Question 1

What is the correct sequence of the phases of mitosis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase
B)   Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
C)   Telophase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase
D)   Anaphase, metaphase, prophase, telophase
E)   Metaphase, anaphase, telophase, prophaseF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

In anaphase of mitosis, centromeres and duplicated parts of chromosomes separate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following does not describe a cell undergoing apoptosis?

Accepted Answer

A)   The cell rounds up and bulges.
B)   The cell retains the ability to divide continuously.
C)   Chromatin condenses and enzymes cut the chromosomes into equal-sized pieces.
D)   The cell breaks apart into membrane-enclosed fragments.
E)   The cell dies.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 4

What type of cell division results in the formation of a sperm cell?

Accepted Answer

A)   Meiosis
B)   Mitosis
C)   Cytokinesis
D)   CleavageE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Movement of molecules through a membrane by filtration depends upon __________ pressure.

Accepted Answer

A)   osmotic
B)   barometric
C)   atmospheric
D)   hydrostaticE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

What solution is isotonic to red blood cells?

Accepted Answer

A)   0.9 percent NaCl solution
B)   Distilled water
C)   0.9 percent glucose solution
D)   0.5 percent glucose solution
E)   1.4 percent galactose solutionF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

If the fluid outside of a cell membrane contains a greater concentration of dissolved particles than the fluid inside the cell, how is this extracellular fluid described?

Accepted Answer

A)   The extracellular solution is isotonic to the intracellular fluid.
B)   The extracellular fluid is iso-osmotic to the intracellular fluid.
C)   The extracellular fluid is hypertonic to the intracellular fluid.
D)   The extracellular solution is hypotonic to the intracellular fluid.
E)   The extracellular solution is isometric to the intracellular fluid.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

What are attached to the surface of rough endoplasmic reticulum?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nucleoli
B)   Ribosomes
C)   Chromosomes
D)   Lysosomes
E)   MitochondriaF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 9

What activity takes place on ribosomes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Protein synthesis
B)   DNA synthesis
C)   Carbohydrate synthesis
D)   Energy acquisition
E)   Cell divisionF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Interphase is a "time out" in the cell cycle, when the cell rests its synthetic activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A structure that transports secretions from the rough ER to the Golgi apparatus is a vesicle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What would occur if the concentration of glucose in the water outside of a cell is higher than the concentration inside the cell?

Accepted Answer

A)   Water will enter the cell by osmosis.
B)   Water will leave the cell by osmosis.
C)   Glucose will enter the cell by osmosis.
D)   Glucose will leave the cell by osmosis.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

What is a cleavage furrow?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cellular constriction that occurs during interphase
B)   Cellular constriction that occurs towards the end of mitosis
C)   Cellular constriction that forms four cells from one
D)   A partitioning of the nucleus
E)   Cellular constriction that forms as mitosis beginsF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

The level of carbon dioxide, a waste product of metabolism, is higher ________ the cell.

Accepted Answer

A)   inside
B)   outsideC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 15

Which type of cell has many mitochondria?

Accepted Answer

A)   Red blood cell
B)   Fat cell
C)   Nerve cell
D)   Skin cell
E)   Muscle cellF) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

How are membrane proteins classified?

Accepted Answer

A)   By their position
B)   By their size
C)   By their abundance
D)   By their amino acid diversity
E)   By their oilinessF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

Specialized structures within cells are called organelles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Adrenoleukodystrophy is a genetic disorder that affects the nervous system. The gene abnormality causes a lack of an enzyme that breaks down very long chain fatty acids outside the cell. The resulting over accumulation causes brain degeneration. What organelle is affected by the gene abnormality?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rough endoplasmic reticulum
B)   Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
C)   Mitochondrion
D)   PeroxisomeE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

What term describes the spread of cancer cells beyond the tissue where they originated?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mitosis
B)   Apoptosis
C)   Metastasis
D)   Angiogenesis
E)   CytokinesisF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

The basic framework of a cell membrane is a triple layer of lipid molecules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Cells

Adrenoleukodystrophy is a genetic disorder that affects the nervous system. The gene abnormality causes a lack of an enzyme that breaks down very long chain fatty acids outside the cell. The resulting over accumulation causes brain degeneration. What organelle is affected by the gene abnormality?

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What solution is isotonic to red blood cells?

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Specialized structures within cells are called organelles.

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In anaphase of mitosis, centromeres and duplicated parts of chromosomes separate.

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A structure that transports secretions from the rough ER to the Golgi apparatus is a vesicle.

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Movement of molecules through a membrane by filtration depends upon __________ pressure.

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What are attached to the surface of rough endoplasmic reticulum?

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Which type of cell has many mitochondria?

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What activity takes place on ribosomes?

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What is a cleavage furrow?

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Interphase is a "time out" in the cell cycle, when the cell rests its synthetic activities.

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What type of cell division results in the formation of a sperm cell?

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What term describes the spread of cancer cells beyond the tissue where they originated?

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Which of the following does not describe a cell undergoing apoptosis?

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The basic framework of a cell membrane is a triple layer of lipid molecules.

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What is the correct sequence of the phases of mitosis?

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How are membrane proteins classified?

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If the fluid outside of a cell membrane contains a greater concentration of dissolved particles than the fluid inside the cell, how is this extracellular fluid described?

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What would occur if the concentration of glucose in the water outside of a cell is higher than the concentration inside the cell?

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The level of carbon dioxide, a waste product of metabolism, is higher ________ the cell.

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