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Chapter 1 cell bio

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patho 1 Quiz on Chapter 1 cell bio, created by Esmeralda Espitia on 30/01/2022.
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Question 1

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1. Which statement best describes the cellular function of metabolic absorption?
Answer
  • a. Cells can produce proteins.
  • b. Cells can secrete digestive enzymes.
  • c. Cells can take in and use nutrients.
  • d. Cells can synthesize fats.

Question 2

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2. Where is most of a cell’s genetic information, including RNA and DNA, contained?
Answer
  • a. Mitochondria
  • b. Ribosome
  • c. Nucleolus
  • d. Lysosome

Question 3

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3. Which component of the cell produces hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by using oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms from specific substrates in an oxidative reaction?
Answer
  • a. Lysosomes
  • b. Peroxisomes
  • c. Ribosomes
  • d. Endosome

Question 4

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4. Which cell component is capable of cellular autodigestion when it is released during cell injury?
Answer
  • a. Ribosome
  • b. Golgi complex
  • c. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
  • d. Lysosomes

Question 5

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5. Which cAMP-mediated response is related to antidiuretic hormone?
Answer
  • a. Increased heart rate and force of contraction
  • b. Secretion of cortisol
  • c. Increased retention of water
  • d. Breakdown of fat

Question 6

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6. During which phase of the cell cycle is DNA synthesized?
Answer
  • a. G1
  • b. S
  • c. G2
  • d. M

Question 7

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7. What organic compound facilitates transportation across cell membranes by acting as receptors, transport channels for electrolytes, and enzymes to drive active pumps?
Answer
  • a. Lipids
  • b. Proteases
  • c. Proteins
  • d. Carbohydrates

Question 8

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8. Understanding the various steps of proteolytic cascades may be useful in designing drug therapy for which human diseases?
Answer
  • a. Cardiac and vascular disorders
  • b. Autoimmune and malignant disorders
  • c. Gastrointestinal and renal disorders
  • d. Endocrine and gastrointestinal disorders

Question 9

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9. Which structure prevents water-soluble molecules from entering cells across the plasma membrane?
Answer
  • a. Carbohydrate chains
  • b. Glycoprotein channels
  • c. Membrane channel proteins
  • d. Lipid bilayer

Question 10

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10. A student asks for an explanation of the absolute refractory period of the action potential. What response by the professor is best?
Answer
  • a. A stronger than normal impulse will evoke another response.
  • b. No stimulus is able to evoke another response at this time.
  • c. Multiple stimuli can produce more rapid action potentials.
  • d. The hyperpolarized state means a weaker stimulus produces a response.

Question 11

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11. Which form of cell communication is used to communicate within the cell itself and with other cells in direct physical contact?
Answer
  • a. Protein channel (gap junction)
  • b. Plasma membrane-bound signaling molecules
  • c. Hormone secretion such as neurotransmitters
  • d. Extracellular chemical messengers such as ligands

Question 12

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12. Which mode of chemical signaling uses blood to transport communication to cells some distance away?
Answer
  • a. Paracrine
  • b. Autocrine
  • c. Neurotransmitter
  • d. Hormonal

Question 13

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13. Which mode of chemical signaling uses local chemical mediators that are quickly taken up, destroyed, or immobilized?
Answer
  • a. Paracrine
  • b. Autocrine
  • c. Neurotransmitter
  • d. Hormone

Question 14

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14. Neurotransmitters affect the postsynaptic membrane by binding to which structure?
Answer
  • a. Lipids
  • b. Ribosomes
  • c. Amphipathic lipids
  • d. Receptors

Question 15

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15. How do cells receive communication from the extracellular fluid surrounding them?
Answer
  • a. Protein channel (gap junction)
  • b. Plasma membrane-bound signaling molecules (involving receptors)
  • c. Hormone secretion such as neurotransmitters
  • d. Chemical messengers such as ligands

Question 16

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16. Which molecule provides the second messenger necessary for extracellular communication to be activated?
Answer
  • a. Guanosine triphosphate (GTP)
  • b. Adenosine monophosphate (AMP)
  • c. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
  • d. Guanosine diphosphate (GDP)

Question 17

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17. Under anaerobic conditions, what process provides energy for the cell?
Answer
  • a. Oxidative phosphorylation
  • b. Glycolysis
  • c. Lactolysis
  • d. Passive transport

Question 18

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18. What is the mechanism by which the energy produced from carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids is transferred to adenosine triphosphate (ATP)?
Answer
  • a. Anaerobic glycolysis
  • b. Oxidative cellular metabolism
  • c. Oxidative phosphorylation
  • d. Tricarboxylic acid phosphorylation

Question 19

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19. Passive transport is best described with which statement?
Answer
  • a. Being driven by osmosis, hydrostatic pressure, and diffusion
  • b. Involving receptors that can bind with substances being transported
  • c. Being capable of transporting macromolecules
  • d. Requiring energy generated by the cell

Question 20

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20. Which is the best example of active transport?
Answer
  • a. Movement across a membrane due to differences in solute concentration
  • b. Movement requiring the expenditure of metabolic energy
  • c. Movement of two molecules simultaneously in one direction
  • d. Movement of two molecules simultaneously in opposite directions

Question 21

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21. Which method of transport uses transmembrane proteins with receptors with a high degree of specificity for the substance being transported?
Answer
  • a. Active
  • b. Mediated
  • c. Transmembranous
  • d. Passive

Question 22

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22. The movement of fluid across the arterial end of capillary membranes into the interstitial fluid surrounding the capillary is an example of which fluid movement process?
Answer
  • a. Hydrostatic pressure
  • b. Osmosis
  • c. Diffusion
  • d. Active transport

Question 23

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23. A student asks why osmolality is preferred over osmolarity as the measurement of osmotic activity in the clinical assessment of individuals. What response by the professor is most accurate?
Answer
  • a. Plasma contains sodium and chloride, which influence the volume of solution.
  • b. Volume affects perfusion more than the weight of solutes.
  • c. More of the weight of plasma is influenced by solutes rather than by water.
  • d. Osmotic activity depends on the concentration of solutes present in plasma.

