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Analogy (5 pts.)

1. pectin : middle lamella :: ________ : microtubules

2. reproduction : perpetuation of species :: ________ : survival of species
3. pseudopodia : actin :: flagellum : ________
4. fatty acids : lipids :: ________ : DNA and RNA
5. thylakoids : chloroplasts :: lipid bilayer : ________
Matching (25 pts.)

a. Use the lettered answers to match the structure to its proper cell type.
A. found in prokaryotic cells only
B. found in eukaryotic cells only
C. found in animal cells only
D. found in plant cells only
E. feature of ALL cells
1. Naked DNA
2. Ribosomes
3. Cytoskeleton
4. Plasmodesmata
5. Centrioles

b. Match each of the processes/events with the following cellular/subcellular structures.

F. oxidative phosphorylation
G. oxygen is released
H. Krebs cycle
I. glycolysis
J. Calvin-Benson cycle
6. Mitochondrial matrix.
7. Mitochondrial membrane
8. Stroma
9. Thlyakoid membrane
10. Cytosol

c. Match each subcellular/cellular structure with molecule/compound associated with it.

K. glycolipids
L. histones
M.calcium carbonate
N. calcium pectate
O. cellulose
11. Tonoplast
12. Middle lamella
13. Primary cell wall
14. Crystals
15. Chromosomes

d. Match column A with column B. Use a letter only once.

COLUMN A
16. Structure where O2 becomes the final electron acceptor
17. Associated with cytoplasmic streaming
18. Destroys the cell when it has reached the end of its life
19. Involved in the synthesis of lipids

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20. Assembles ribosomal precursors

21. Packages materials for cell export.
22. For harvesting light energy and making oxygen
23. Associated with support and protection
24. Contain enzymes that transfer H2 from various substrates to O2, producing H2O2
25. Store food, water or waste products
COLUMN B
A. Cell Wall H. Microfilaments
B. Vacuoles I. Centrioles
C. Golgi Body J. Rough ER
D. Cell Membrane K. Smooth ER
E. Chloroplast L. Lysosome
F. Mitochondrion M. Peroxisomes
G. Microtubules

Multiple Choice (35 pts.)

1. Aerobic and anaerobic respiration are alike in all of the following ways except
A. both require enzymes
B. carbon dioxide is a product
C. acetaldehyde is converted to ethyl alcohol
D. ADP is changed to ATP
E. NAD is reduced

2. Which of the following is not correct in comparing prophase I of meiosis and prophase
of mitosis?
A. The chromosome condense in both
B. Each chromosome has two chromatids
C. The nuclear membrane disassembles in both
D. Tetrads form in both
E. A spindle forms in both

3. Who among the following did not contribute anything to the development of cell biology?
A. Theodor Schwann
B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. Robert Hooke
D. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
E. Matthias Schleiden

4. Which of the following is not controlled by proteins in a cell?

A. A. Biochemical pathways of metabolism
B. B. The composition of a cell membrane
C. The plane in which a cell divides
D. Cell shape
E. None of the above, they are all controlled by proteins

5. Which of the following differentiates ATP synthesis by susbtrate level phosphorylation

(SP) and ATP synthesis by oxidative phosphorylation?
A. In SP, an enzyme transfers a phosphate group from a substrate to ADP while
in OP, an enzyme transfers a phosphate group from ADP to another ADP to
make ATP

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B. OP is powered by oxidation-reduction reactions that transfer electrons from

organic molecules to oxygen while SP requires direct bonding of inorganic
phosphate with ADP
C. SP occurs in the cytoplasm while OP occurs in the inner membrane of the
mitochondria
D. OP happens only in the Krebs cycle while SP happens in glycolysis
E. SP requires aerobic conditions while OP requires anaerobic conditions

6. Which of the following are properties of all life forms?

A. Heritable programs in the form of DNA
B. Photosynthesis
C. Growth and development
D. Only A and C are correct
E. A, B, and C are correct

7. According to the fluid mosaic model of membrane structure

A. Proteins are free to depart from the fluid membrane and dissolve in the
surrounding solution.
B. Proteins are mostly embedded in a lipid bilayer
C. Proteins are mostly bound to the surface of the membrane.
D. Proteins are mostly held in place by attachment to the cytoskeleton on the
cytoplasm side.
E. All of the proteins completely span the hydrophobic interior of the membrane.

