PRACTICE EXAM 1 – INTRODUCTION TO A&P, CHEMISTRY, CELL                               

 

 1. The study of the function of the human body is

            a. anatomy                  b. physiology               c. chemistry     d. embryology              e. histology

 

 2. The correct order of structural organization of the body from simple to complex:

            a. Chemical, cell, organ, tissue, organ system, organism

            b. Cell, organism, organ, tissue, chemical, organ system

            c. Organism, organ, organ system, tissue, cell, chemical

            d. Cell, tissue, organ, chemical, organ system, organism

            e. Chemical, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

 

 3. The ventral cavity contains which cavities?

            a. thoracic and abdominopelvic           b. cranial and vertebral

            c. cranial and thoracic                         d. abdominal and vertebral      e. pleural and cranial

 

 4.  The standard anatomical position does not have

a. the upper extremities at the sides               b. the feet flat  c. the body in an upright position       

d. palms facing backward                                e. the body facing forward

 

 5. The plane which divides the body into anterior and posterior sections is

            a. horizontal                 b. parasagittal             c. midsagittal   d. frontal                      e. transverse

 

 6. The stomach is inferior to the

            a. large intestine          b. heart                        c. kidneys        d. arm              e. bladder

 

 7. The process by which an organism maintains a relatively constant internal environment within certain physiological limits is called

            a. metabolism              b. catabolism               c. homeostasis   d. equilibrium                        e. growth

 

 8. A substance which minimizes fluctuations in the pH of body fluids is a

            a. salt              b. base            c. acid              d. buffer           e. ion

 

 9. A substance that releases hydrogen ions in solution:

            a. salt              b. base            c. acid              d. lipid              e. pH

 

10. H-bonding is a force that helps determine the structure of proteins at all levels except

            a. primary        b. secondary               c. tertiary         d. quarternary

 

11. Which of the following is most likely a carbohydrate?

            a. C6H12O6      b. C22H44COOH          c. CO2             d.C2H4NH2

 

12. Life is said to be carbon based because carbon atoms make up

            a. carbohydrates                     b. lipids            c. proteins       d. nucleic acids           e. a,b,c, and d

 

13. Pericardial fluid would be found

            a. inside the heart       b. outside the parietal serosa              c. between visceral and parietal pericardium

            d. between visceral pericardium and heart     e. between pleural membranes

 

14. The sum of all the chemical reactions occurring in the body:      

            a. anabolism      b. catabolism             c. homeostasis            d. metabolism              e. exchange reactions

 

15. The bond formed by sharing electron pairs is

            a. covalent                   b. ionic             c. hydrogen     d. organic                    e. inorganic

 

16. The most abundant inorganic substance in cells is

            a. sodium                     b. protein         c. water           d. carbohydrates         e. lipid

 

17. The sum of the protons and neutrons in an atom is known as     

            a. atomic number         b. atomic weight(mass number)          c. chemical formula    

            d. isotope                    e. oxidation number

 

18. Which of the following is a disaccharide?

            a. sucrose                   b. fructose                   c. glucose                    d. glycogen                  e. deoxyribose

 

19. Nitrogen is always found in which molecule?

            a. inorganic                 b. carbohydrate           c. lipid        d. protein               e. cholesterol

 

20. A triglyceride has

            a. 1 glycerol and 3 fatty acids             b. 3 glycerols and 1 fatty acid

            c. 3 glycerols and 3 fatty acids            d. 1 glycerol and 1 fatty acid

 

21. The sugar in RNA is

            a. ribose                      b. deoxyribose   c. phosphate             d. uracil                       e. glucose

 

22. Stored energy is in the form of

            a. a peptide bond                    b. ATP             c. DNA             d. kinetic energy          e. activation energy

 

23. More hydrogen ions would be in a solution with a pH of

            a. 2.5               b. 4.4               c. 7.35             d. 8.2               e. 12

 

24. The term that would identify a serosa membrane as being the layer nearest the walls      of a body cavity is

            a. visceral        b. parietal        c. pleural         d. pericardial

 

25. Which of the following is NOT correct concerning DNA and RNA?

            a. They are nucleic acids.                               b. They both have a pentose sugar.

            c. They contain phosphate groups.                 d. They are inorganic molecules.       

            e. They both contain nitrogenous bases.

