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The function of the nucleolus is


A) protein synthesis.
B) transport of material into and out of the nucleus.
C) assembly of mRNA.
D) photosynthesis.
E) assembly of components of ribosomes.

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

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When Herceptin medication is used to stop the excessive action of receptor proteins in breast cancer cells,slowing their division,the receptor proteins are within the cell nucleus where the cell is regulated.

A) True
B) False

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The most prominent organelle visible in most eukaryotic cells is the


A) nucleus.
B) nucleolus.
C) endoplasmic reticulum.
D) ribosome.
E) cell membrane.

F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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Cancer cells are cells that


A) divide uncontrollably.
B) can spread from their site of origin to other parts of the body.
C) create their blood supply.
D) can interfere with vital body functions.
E) All of the answer choices are correct.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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The main organelles and structures involved by distinct function with milk production and secretion in their correct sequence are


A) nucleus, transport vesicle, rough ER, smooth ER, Golgi aparatus, vesicle for secretion.
B) nucleus, smooth ER, rough ER, nuclear pore, transport vesicle, Golgi apparatus, vesicle for secretion.
C) nucleus, nuclear pore, rough ER, smooth ER, transport vesicle, Golgi apparatus, vesicle for secretion.
D) nucleus, nuclear pore, Golgi apparatus, rough ER, transport vesicle, smooth ER, vesicle for secretion.
E) None of the answer choices are correct.

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

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A junction that is a protein channel linking the cytoplasms of adjacent animal cells is called a(n)


A) anchoring junction.
B) adhering junction.
C) microtubular junction.
D) gap junction.
E) tight junction.

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

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Cells come in a range of sizes, and a variety of shapes. Assuming a cell type has a conservative cube shape, it may have limits to size, because of the need of materials to diffuse into or out of the cell through the surface area of the cell membrane. Calculate the numerical changes of a cube-shaped cell from an original size of 10 μm × 10 μm × 10 μm. -If the cell was a cube and you doubled the height,width,and length of the cell,how much would the surface area increase?


A) 2-fold
B) It would stay the same.
C) 8-fold
D) 4-fold

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Consider that you have access to use fluorescent tagging of specific proteins and view cells in a confocal microscope.You isolate a cell with the fluorescent dyes,showing that a very tiny,single-celled organism has not only a cell membrane,but internally folded membranes.You determine also that the membranes do not completely surround internal specialized compartments of the cell.You identify this as


A) a eukaryote.
B) a plant.
C) an animal.
D) a prokaryote.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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If you or a loved one are confronted with possible cancer diagnosis,you may hear terms such as benign or cancerous in describing abnormal growth or structure of cells.A diagnosis of benign or precancerous polyps describes areas where you have raised clusters of cells lining the walls of your colon.The polyps can continue to grow abnormally,and may pose risk of developing into colorectal cancer.What is the key distinction of the polyps that an oncologist cancer physician would use to determine the point that the polyps are cancerous?


A) when damage occurs to the polyps, and there is visible bleeding from them when you go to the bathroom.
B) when the cells are reproducing at abnormal rates, or in clusters of abnormal traits.
C) when the abnormal polyp cells begin invading other tissues of your body.
D) when the polyps begin interfering with your normal colon functions and cause discomfort.

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

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Most living cells are small in size because they need a small ratio of surface area to volume.

A) True
B) False

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Because mitochondria,chloroplasts and other plastids have their own DNA and ribosomes within double membranes,they are also considered cells.

A) True
B) False

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As the cell doubles in dimensions from its original size,the surface area would increase much more than the internal volume of the cell.

A) True
B) False

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In a class field trip,you scrape what looks like an organism off of a stream rock.Through the semester,with chemical analysis and electron microscopes,you determine that the cell has DNA,RNA,ribosomes,a cell membrane,and cytoplasm.This helps you determine that


A) this organism you collected is in the Eukarya domain.
B) this is an unusual plant that you collected from the stream.
C) this organism you collected is in the Bacteria domain.
D) this is an organism with cells having common features with all life.

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

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Chloroplasts are not


A) responsible for cellular respiration.
B) organelles that carry out photosynthesis.
C) found in plants.
D) glucose synthesizers.
E) found in some members of the kingdom Protista.

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

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Mitochondria do not


A) carry out photosynthesis.
B) extract energy from nutrients.
C) have two membrane layers.
D) have their own DNA.
E) have cristae.

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

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The ways by which a cell avoids surface limitations to needed diffusion of materials include


A) having specialized structures for labor, termed organelles.
B) being long and thin.
C) having a flattened shape.
D) having microscopic extensions of the cell membrane.
E) All of these answer options are correct.

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

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A common hypothesis and casual assumption is that dogs originated from wolves.Because of the wide range of body sizes and shapes,other hypotheses include dog ancestry of jackals,coyotes,dingos or other wild dog species.In recent years,several studies have been done to clear up the lineage.One study tested the Y chromosome DNA that can only be passed down from male to male,and the other other study tested the mitochondrial DNA because _____.


A) the mitochondria perform cellular respiration, providing energy to speed up the DNA analysis.
B) the mitochondrial DNA is much smaller, easier and faster to analyze for the dog lineage.
C) the mitochondrial DNA is only passed down through females to each new generation.
D) the mitochondrial DNA records the inherited genetics of all the male and female parents of each generation.

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

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Endosymbiosis theory is proposed in large part because of the resemblance of mitochondria,and chloroplast structures to prokaryotes.

A) True
B) False

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The three domains in the Woese system of classification are


A) Monera, Bacteria, and Animalia.
B) Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya.
C) Archaea, Eukarya, and Protista.
D) Monera, Bacteria, and Eukarya.
E) Fungi, Protista, and Animalia.

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

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When membrane-bound receptors like HER2 bind to molecules outside of a human cell,they must move laterally within the bilayer and also bind to a second HER2 receptor,forming a dimer (2-part molecule) ,in order for the signal to be further tranferred inside the cell through the membrane.This is possible because the cell membrane is


A) a fluid mosaic.
B) hydrophobic.
C) a selectively permeable barrier.
D) rigid like a cell wall.
E) both selectively permeable and a fluid mosaic.

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

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