8. In noncyclic electron flow,

A. There is a one-way flow of electrons from photosystem I to photosystem II
B. Hydrogen ions accumulate in the thylakoids compartment
C. ATP alone is produced
D. Only electrons are transferred to hydrogen acceptors
E. Water is not involved in any of the reactions

9. Celery stalks that are immersed in fresh water for several hours become stiff and hard.
Similar stalks left in a salt solution become limp and soft. From this observation, we can
deduce that the cells in the celery stalks are
A. Isotonic with fresh water but hypotonic to the salt solution.
B. Hypotonic to both fresh water and the salt solution.
C. Hypertonic to both fresh water and the salt solution.
D. Hypotonic to fresh water, but hypertonic to the salt solution.
E. Hypertonic to the fresh water, but hypotonic to the salt solution.

10. The rate of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane will be lowest when which of
the following is/are true?
I. Concentration gradients are steep
II. Temperatures are low
III. Solutes are small molecules
A. I only
B. II and III
C. I, II and III
D. II only
E. I and II

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11. Choose the correct hierarchical organization of life from least to most complex.
A. Amino acid --> carbon --> protein --> secretory vesicle --> epithelial cell -->
digestive system --> intestine --> dog
B. Carbon --> protein --> amino acid --> secretory vesicle --> epithelial cell -->
digestive system --> intestine --> dog
C. Carbon --> protein --> amino acid --> epithelial cell --> secretory vesicle -->
intestine --> digestive system --> dog
D. Carbon --> amino acid --> protein --> secretory vesicle --> epithelial cell -->
intestine --> digestive system --> dog
E. Carbon --> amino acid --> protein --> epithelial cell --> secretory vesicle -->
intestine --> digestive system --> dog

12. Among the cell structures and components listed below, which one would be outermost
if they were arranged in proper order?
A. Primary cell wall
B. Secondary cell wall
C. Middle lamella
D. Plasma membrane
E. Tertiary cell wall

13. Mitosis and cytokinesis result in the form of ________; meiosis and cytokinesis result in
the formation of ________.
A. 4 diploid cells; 4 haploid cells
B. 2 diploid cells; 4 haploid cells
C. 4 haploid cells; 2 diploid cells
D. 2 diploid cells; 2 haploid cells
E. 2 diploid cells; 2 diploid cells

14. The idea that all living cells come from pre-existing living cells was proposed by
A. Antony van Leeuwenhock
B. Robert Hooke
C. Robert Brown
D. Theodor Schwann
E. Rudolf Virchow

15. Of the following organelles, which group is involved in manufacturing the substances
needed by the cell?
A. Lysosome – vacuole – ribsome
B. Ribosome – rough ER – smooth ER
C. Vacuole – rough ER – smooth ER
D. Smooth ER – ribosome – vacuole
E. Rough ER – lysosome – vacuole

16. During aerobic respiration, electrons travel downhill in which sequence?

A. Glucose ATP oxygen
B. Food glycolysis Krebs cycle NADH ATP
C. Glucose ATP electron transport chain
D. Food Krebs cycle ATP NAD
E. Food NADP electron transport chain oxygen

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17. The concentration of calcium in a cell is 0.3%. The concentration of calcium in the
surrounding fluid is 0.1%. How could the cell obtain more calcium?
A. Passive transport
B. Diffusion
C. Active transport
D. Osmosis
E. Any of the above

18. A researcher made an interesting observation about a protein made by the rough ER
and eventually used to build a cell’s plasma membrane. The protein in the membrane
was actually slightly different from the protein made in the ER. The protein was probably
altered in the ________.
A. Golgi apparatus
B. Smooth ER
C. Mitochondrion
D. Nucleus
E. Chloroplast

19. Why is it important than an experiment include a control group?

A. The control group is the group that the researcher is in control of; it is the
group in which the researcher predetermines the nature of the results
B. The control group provides a reserve of experimental subjects
C. A control group is required for the development of an “if… then” statement
D. A control group assures that an experiment will be repeatable
E. Without a control group, there is no basis for knowing if a particular result is
due to the variable being tested or to some other factor

20. Below are 4 statements. Which statements are true for both aerobic respiration and
photosynthesis?
I. Make use of molecular oxygen
II. Make use of electron transport system
III. Synthesis of ATP
IV. Controlled by enzymes
A. II only
B. I, II and III
C. I, II, III and IV
D. II, III and IV
E. I, II and IV

21. If photosynthesizing green algae are provided with carbon dioxide synthesized with
heavy oxygen (18O), later analysis will show that all but one of the following compounds
produced by the algae contain then 18O label. That one exception is
A. Glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate/PGAL
B. Ribulose biphosphate
C. Oxygen
D. 3-phosphoglycerate/PGA
E. Glucose

22. It is difficult to observe individual chromosomes with a light microscope during

interphase because
A. The DNA has not been replicated yet
B. They have uncoiled to form long, thin strands