 

26. A                   feedback system reverses the direction

    of the initial condition.

            a. positive                    b. negative      c. stimulatory               d. neutral         e. homeostasis

 

27. A polyunsaturated fat has

            a. no double bonds between carbon atoms    b. more than one double bond between carbon atoms

            c. many hydrogens      d. more than one double bond between hydrogen atoms

            e. many carbons

 

28. A medial position is a position that is

            a. away from the midline                     b. closer to the midline                        c. toward the head                              d. toward the front                       e. near the back    

 

29. DNA does not have

            a. Adenine                   b. Uracil                       c. Thymine      d. Guanine                  e. Cytosine

 

30. The amino acid sequence of a protein is known as the

            a. primary structure                 b. secondary structure            c. tertiary structure      d.quartenary structure

 

31. The building blocks or units joined in a protein are

            a. monosaccharides                b. nucleotides    c. amino acids           d. phosphate groups   e. fatty acids

 

32. Anything that occupies space and has mass is considered

            a. cells             b. gas                          c. matter                      d. energy                     e. solid

 

33. A chemical reaction that builds up or makes bonds is

            a. catabolic                  b. anabolic                   c. decomposition         d. exchange                 e. oxidation

 

34. The bond that joins amino acids to form a protein:

            a. denaturation            b. phosphate bonds    c. nucleotides              d. peptide bonds

 

35. If an individual is in homeostasis which of the following is not likely present?

            a. rest  b. stress          c. disease        d. metabolism

 

36. Which of the following would be the smallest in size?

            a. atom            b. ion               c. molecule                  d. electron       e. proton

 

37. Neutral atoms contain the same number of electrons as

            a. protons        b. neutrons      c. cations         d. anions

 

38. Negatively charged particles that move in orbits around the atomic nucleus are

            a. anions                    b. cations         c. protons                    d. neutrons                  e. electrons

 

39. The secondary structure of a protein would not be

            a. beta pleated sheets             b. alpha helix

            c. held by hydrogen bonds                  d. several subunits joined together

 

40. When salts are dissolved in water they dissociate into particles called

            a. acids                        b. electrolytes              c. bases           d. electrons                 e. buffers

 

41. The study of the structure of the human body is

            a. physiology               b. anatomy                  c. pathology     d. chemistry                 e. cytology

 

42. A chemical bond formed by transferring electrons is

            a. covalent                   b. ionic             c. peptide        d. hydrogen                 e. phosphate

 

43. A feedback mechanism to regulate blood glucose levels should

            a. make glucose higher in the blood when the signal is low

            b. make glucose low in the blood when the signal is low

            c. put glucose into cells

            d. make new glucose

 

44. A 1 M solution of NaCl would contain        grams of NaCl in 1 liter of water.

            a. 58                b. 28                c.116               d.98                 e.48

 

45. Positive charged atoms are

            a. cations         b. anions         c. electrons                  d. protons

 

46. Water is a(an)

            a. polar molecule         b. nonpolar molecule  c. organic compound   d. element       e. solute

 

47. The element iodine has the symbol I (Group VII (7)).

    Which of the following is correct for I?       

            a. 74 electrons, 74 protons, and 53 neutrons b. 127 electrons, 53 protons, and 74 neutrons

            c. 53 electrons, 53 protons, and 53 neutrons  d. 53 electrons, 53 protons, and 74 neutrons

            e. 53 electrons, 74 protons, and 74 neutrons

48. If a patient complains of pain in the right hypochondriac region you would request that      they remove their

            a. hat               b. shirt             c. pants           d. shoes          e.nothing, they are always complaining

 

49. Which region of the abdomen is inferior to the umbilicus?

            a. hypergastric            b. hypogastric              c. right lumbar d. left lumbar   e. all are inferior

 

50. All of the following will increase the rate of a chemical reaction except

            a. an enzyme               b. decreasing temperature      c. smaller size molecules

            d. all increase the rate of a reaction

 

51. A position that is nearer to the point of attachment to the body is said to be

            a. distal                        b. proximal                   c. superficial    d. lateral                      e. medial

 

52. Which of the following would be in a good blood buffer?

            a. a strong acid                       b. a strong base         

            c. carbonic acid and sodium bicarbonate        d. sodium chloride and hydrochloric acid

 

53. An enzyme/substrate complex yields a product and

            a. hydrogen                 b. an unchanged enzyme        c. a denatured enzyme            d. a substrate

 

54. The storage form of glucose in the body is as

            a. glycogen      b. enzymes                  c. fat    d. ATP             e. sucrose

 

55. If an element in group I of the periodic table combines with an element in group VII      the bond is

            a. covalent                   b. ionic             c. hydrogen    

            d. peptide                    e. these elements would not form a bond

 

56. Organs in the ventral body cavity:            

            a. brain, spinal cord, heart      b. heart, liver, stomach, spinal cord

            c. heart, lungs, stomach, pancreas     d. brain, spinal cord

 

57. A heart surgeon would enter this portion of the ventral body cavity:

            a. pleural                     b. mediastinum            c. pelvic           d. cranial                     e. abdominal   

 

58. The arms would be located in which region of the body?

            a. axial             b. mediastinum            c. vertebral                  d. abdominal    e. appendicular

 

59. Which of the following best describes the relationship between structure and function?

            a. Structure of an organ determines its function.        b. Very few structures are related to function.

            c. They are related only under stressful conditions.   d. They are not related.