Question 24

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24. A patient who has diarrhea receives a 3% saline solution intravenously to replace the sodium and chloride lost in the stool. What effect will this fluid replacement have on cells?
Answer
  • a. Become hydrated
  • b. Swell or burst
  • c. Shrink
  • d. Divide

Question 25

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25. The transport of glucose from the blood to the cell is accomplished by which process?
Answer
  • a. Hydrostatic pressure
  • b. Active diffusion
  • c. Passive osmosis
  • d. Mediated transport

Question 26

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26. What transports potassium and sodium across plasma membranes?
Answer
  • a. Passive electrolyte channels
  • b. Coupled channels
  • c. Adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) enzyme
  • d. Diffusion

Question 27

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27. What occurs during exocytosis?
Answer
  • a. Macromolecules can be secreted across eukaryotic cell membranes.
  • b. All substances are secreted into the cellular matrix.
  • c. No repairs in the plasma membrane can take place.
  • d. Solute molecules flow freely into and out of the cell.

Question 28

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28. The cellular uptake of the nutrient cholesterol depends on which process?
Answer
  • a. Receptor-mediated exocytosis
  • b. Antiport system
  • c. Receptor-mediated endocytosis
  • d. Passive transport

Question 29

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29. What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential to initiate an action potential?
Answer
  • a. Potassium gates open, and potassium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential from negative to positive
  • b. Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential from negative to positive.
  • c. Sodium gates close, allowing potassium into the cell to change the membrane potential from positive to negative.
  • d. Potassium gates close, allowing sodium into the cell to change the membrane potential from positive to negative.

Question 30

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30. The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells?
Answer
  • a. Platelets
  • b. Epidermal cells
  • c. Connective tissue cells
  • d. Fibroblast cells

Question 31

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31. What role do cytokines play in cell reproduction?
Answer
  • a. Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development
  • b. Block progress of cell reproduction through the cell cycle
  • c. Restrain cell growth and development
  • d. Provide nutrients for cell growth and development

Question 32

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32. What is the process of cellular reproduction?
Answer
  • a. The process often takes months or years to complete.
  • b. Cellular reproduction typically has a short interphase.
  • c. Two diploid cells, called daughter cells, have been formed.
  • d. The process involves the interaction of male and female cells.

Question 33

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33. Which statement is true about eukaryotic cells?
Answer
  • a. They lack distinct nucleus.
  • b. They contain compartments called organelles.
  • c. They lack an encasing nuclear membrane.
  • d. They are smaller than the typical prokaryote cell.

Question 34

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34. Which statement is true about phagocytosis?
Answer
  • a. Phagocytosis is an example of exocytosis.
  • b. Phagocytosis is dependent on small vesicles.
  • c. Phagocytosis involves the ingestion of bacteria.
  • d. Phagocytosis focuses on solute molecules.

Question 35

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35. A muscle cell possesses which specialized function?
Answer
  • a. Movement
  • b. Conductivity
  • c. Secretion
  • d. Respiration

Question 36

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36. When a mucous gland cell creates a new substance from previously absorbed material, this process is known as which specialized cellular function?
Answer
  • a. Excretion
  • b. Metabolic absorption
  • c. Reproduction
  • d. Secretion

Question 37

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37. All cells are capable of what process?
Answer
  • a. Excretion
  • b. Movement
  • c. Conductivity
  • d. Continuous division

Question 38

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38. What is the best description of cell cycle arrest?
Answer
  • a. The cell cycle is stopped due to damaged DNA.
  • b. Programmed cell death is suppressed.
  • c. Macromolecule degradation is inhibited.
  • d. Production of growth factors is halted.

Question 39

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1. What are the major chemical components of the cell membranes? (Select all that apply.
Answer
  • a. Lipids
  • b. Sodium ions
  • c. Carbohydrates
  • d. DNA
  • e. Proteins

Question 40

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2. Which statements are true concerning the process of mediated transport? (Select all that apply.)
Answer
  • a. Can be active or passive
  • b. Only moves one molecule at a time
  • c. Involves transport proteins
  • d. Expends tremendous energy
  • e. Occurs only with hormones

Question 41

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3. What is passive transport dependent on? (Select all that apply.)
Answer
  • a. Semipermeable barrier membrane
  • b. The process of osmosis
  • c. Diffusion as a driving force
  • d. A living host
  • e. Hydrostatic pressure

Question 42

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4. What is the primary function of proteins? (Select all that apply.)
Answer
  • a. Proteins are binding units.
  • b. Proteins are transport channels.
  • c. Proteins are ribonucleoproteins.
  • d. Proteins provide cell surface markers.
  • e. Proteins are chemical reaction catalysts.
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