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C. They leave the nucleus and are dispersed to other parts of the cell
D. Sister chromatids do not pair up until division starts
E. The spindle must move them to the metaphase plate before they become
visible

23. Microfilaments participate in the formation of ________.

A. Cleavage furrow
B. Flagella
C. Cilia
D. Mitotic spindles
E. Basal bodies

24. The total solute concentration in a blood cell is about 2%. Sucrose cannot pass through
the membrane, but water and urea can. Osmosis would cause such a cell to shrink the
most when immersed in which of the following?
A. A hypotonic urea solution
B. A hypertonic urea solution
C. A hypotonic sucrose solution
D. A hypertonic sucrose solution
E. Pure water

25. Which of these is a difference between DNA and RNA?

A. RNA is double-stranded; DNA is single-stranded
B. DNA consists of 5 different nucleotides; RNA consists of 4 different
nucleotides
C. DNA is found in the nucleus; RNA is never found in the nucleus
D. In DNA, adenine pairs with guanine; in RNA, adenine pairs with thymine
E. DNA contains thymine; RNA contains uracil

26. Why is difficult for most plants to carry out photosynthesis in very hot, dry environments
such as deserts?
A. The light is too intense and overpowers pigment molecules
B. The closing of stomates keeps carbon dioxide from entering and oxygen from
leaving the plant
C. They are forced to rely on photorespiration to make ATP
D. The greenhouse effect is intensified in a desert environment
E. Carbon dioxide builds up in the leaves, blocking carbon fixation

27. During the cell cycle,

A. DNA replication occurs during the early prophase
B. At the end of G1 phase a chromosome is composed of 2 chromatids
C. At the end of anaphase a chromosome is composed of 1 chromatid
D. The G1 phase precedes DNA replication
E. Only the DNA increases to form new chromatids

28. In some organisms, such as certain fungi and algae, cells undergo the cell cycle
repeatedly without subsequently undergoing cytokinesis. What would result from this?
A. A decrease in chromosome number
B. Large cells containing many nuclei
C. Division of the organism into many cells; most lacking nuclei
D. A rapid rate of sexual reproduction
E. Inability to duplicate DNA

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29. During which phase of aerobic respiration is ATP produced directly by substrate level
phosphorylation?
A. Glucose formation
B. Water formation
C. The Krebs cycle
D. Acetyl co-A formation
E. Ethanol production

30. Cytokinesis (cytoplasmic divison)

A. In animal cells begins with various deposits of material associated with
groups of microtubules at each pole of the nucleus
B. In animal cells occurs when the plasma membrane is pulled inward by a ring
of microtubules that has become attached to the cell plate
C. Usually accompanies nuclear division
D. In plant cells begins with the deposition of a very rigid lipid bilayer, which is
the major constituent of the cell wall
E. Is the distribution of the cytoplasm to daughter cells which is accomplished
during prokaryotic fission

31. Which of the following is a correct statement about the scientific method?
A. It requires expensive laboratory equipment
B. It organizes evidence and helps us predict what will happen in our
environment
C. It can only be done by someone with a Ph.D. degree
D. Its methods are substantially different from the way people normally process
information from ad about their environment
E. It distinguishes between good and bad

32. A certain poison disrupts the cytoskeleton of cells. Which of the following functions is
affected most directly by this substance?
A. Cellular respiration
B. Photosynthesis
C. Protein synthesis
D. Cell division
E. Digestion within lysosomes

33. Fatigue results from the accumulation of lactic acid in muscles because of
A. Too much oxygen in the cells
B. Breakdown of lysosomes
C. Sugar catabolism for ATP production outpaces the muscle supply of oxygen
D. Enzyme deficiency
E. Carbon dioxide deficiency

34. Which of the following would differentiate cellular respiration with fermentation?
A. Only respiration oxidizes glucose
B. NADH is oxidized by the electron transport chain only in respiration
C. Fermentation, but not respiration, is an example of a catabolic pathway
D. Substrate-level phosphorylation is unique to fermentation
E. NAD+ functions as an oxidizing agent only in respiration

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35. Substance X of cell #1 was able to cross the plasma membrane into cell #2 in a
directional manner with the assistance of transport proteins. This process is called
________.
A. Exocytosis
B. Osmosis
C. Active transport
D. Facilitated diffusion
E. Cyclosis

Sequencing (5 pts.)
Arrange the following events in their proper order, that is, the letter of the first event should
be written in #1 and the last in #5

Items 1 to 5 are stages of the cell cycle

A. Reappearance of nuclear envelope
B. Duplication of chromosomes
C. Initial synthesis of proteins and organelles
D. Coiling of chromosomes
E. Separation of sister chromatids and migration of chromosomes to opposite poles

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