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molec bio exam 3
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
11/12/2008

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Which molecule serves as the inducer of the Lac operon?
Definition
Allolactose
Term
What type of coated vesicles bring lipoproteins into a cell?
Definition
Clathrin
Term
Large molecules are brought into a cell by phagocytosis.
Definition
True
Term
Genes that are not actively being transcribed generally reside in regions of euchromatin.
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False
Term
What type of endocytosis is involved in the downregulation of cell surface receptors?
Definition
Caveolae
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Most eukaryotic genes contain introns.
Definition
True
Term
In what compartment is the LDL receptor split from the LDL particle and recycles back to the plasma membrane?
Definition
Endosome
Term
Where is free cholesterol released within the cell?
Definition
Lysosome
Term
The Lac operon contains 3 constituitvely active genes.
Definition
False
Term
What molecule positively regulates (ie, activated the open to a maximal level) the lac operon?
Definition
cAMP-CAP
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Polypeptides synthesized on ER-associated ribosome begin translation in the cytosol.
Definition
True
Term
The lysosome contains the enzymes urate oxidase and catalase.
Definition
False
Term
Where are phenol, hydrogen peroxide and formaldehyde detoxified?
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Peroxisome
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Where is cytochrome P450 located?
Definition
Smooth ER
Term
The Methionine-tRNA that initiates translation enters the ribosome at the:
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p-site
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Where does N-linked glycosylation occur?
Definition
Rough ER
Term
What molecule "donates" the carbohydrate during N-linked glycosylation?
Definition
Dolichol
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What amino acids "accept" carbohydrates during O-linked glycosylation?
Definition
Serine and Theronine
Term
What molecules provide the energy for gated transport?
Definition
ATP
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What molecules provide the energy for transmembrane transport?
Definition
H+ gradient and ATP
Term
What organelle does not import proteins via transmembrane transport?
Definition
Nucleus
Term
What protein hydrolyzes GTP and pinches vesicles from a membrane?
Definition
Dynamin
Term
What protein coats vesicles that traffic from the ER to the Golgi?
Definition
COPII
Term
What protein complex translocates proteins from the mitochondrial matrix into the intermembrane space or inner mitochondrial membrane?
Definition
OXA complex
Term
What protein acts as the receptor for the transport of molecules out of the nucleus?
Definition
Karyopherin
Term
Most ATP produced by cellular respiration is made during the Kreb's cycle.
Definition
False
Term
What product is produced as a result of human cells fermenting?
Definition
Lactic acid
Term
What forms of energy are required for the Calvin cycle (dark reactions of photosynthesis)?
Definition
ATP and NADPH
Term
Which of the following molecules is NOT a component of the respiratory electron transport chain?
Definition
Plastoquinone
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Glycolysis yields some ATP.
Definition
True
Term
Where do the light reactions of photosynthesis take place?
Definition
Thylakoid membranes
Term
What stage of mitosis includes chromosome congression?
Definition
Prometaphase
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What stage of mitosis includes spindle elongation?
Definition
Anaphase B
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DNA is replicated during the M phase of the cell cycle.
Definition
False
Term
Each nucleus has a single nuclear pore.
Definition
False
Term
A region of three-dimensional structure that targets proteins to a particular organelle is called a:
Definition
Signal patch
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Where are most phospholipids synthesized within the cell?
Definition
Smooth ER
Term
Proteins are sorted with the Golgi and sent to other subcellular locations within the:
Definition
Trans-Golgi network
Term
The lumen of the endosome and the lysosome are acidic:
Definition
True
Term
What sugar acts as a sorting signal for acid hydrolases?
Definition
Mannose-6-Phosphate
Term
What protein links clathrin to aggregated receptors during vesicle formation?
Definition
Adaptin
Term
What proteins are necessary for vesicle targeting?
Definition
v-SNARE and t-SNARE
Term
Where does glycolysis occur?
Definition
Cytosol
Term
An H+ gradient is required for ATP during respiration and photosynthesis.
Definition
True
Term
Which of the following does not directly produce ATP?
Definition
Kreb's cycle
Term
What molecule acts as the final electron acceptor during cellular respiration in human cells?
Definition
Oxygen
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What molecule is the primary product of the Calvin cycle?
Definition
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
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Ubiquination of cyclin B is required for entry into M phase.
Definition
False
Term
Cyclins are the catalytic subunits of cyclin-dependent kinases.
Definition
False
Term
The final electron acceptor in the photosynthetic electron transport chain is?
Definition
NADP
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