QUESTION 1
Scientists that study cells are called
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anthropologists |
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biologists |
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cytologists |
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toxicologists |
1 points
QUESTION 2
Which of the following elements are found in all living
cells?
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hydrogen and phosphorous |
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calcium and helium |
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cellulose and carbon |
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zinc and monosodium gluconate |
1 points
QUESTION 3
If a cell requires water because the organism needs water, this
is an example of
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the thirst theory |
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how dehydration affects cells |
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the relationship between cell and organism function |
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making the organism responsible for saving the cell |
1 points
QUESTION 4
Andrew Chess from Whitehead Institute discovered that neurons
possess “cellular self-awareness” which means that they can
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reproduce with one another. |
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differentiate self from non-self. |
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like themselves for who they are. |
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communicate only with like-kind. |
1 points
QUESTION 5
The production of ATP in a cell is the job for the
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nucleus |
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plasma membrane |
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lysosomes |
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mitochondria |
1 points
QUESTION 6
When a cell divides to produce dissimilar cells, this is
called
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reproduction |
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division |
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assimilation |
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differentiation |
1 points
QUESTION 7
By successive divisions, stem cells produce increasingly
specialiazed cells.
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True |
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False |
1 points
QUESTION 8
Daughter cells are
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abnormal cells |
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cancer cells |
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offspring from stem cells |
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sheep cell clones |
1 points
QUESTION 9
Stem cells can be programmed to become cells with an entirely
different funciton in the organism.
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True |
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False |
1 points
QUESTION 10
The sub-structures of cells that carry out the discrete
functions are called
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zygotes |
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neophytes |
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organelles |
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initiators |
1 points
QUESTION 11
Single-celled organisms such as amebae, cannot defend themselves
from invading threats.
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True |
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False |
1 points
QUESTION 12
The magnification and resolution capabilties are highest in
the
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compound microscope |
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electron microscope |
1 points
QUESTION 13
A thin,phospho-lipid layered component of an animal cell is
called the
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nucleus |
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shell |
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plasma membrane |
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deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
1 points
QUESTION 14
Cells can use light, sugar, or other compounds as a means
for
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transportation |
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repair and reproduction |
1 points
QUESTION 15
The electron microscope measures the size of a specimen in
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inches |
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centimeters |
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microns |
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millimeters |
1 points
QUESTION 16
The microtubules of a cell help to transport materials
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into the cell |
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out of the cell |
1 points
QUESTION 17
DNA, the cell’s genetic material, consists of
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bony-like tissue |
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chromosomes |
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gluten |
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cellulose |
1 points
QUESTION 18
The stems cells in an adult are less potent than those of the
infant.
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True |
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False |
1 points
QUESTION 19
What does a paramecium use to move around in its
environment?
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lysosomes |
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cilia |
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nucleus |
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cytoplasm |
1 points
QUESTION 20
Richard Young from the Whitehead Institute compared a biology
researcher to a criminal investigator at a crime scene beacuse both
have to
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take fingerprints of all the”suspects”. |
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have to be very knowledgeable about their field. |
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are limited in their success by the people they work with. |
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have to “cross-examine the witnesses” until a single, coherent |