 

60. The head is           to the neck.

            a. lateral                      b. inferior         c. medial          d. superior                   e. distal

 

61. DNA is in an orderly sequence of

            a. nucleotides  c. fatty acids               d. nucleic acids           d. amino acids             e. monosaccharides

 

62. Which of the nitrogenous bases will bond with guanine?

            a. Adenine                   b. Cytosine                  c. Uracil           d. Thymine                  e. Guanine

 

63. Which solution is acid?

            a. H20              b. H2O + Na+ + Cl-         c. H20 + H+ + Cl-        d. Na+ +OH- + H2O

 

64. The basic structural and functional unit of life:

            a. molecule                  b. cell                           c. tissue           d. organ                       e. brain

65. The molecular formula H2O means

            a. An atom of water contains 2 hydrogen molecules and 1 oxygen molecule.

            b. A molecule of water contains 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom.

            c. An atom of water contains 1 hydrogen molecule and 2 oxygen molecules.

            d. A molecule of water contains 1 hydrogen atom and 2 oxygen atoms.

 

66. Which of the following is not used to characterize a living system?

            a. movement                b. reproduction            c. metabolism  d. responsiveness       e. structure

 

67. How are H atoms bonded to the O atom between two water molecules?

            a. covalent bonds        b. ionic bonds    c. H-bonds     d. phosphate bonds    e. peptide bonds

 

68. The surface of the organs in the abdominopelvic cavity are lined by the

            a. visceral pericardium                        b. parietal pericardium

            c. visceral peritoneum             d. parietal peritoneum             e. visceral pleura

 

69. The lungs are situated in this division of the thoracic cavity:

            a. mediastinum                        b. pleural         c. cranial          d. ventral                     e. dorsal

 

70. The thin muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities is the

            a. esophagus              b. trachea        c. diaphragm   d. peritoneum  e. pancreas

 

 71. The plasma membrane is

            a. a double membrane.                       b. a phospholipid bilayer.        c. a bilayer of glycoproteins.

            d. separated into a bilayer by cholesterol molecules.                         e. all of the above

 

 72. Molecules move up a concentration gradient by

            a. active transport                   b. facilitative diffusion  c. osmosis                   d. dialysis

 

 73. A hypertonic solution is one that is

            a. higher in salt concentration than body fluids           b. similar to intracellular fluid

            c. lower in solute concentration           d. normal saline

 

74. The apical surface of certain plasma membranes may contain

    extensions to move substances over the cell surface called

            a. microtubules                        b. flagella         c. glycocalyx                d. microvilli                  e. cilia

 

75. Smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum differ in that rough ER has

            a. ribosomes                b. cisternae     c. vesicles       d. lipid synthesis          e. phospholipid membrane

 

76. The process of transcription does not directly use

            a. DNA             b. tRNA            c. mRNA          d. enzymes

 

77. When a cell's membrane is said to be polarized it has a +60mV charge inside the cell.

            a. True            b. False

 

78. The chromatid pairs line up on the cell's center during which phase?

            a. metaphase  b. anaphase     c. prophase     d. telophase    e. interphase

 

79. An increase in pressure will move substances through a membrane by:

            a. osmosis          b. filtration                c. simple diffusion        d. active transport       e. facilitated diffusion

 

80. The plasma membrane is considered to be

            a. semipermeable        b. impermeable            c. permeable   d. selectively permeable

 

81. The left lower quadrant includes portions of each of the following except:

            a. left hypochondriac region     b. umbilicus region     c. hypogastric region   d. left iliac  region

 

82. Most of a cells' energy is generated in the

            a. nucleus        b. mitochondria            c. cytoplasm     d. plasma membrane     e. Golgi

 

83. Water movement across a cell's membrane occurs by

            a. filtration                   b. facilitated diffusion  c. osmosis      

            d. active transport       e. diffusion through the phospholipid bilayer

 

84. The hydrophobic region of the plasma membrane is

            a. phosphate head groups      b. lipid tail groups        c. faces the intracellular compartment

            d. polar 

 

85. Digestive enzymes are found in the

            a. cytoplasm                b. lysosome                 c. nucleus       

d. mitochondria            e. Golgi apparatus

 

86. A red blood cell will rupture if placed in this solution.

            a. isotonic                    b. hypertonic   c. hypotonic                 d. cryotonic

            e. b and c will cause cell to burst

 

