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BIO 111
Module 2
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
06/13/2012

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osmosis can be defined as
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the diffusion of water
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what is not a type of signaling molecule
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glycolipids
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a transmembrane protein differs from other membrane proteins because it:
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completely extends through the membrane
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in a recent murder mystery, a woman died in minutes after consuming cyanide-laced sugar. forensic scientists did some research and found out that death was caused by lack of the energy rich molecule ATP. which cellular organelle was affected by this poison
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mitochondria
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a human white blood cell engulfs a bacterial cell by:
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phagocytosis
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a plant cell in a hypotonic solution
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is turgid
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integrins are unusual in that they:
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respond to information received from inside and outside the cell
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what is not an example of a response that cells make to a signal
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immediate apotosis
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mitochondria are found in which type of cell
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both plant and animal
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what would most likely diffuse across a synapse
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acetylcholine
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what statement regarding rough endoplasmic reticulum is correct
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the rough ER is covered with ribosomes
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paracrine signaling is different from other types of signaling in that the signaling molecule:
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acts on nearby cells
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one key function of the nuclear pores is to
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allow molecules such as proteins to move into and out of the nucleus
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in animals, hormones___
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are secreted by endocrine glands
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a cell that gains and loses water at an equal rate when it is immersed in a solution is
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isotonic to its environment
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what statement regarding the nucleus is correct
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nucleus contains DNA
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in a classroom experiment, you ground up some spinach in distilled water and filtered the liquid onto a piece of filter paper. the isolated organelles absorbed oxygen and released carbon dioxide. which cellular organelle wa most likely on the filter paper
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mitochondria
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what statement about active transport is correct
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can involve the coupled passage of solutes, requires the cell to expand energy, can move solutes up a concentration gradient, uses ATP as an energy source
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what is NOT a part of the cell membrane
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nucleic acid
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process of enhancing signal strength as a signal is relayed through a signal transduction pathway is called ___
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signal amplification
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what is the correct sequence of events involved in cell signaling
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sending, receiving, signal transducing, responding
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channels between adjacent cells that allow movement of small molecules are called
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gap junctions
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process of inactivating the receptor and each component of the signal transduction pathway once they have done their jobs is called ____
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signal termination
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a freshwater paramecium is placed in salt water (hypertonic environment). which of the following events would most likely occur
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shriveling of the cell
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a scanning electron microscope is used to study___, whereas a trasmission electron microscope is used to study___
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cell surfaces...internal cell structures
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what describes the function of the nucleus
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manufacture ribosomes
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diffusion is a type of
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passive transport
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an inherited lack (or shortage) of functional LDL receptors causes
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hypercholesterolemia
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a botte of perfume is opened on the opposite side of the room and within minutes you begin to smell the perfume. this phenomenon is classic example of
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simple diffusion
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you are told that the cells on a microscope slide are plant, animal, or bacterial. you look at them through a microscope and see cell walls and membrane-bound organelles. you conclude that the cells
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are plant cells
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what statement regards the golgi apparatus
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receives, modifies, and releases secretory vessicles
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the function of chloroplasts is
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photosynthesis
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resolution is the ability for an optical instrument to
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show two objects as separate
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phagocytosis is to eating as pinocytosis is to:
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drinking
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a plant cell placed in hypertonic solution will:
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undergo plasmolysis
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in classical endocrine signaling, hormones are transported to target cells:
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in the blood
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a scientist wants to magnify a pollen grain 8000 times and examines the ridges and pores on its surface. which of the following instruments would be best to use
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scanning electron microscope
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what is a cell that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus
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prokaryotic
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facilitated diffusion across a biological membrane requires___and moves a substance___its concentration gradient
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transport proteins...down
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the function of mitochondria is
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cellular respiration
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