Exam 1-3 (and Jeopardy) Questions Flashcards
An ionic bond is formed when
an anion meets a cation
- The weakest and most temporary of the following chemical bonds are:
a. Polar covalent bonds
b. Nonpolar covalent bonds
c. Hydrogen bonds
d. Ionic bonds
e. Double covalent bonds
Hydrogen bonds
The only polysaccharides synthesized in the human body is
glycogen
Which of the following functions is more characteristic of carbohydrates than of proteins?
a. Contraction
b. Energy storage
c. Catalyzing reactions
d. Immune defense
e. Intercellular communication
Energy storage
The arrangement of polypeptide into a fibrous or globular shape is called its
tertiary structure
- The feature that most distinguishes a lipid from a carbohydrate is that a lipid is
a. Contains more phosphate
b. Is made from polypeptide chains
c. Is less oxidized than carbohydrates and more caloric
d. Has a higher ratio of hydrogen to oxygen
e. A, b, and c
f. C and d
C and d
- Any substance that increases the rate of a reaction without being consumed by it is a/an _______. In the human body, _______ serves this function.
Catalyst/enzymes
A chemical named _______ is derived from ATP and widely employed as a “second messenger” in cellular signaling:
cAMP
120 degrees F will allow enzymes to work faster than 20 degrees F.
false
The monomers of a polysaccharide are called amino acids.
False
The Na+ -K+ pump is
A transmembrane protein
Cells specialized for absorption of matter from the ECF are likely to show an abundance of
Microvilli
Which of the following processes could occur only in the plasma of a living cell?
Active transport
If a cell were poisoned so it could not make ATP, osmosis through its membrane would cease.
False
The plasma membrane consists primarily of protein molecules
False
Human cells swell or shrink in any solution other than isotonic ones.
True
Fusion of secretory vesicle with the plasma membrane, and release of the vesicle’s contents, is called
Exocytosis
The golgi complex may become lysosomes.
True
If someone bought a saltwater fish in a pet shop and put it in a freshwater aquarium at home, what would happen to the fish’s cells?
Swell
The cell theory states that cells are the basic unit of structure in every living thing.
True
Cells come only from pre-existing cells.
True
An individual whale cell can grow to the size of a small dog.
False
There are more organelles than cells in the body
True
In the plasma membrane, glycolipids and glycoproteins face toward the cytoplasm, while peripheral proteins always face toward the ECF.
False