellular differentiation results in structural variation among cells in the human body.

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Telomeres are structures that limit the maximum number of times cells can divide.

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The mitotic spindle forms from the

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Cell division is analogous to

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The plasma membrane is

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Describe the three major types of cytoskeletal elements.

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