Ap Biology Study Guide Answers
Cell Biology Study Guide- Exam 1_______________________________________________
EXAMPLES OF MULTIPLE CHOICE/ TRUE AND FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following about the Cell Theory is FALSE?
a) All cells come from preexisting cells through division
b) All organisms consist of one or more cells
c) The cell is the basic unit of structure for all organisms
d) All cells must contain organelles
e) None of the above
2. A student in a cellular biology laboratory is faced with the task of detecting protein X in muscle cells taken from a rat. The tissue is required to be live while under analysis. The student also is presented with numerous types of microscopes and is asked to choose the one to complete his task. Which type of microscopy …show more content…
Telomeres are:
a) Located at the ends of chromosomes
b) Contain repeated nucleotide sequences
c) Cap the end of the chromosome, preventing and protecting it from being recognized as a broken DNA molecule
d) Useful because they ensure the ends of chromosomes are replicated efficiently
e) All of the above
9. Chemical modification of nucleotides takes place while RNA is being transcribed. True or False
10. This organelle is responsible for ATP production and fatty acid oxidation.
a) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
b) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
c) Mitochondria
d) Golgi apparatus
e) Nucleus
11. Which of the following is FALSE about RNA Splicing?
a) Exons are removed from the newly synthesized RNA and introns are stitched together.
b) The process involves small nuclear RNA molecules
c) snRNPs play a significant role in this process
d) A spliceosome carries out the function of RNA Splicing
e) None of the above
Answer Key
1. D
2. D
3. E
4. True
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. E
9. True
10. C
11. A
Important Concepts______________________________________________________________
This list contains the most important concepts that you will find useful for the exam from each …show more content…
Lecture 4
Why is carbon so important?
Are hydrocarbons important in cell biology?
What are functional groups? Why are hydrophilic or hydrophobic functional groups important?
What are amphipathic molecules?
Why is water an excellent solvent for the cell?
What is stepwise polymerization?
Know the four major macromolecules and their roles in cell biology
Know the proper subunits of each macromolecule (i.e. sugar subunits form polysaccharides).
What are condensation and hydrolysis reactions? Which is considered anabolic? Catabolic?
ATP and NADH are examples of……?
What is the difference between strict and assisted self-assembly.
Lecture 5
Know the different non-covalent interactions/bonds involved in protein stabilization and folding.
Understand the role of those hydrophobic forces in determining the shape of a protein
What is the importance of disulfide bonds?
Understand the Denaturation-Renaturation Experiment. What did it indicate about protein folding?
Know when you would use either x-ray crystallography or NMR.
Know what is comprised at each organization level (primary, secondary, tertiary) for protein
EXAMPLES OF MULTIPLE CHOICE/ TRUE AND FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following about the Cell Theory is FALSE?
a) All cells come from preexisting cells through division
b) All organisms consist of one or more cells
c) The cell is the basic unit of structure for all organisms
d) All cells must contain organelles
e) None of the above
2. A student in a cellular biology laboratory is faced with the task of detecting protein X in muscle cells taken from a rat. The tissue is required to be live while under analysis. The student also is presented with numerous types of microscopes and is asked to choose the one to complete his task. Which type of microscopy …show more content…
Telomeres are:
a) Located at the ends of chromosomes
b) Contain repeated nucleotide sequences
c) Cap the end of the chromosome, preventing and protecting it from being recognized as a broken DNA molecule
d) Useful because they ensure the ends of chromosomes are replicated efficiently
e) All of the above
9. Chemical modification of nucleotides takes place while RNA is being transcribed. True or False
10. This organelle is responsible for ATP production and fatty acid oxidation.
a) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
b) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
c) Mitochondria
d) Golgi apparatus
e) Nucleus
11. Which of the following is FALSE about RNA Splicing?
a) Exons are removed from the newly synthesized RNA and introns are stitched together.
b) The process involves small nuclear RNA molecules
c) snRNPs play a significant role in this process
d) A spliceosome carries out the function of RNA Splicing
e) None of the above
Answer Key
1. D
2. D
3. E
4. True
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. E
9. True
10. C
11. A
Important Concepts______________________________________________________________
This list contains the most important concepts that you will find useful for the exam from each …show more content…
Lecture 4
Why is carbon so important?
Are hydrocarbons important in cell biology?
What are functional groups? Why are hydrophilic or hydrophobic functional groups important?
What are amphipathic molecules?
Why is water an excellent solvent for the cell?
What is stepwise polymerization?
Know the four major macromolecules and their roles in cell biology
Know the proper subunits of each macromolecule (i.e. sugar subunits form polysaccharides).
What are condensation and hydrolysis reactions? Which is considered anabolic? Catabolic?
ATP and NADH are examples of……?
What is the difference between strict and assisted self-assembly.
Lecture 5
Know the different non-covalent interactions/bonds involved in protein stabilization and folding.
Understand the role of those hydrophobic forces in determining the shape of a protein
What is the importance of disulfide bonds?
Understand the Denaturation-Renaturation Experiment. What did it indicate about protein folding?
Know when you would use either x-ray crystallography or NMR.
Know what is comprised at each organization level (primary, secondary, tertiary) for protein