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A&P Quiz Abc

HEATHER TOUPS
A/P I T&R
10TH EDITION TEXT

SELF QUIZ CHAPTER 3

Fill in the blanks in the following statements.

1. The three principal parts of the cell are the plasma membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus
2. Apoptosis refers to programmed cell death, whereas necrosis refers to cell
death resulting from tissue injury.
3. The fluid portion of the cytoplasm is the cytosol
4. List three causes of cellular aging. 1)shortening and loss of protective polemeres on chromosomes,
2)cross-link formation between glucose and protein, 3)free radical formation

Indicate whether the following statements are true or false.

5. Duplicated chromosomes held together by centromes are called chromatids True
6. The sodium pump is an example of primary active transport True

Choose the one best answer to the following questions.

7. The basic structural unit of the plasma membrane is the
(a) lipid bilayer
(b) integral protein
(c) cholesterol molecule
(d) peripheral protein
(e) glycoprotein-glycolipid complex

8. Integral proteins can function in the cell membrane in all the following ways except
(a) as a channel
(b) as a transporter
(c) as a receptor
(d) as an exocytosis vesicle
(e) as a cell-identity marker

9. Which of the following factors influence the diffusion rate of substances though a plasma membrane?
(1) concentration gradient
(2) diffusion distance
(3) surface area
(4) size of diffusing substance
(5) temperature
(a) 1, 2, 3, and 5
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
(c) 2, 3, 4, and 5
(d) 1, 2, and 5
(e) 2, 3, and 5

10. A cell would loose water volume and shrink if placed in
(a) a hypertonic solution
(b) a hypotonic solution
(c) an isotonic solution
(d) a hydrophobic solution
(e) an ionic solution

11. Which of the following statements regarding the nucleus are true?
(1) Nucleoli within the nucleus are the sites of...