87. The function of tRNA is to

a.     transfer the appropriate amino acid to the ribosome

b.     code for the appropriate amino acid in the nucleus

            c. transport the message from the nucleus     d. transfer the protein out of the cytoplasm

 

88. The resting membrane potential is maintained by

            a. letting sodium enter the cell            b. letting potassium enter the cell

            c. the action of the Na-K ATPase pump          d. keeping a positive intracellular charge

 

89. Sodium rushing into a cell will cause the cell to become

            a. polarized                              b. depolarized              c. repolarized               d. negative

 

90. The chromatids suddenly separate during

            a. metaphase              b. prophase                 c. telophase                 d. anaphase                e. telophase

 

91. DNA replicates during

            a. metaphase              b. telophase                c. prophase     d. anaphase                e. interphase

 

92. Modification, packaging and sorting proteins occurs in the

            a. Golgi apparatus                   b. Smooth ER    c. Rough ER              d. lysosome     e. nucleus

 

93. A protein which is embedded in the phospholipid bilayer and may form a channel          across the plasma membrane is a(an)

            a. peripheral protein                b. glycoprotein             c. glycocalyx                d. integral protein

 

94. In this process a protein carrier is used to transport a molecule down its concentration      gradient:

            a. filtration       b. facilitated diffusion  c. simple diffusion                    d. active transport

 

95. The active process where large particles are engulfed by the cell is

            a. pinocytosis  b. exocytosis               c. active transport        d. phagocytosis           e. osmosis

 

96. All of the following have functions directly in mitosis except        

            a. centromeres            b. centrioles                 c. spindle         d. chromosomes          e. DNA polymerase

97. Without using ATP, a molecule will diffuse from an area of its

            a. high concentration to an area of low concentration

            b. low concentration to an area of high concentration

            c. positive charges to an area of negative charges

            d. negative charges to an area of positive charges

 

98. Which of the following contains a double membrane?

            a. mitochondria            b. nucleus        c. plasma membrane   d. a and b                    e. a,b, and c 

 

99. This process does not occur in the nucleus:

            a. translation               b. DNA "unzipping" to form the DNA template

            c. transcription d. DNA replication

 

100. The nuclear membrane degrades during

            a. telophase    b. anaphase    c. metaphase   d. prophase     e. interphase

 

101. Cytoplasmic division is called

            a. mitosis         b. meiosis        c. cytokinesis     d. telophase    e. interphase

 

102. Nuclear division to form daughter cells which are genetically identical to the parent cell          

a. meiosis        b. cytokinesis     c. Interphase             d. mitosis         e. fission

 

103. Which of the following is not true for the nucleus of a cell?

            a. Nuclear pores are channels through the nuclear envelope.

            b. DNA is wrapped around histones and make up the chromatin.

            c. Nucleoli are present in the nucleus.

            d. It is the site of protein synthesis.

            e. All of these are true for the nucleus.

 

104. DNA replication

            a. is necessary for transcription to occur.

            b. occurs only in translationally active area.

            c. is spontaneous, not requiring enzyme action.

            d. can also be called mitosis or cell division.

            e. is necessary for production of identical daughter cells.

 

105. The functioning sodium/potassium pump requires

            a. ATP             b. mitosis                     c. translation    d. depolarization                      e. transcription

 

106. Which structures are fingerlike projections from a cells membrane that greatly increase      the surface area for absorption of cells?

            a. cilia              b. flagella         c. microvilli                   d. glycocalyx                e. desmosomes

 

107. Place the following in the correct order as they participate in the manufacturing of         proteins.

                        1. tRNA

                        2. DNA

                        3. mRNA

                        4. ribosome

                        5. nuclear pore

            a. 2,3,4,5,1      b. 2,3,5,4,1      c. 2,3,1,5,4      d. 5,2,3,4,1      e. 3,2,5,1,4

 

 

108. If the nucleotide or base sequence of the DNA strand used as a template is A-C-G-T-T      then the sequence of mRNA would be

            a. T-G-C-A-A

            b. A-C-G-T-T

            c. U-G-C-A-A

            d. G-U-A-C-C

            e. A-C-G-U-U

 

Exam #1

1.B       11.A     21.A     31.C    41.B     51.B     61.A    

2.E       12.E     22.B     32.C    42.B     52.C    62.B    

3.A       13.C    23.A     33.B     43.A     53.B     63.C   

4.D      14.D    24.B     34.D    44.A     54.A     64.B

5.D      15.A     25.D    35.C    45.A     55.B     65.B

6.B       16.C    26.B     36.D    46.A     56.C    66.E

7.C      17.B     27.B     37.A     47.D    57.B     67.C

8.D      18.A     28.B     38.E     48.B     58.E     68.C

9.C      19.D    29.B     39.D