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Which statement is accurate?


A) DNA is made up entirely of genes; a chromosome is the unwoven form of chromatin.
B) A sequence of nucleotides in DNA constitutes a gene; DNA and associated proteins form chromatin.
C) Human cells contain 46 genes; another name for a gene is a nucleosome.
D) Each nucleotide in a gene is bound by hydrogen to the next nucleotide in the sequence; chromatin is a nitrogenous base.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following factors influence cell membrane permeability?


A) Phospholipid composition of the membrane
B) Ionic charge along the membrane
C) Presence or absence of transport proteins
D) Molecule size
E) All of the choices are correct.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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The term "flagellum" is appropriate for the structure it represents because it means


A) an eyelid.
B) the center.
C) a nut or kernel.
D) a whip.
E) a bench.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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The fuzzy coat made of glycoproteins and glycolipids found on the external surface of the plasma membrane is called the ________.

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The lysosome is an example of a membrane-bound organelle.

A) True
B) False

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Most cells perform pinocytosis.

A) True
B) False

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The potential across a cell membrane has changed drastically, from -90 mV to +30 mV. In other words,


A) there is a positive charge on the inside of the cell, relative to the outside.
B) there is a negative charge on the inside of the cell, relative to the outside.
C) the resting membrane potential has been established.
D) there is no relative charge difference between the inside and the outside of the cell.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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The sodium-potassium pump moves ions against their concentration gradients and helps maintain an electrochemical gradient across the plasma membrane.

A) True
B) False

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Everything packaged by the Golgi apparatus for secretion leaves the cell within a vesicle.

A) True
B) False

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The sodium-potassium ATPase functions by performing


A) primary active transport.
B) secondary active transport.
C) exocytosis.
D) both exocytosis and endocytosis.
E) receptor-mediated endocytosis.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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The microscope of choice for a detailed three-dimensional study of the surface of a specimen is the


A) scanning electron microscope.
B) transmission electron microscope.
C) light microscope.
D) telescope.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Neurons have a ________ membrane potential of -70 mV. In other words, this is their stable membrane potential under normal conditions.

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Which are the smallest components of the cytoskeleton?


A) Microtubules
B) Microfilaments
C) Intermediate filaments
D) Centrosomes
E) Centrioles

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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The subunits of ribosomes are exported outside the nucleus into the cytoplasm, where they are assembled into their finished product.

A) True
B) False

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Water can cross cell membranes only by way of channel-mediated diffusion.

A) True
B) False

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Osmosis is the diffusion of


A) water within the inside of a cell.
B) water across a membrane.
C) solutes within the inside of a cell.
D) solutes across a membrane.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which does not occur during the G2 phase?


A) Centriole replication is completed.
B) Organelle production continues.
C) Enzymes needed for cell division are synthesized.
D) Each DNA molecule replicates.
E) No exceptions; all of these occur during the G2 phase.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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The term used to describe the fluid within a cell is ________, or intracellular fluid.

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Cartilage cells and intestinal lining cells are described as being cube-shaped.

A) True
B) False

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As potassium diffuses down its concentration gradient, it moves out of the cell. However, this movement is resisted by the accumulating negative charge outside the cell.

A) True
B) False

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