Lecture Exam 1

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  active transport.

B  diffusion through a channel.

C  simple diffusion.

D  diffusion using a pump.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  2 molecules of ATP, 2 molecules of water, and 2 molecules of lactate

B  2 molecules of pyruvate and 36 molecules of ATP

C  2 molecules of pyruvate, 2 molecules of lactate, and 2 ATP

D  2 molecules of pyruvate, 2 molecules of water, and 2 NADH

E  2 molecules of NADH and 2 molecules of water

A  Synthesizing lipids and intracellular storage of calcium ions

B  Digestion of engulfed bacteria and using oxygen to generate ATP

C  Modifying proteins synthesized on ribosomes associated with granular endoplasmic reticulum and allowing the distribution of modified proteins throughout the cell in vesicles

D  Modifying proteins synthesized on free ribosomes and storing calcium ions

E  Modifying proteins synthesized on free ribosomes and allowing the distribution of modified proteins throughout the cell in vesicles

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Cholesterol molecules function to transport ions from one side of the plasma membrane to the other.

B  The plasma membrane is a layer of phospholipid molecules with their hyrophilic head groups in contact with the extracellular solution and the hydrophobic tail groups in contact with the intracellular solution.

C  Some proteins integrated into the membrane serve as channels for the passage of nonpolar molecules through the membrane.

D  The phospholipid bilayer is arranged so that the hydrophilic heads of the phospholipid molecule face the extra- and intracellular fluids.

E  Peripheral membrane proteins function as channels associated with transport of ions through the membrane.

A  Isotonic solutions are always isoosmotic.

B  Hypertonic solutions are always hyperosmotic.

C  Hypoosmotic solutions are always hypotonic.

D  The term “osmolarity” refers to the osmotic properties of a solution, regardless of its tonicity.

E  The term “tonicity” refers to the effect that a solution has on the degree of stretch or shrinking of the cell membrane.

A  Krebs cycle

B  Oxidative phosphorylation

C  The breakdown of fatty acids to CO 2 and H 2O

D  Glycolysis

E  None of the choices are correct.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Primary active transport

B  Simple diffusion

C  Secondary active transport

D  None of these can occur without the direct use of ATP

E  Facilitated diffusion

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  200 mM NaCl

B  100 mM MgCl 2

C  300 mM glucose

D  100 mM NaCl

E  400 mM urea

A  generate ATP and electron carriers NADH and FADH2

B  produce pyruvate and lactate as end products.

C  take place in the cytosol of human cells.

D  generate ATP and the electron carrier NADH

E  take place only when no oxygen is present.

A  No effect on blood glucose level

B  Decrease blood glucose level

C  Increase blood glucose level

A  lysosomes

B  mitochondria

C  peroxisomes

D  ribosomes

E  endosomes

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Nucleotides

B  Phospholipids

C  Cholesterol

D  Monosaccharides

E  Amino acids

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  It starts with a promoter, then is followed by a 5′ UTR, a 3’UTR and then the coding sequence

B  It starts with a UTR sequence, then is followed by a promoter and then the coding sequence

C  It starts with a promoter, then is followed by a 5′ UTR, a coding sequence and then a 3’UTR

D  It starts with a promoter, then is followed by a 3′ UTR, a coding sequence and then a 5’UTR

A  Regulating the passage of molecules into and out of the cell

B  Storing calcium ions

C  Storing organic chemicals for metabolism

D  Generating ATP

E  Providing genetic information

A  There is no limit to how fast it can occur as the concentration gradient becomes larger.

B  It involves a specific membrane protein that functions as a carrier molecule.

C  It is always directly coupled to the splitting of ATP molecules.

D  It always involves the movement of substances against a concentration gradient.

E  It is the main mechanism fortransportinghydrophobic molecules across membranes.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  It has opposite electrical charge at each end.

B  It has no net electrical charge.

C  It is covalent.

D  It is ionized.

A  may open in response to binding a ligand.

B  only allow ions to move from the extracellular fluid into the cell.

C  are nonspecific.

D  are not affected by differences in electrical potential across the membrane.

E  only allow ions to move from the intracellular fluid out of the cell.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Dividing by mitosis

B  Manufacturing ribosomes

C  Breaking down carbohydrates

D  Synthesizing lipids

E  Making ATP

A  It is important for cellular movement.

B  It refers to a network of cytoplasmic filaments.

C  It includes actin filaments.

D  It helps to determine a cell’s shape.

E  It refers to the cellular components of bone.

A  Sorting of proteins destined for various locations in the cell

B  Transcribing a signal sequence onto proteins destined for secretion

C  Modifying proteins destined for secretion

D  Packaging enzymes destined for lysosomes

E  Addition of carbohydrate groups to proteins

A  Ribosomes

B  Peroxisomes

C  Endosomes

D  Lysosomes

E  Mitochondria

A  Primary

B  Secondary

C  Quaternary

D  Tertiary

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Substance Y will diffuse faster.

B  Substance X will diffuse faster.

C  Substance X and Substance Y will diffuse at the same rate, as they are of equal size and concentration.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  An anion

B  A covalent molecule

C  A cation

D  A free radical

E  A new element

A  bipolar.

B  unipolar.

C  hydrophilic.

D  hydrophobic.

E  amphipathic.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Active transport

B  Phagocytosis

C  Pinocytosis

D  Hyperosmotic vesicular entrapment

E  Hydrosmosis

A  It will stay the same size.

B  The result can’t be predicted

C  It will swell in size.

D  It will shrink in size.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  A cell is placed into a 1 millimolar solution of substance X and over time you witness the size of the cell shrink.

B  A cell is placed into a 1 millimolar solution of substance X and over time you witness the concentration of X inside the cell increase to 5 millimolar.

C  A cell is placed into a 1 millimolar solution of substance X and over time you witness the concentration of X inside the cell decrease to 0.5 millimolar.

D  A cell is placed into a 1 millimolar solution of substance X and over time you witness the concentration of X inside the cell increase to 1 millimolar.

E  A cell is placed into a 1 millimolar solution of substance X and over time you witness the size of the cell swell.

A  8

B  1

C  4

D  2

E  6

A  Hydrogen bonds

B  Bonds between two cysteine amino acids

C  Ionic bonds

D  Van der Waals forces

E  Covalent bonds between purine and pyrimidine bases

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  They have different numbers of neutrons.

B  They can form different numbers of chemical bonds.

C  They have different numbers of protons.

D  They have different number of energy shells

E  They have different numbers of electrons.

A  Lipid molecules

B  Solutes

C  Glucose

D  Charged particles

E  Water