Biology 1010 LAB Test

Question 1 of 55

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Eukaryotes contain:

Select one of the following:

Membrane-bound nuclei and other organelles
Nonmembrane-bound nuclei and other organelles
Tonoplasts and cell walls
Amyloplasts and chromoplasts

Explanation

Question 2 of 55

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What are chloroplasts?

Select one of the following:

Elliptical green structures in plant cells. They are the sit of photosynthesis and are green because of the pigment chlorophyll.
Structures in plants cells that are blue because of the pigment chlorophyll.
Complex carbohydrates used to make the cell wall in plant cells.
Green membrane-bound organelles that dispel water out of the plant cells.

Explanation

Question 3 of 55

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How do you prepare a wet mount?

Select one of the following:

Place a sample in a drop of water on a microscope slide and cover it with a coverslip.
Take a sample of cells and soak them in distilled water and then place them on a microscope slide.
You put lens oil on the microscope slide when it is on 40x power and then look at the sample at 100x power.

Explanation

Question 4 of 55

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Most plant cells contain a large central vacuole surrounded by a membrane called a tonoplast. As a consequence, the liquid cytoplasm containing the chloroplasts and other organelles is restricted to the edges of the cell.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 5 of 55

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What is cytoplasmic streaming?

Select one of the following:

A slow, circular movement of chloroplasts at the edges of the cell.
The expulsion of excess water out of the cell.
The storage of molecules in the cell's cytoplasm.

Explanation

Question 6 of 55

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Chloroplasts are a type of plastid.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 7 of 55

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What are plastids?

Select one of the following:

Organelles in plants that are the sites of food manufacture and storage.
Light pigments that absorb various wavelengths of light.
Large organelles that help maintain cell shape.

Explanation

Question 8 of 55

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What are amyloplasts?

Select one of the following:

Plastids that store starch.
Light pigments that absorb light at 700 nm.
Plastids containing pigments other than chlorophyll.
Carotenes and xanthophylls.

Explanation

Question 9 of 55

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Chromoplasts are a type of plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll, such as carotenes and xanthophylls.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 10 of 55

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What is a cell wall? Pick the best answer.

Select one of the following:

The layer that surrounds the cell membrane in plants. It is made of cellulose, a complex carbohydrate formed of glucose molecules attached end to end.
A semi-permeable membrane embedded with proteins that allow for the transport of molecules and other substances.
A characteristic of plant cells.
The plasma membrane that is used to expel contents out of the cell.

Explanation

Question 11 of 55

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Select all the organs present in a paramecium and their correct functions.

Select one or more of the following:

Amyloplasts - plastids that store starch.
Cilia - propulsion of the organism and sweeping of food into the oral groove.
Oral groove - a canal used to ingest nutrients that leads to a food vacuole.
Food vacuole - travels through the cell and the food is digested.
Contractile vacuole - A clear and round vesicle that slowly builds in size and then fuses with the plasma membrane and contracts to expel water from the cell.

Explanation

Question 12 of 55

1

Click on the orange point and select the correct answer.

What process is shown in the image below?

Explanation

Question 13 of 55

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During the first lab, you would have collected epithelial cells from the inside of your cheek and then stained them with methylene blue. Why were the cells stained with methylene blue?
You may have noticed that some of the cells may have had their edges folded over. What does this indicate about the thickness of the cells?

Select one of the following:

The cells were stained with methylene blue in order to be able to see them under the microscope. The folding over of the cells indicates that they are quite thin.
The cells were stained with methylene blue in order to stain the nucleus of each cell. The folding over the cells indicates that they are quite thin.
The cells were stained with methylene blue in order to be able to see them under the microscope. The folding over of the cells indicates that they are quite thick.
The cells were stained with methylene blue to make them appear pretty. The folding of the cells does not indicate anything about their thickness.

Explanation

Question 14 of 55

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What is differential centrifugation?

Select one of the following:

A technique used by biologists to study cell parts. It is used to isolate parts of a cell creating a homogenate suspension. It uses different amount of centrifugal force to separate cell parts of different densities and sizes.
A technique used by biologists to study cell parts. It crushes cells by centrifugal force to expel the contents and stains the organelles based on their sizes and densities.
A technique used to put a cell back together after the organelles have been expelled. The centrifugal force forces the cell to create a new cell membrane around all the cell organelles.
A technique used by biologists to study cell parts. It is used to isolate parts of a cell creating a homogenate suspension. It separates the smallest cell organelles first and then the bigger cell parts and dissolves the cellular membrane.

Explanation

Question 15 of 55

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What is a homogenate?

Select one of the following:

A suspension of cell parts and organelles.
A pellet at the bottom of a centrifuge tube of large nuclei and intact cells.
The supernatent formed after a round of centrifugation of the remaining organelles that were not separated.
Another name for cell fractionation.

Explanation

Question 16 of 55

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Identify the definition of:
1) Supernatent
2) Pellet

Select one or more of the following:

A suspension of cell parts and organelles.
A collection at the bottom of a centrifuge tube of large nuclei and intact cells.
The liquid formed after a round of centrifugation of the remaining organelles that were not separated.
The mixture created before a round of centrifugation.

Explanation

Question 17 of 55

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Cell fractionation breaks apart cells and separates the compounds. Cell organelles remain intact and biochemically active so their functions may be studied.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 18 of 55

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What is the basic process of differential centrifugation?

Select one of the following:

A tissue sample is homogenized to make a homogenate. The tissue sample is crushed in a blender with a buffer then placed in tubes. The tubes are placed in the centrifuge for a certain time at a certain speed. When centrifugation is over, the supernatents can be placed into new tubes and centrifuged again, while the pellet at the bottom can be examined. The process may be repeated a third time.
A tissue sample is homogenized to make a homogenate. The tissue sample is crushed in a blender with a buffer then placed in tubes. The tubes are placed in the centrifuge for a very long time so that all the cell parts can be isolated. A sample will contain a pellet at the bottom of the tube with small cellular organelles, and the supernatent on the top will contain large cellular organelles.
A sample is placed into a tube and placed into the centrifuge for 5, 10, then 15 minutes. Each time it is placed in the centrifuge, it is centrifuged at a faster speed. One sample will be created that is filled with all of the isolated cell parts.

Explanation

Question 19 of 55

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What enzyme is an integral protein of the mitochondrial inner membrane and participates in the generation of energy via oxidative phosphorylation?

Select one of the following:

Succinate dehydrogenase
DNA ligase
NADH
ATP

Explanation

Question 20 of 55

4

Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

Label the parts of the microscope numbered 2,3,6,8,9,11,12,13.

Explanation

Question 21 of 55

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What is an enzyme assay?

Select one of the following:

A method for measuring enzyme activity.
A method used for separating cellular parts based on size.
A method used to identify the enzymes used in a chemical reaction.
A method used to catalyze a reaction and lower the activation energy.

Explanation

Question 22 of 55

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What is conducted during an enzyme assay?

Select one of the following:

The supernatent and pellet are poured in separate tubes to be tested separately. A fixed amount of the enzyme substrate (in the case of our lab, Succinate) is added along with the appropriate indicator. A buffer is added to each solution and the tubes are heated at a temperature that is appropriate for the experiment.
An enzyme substrate (in the case of our lab, Succinate) and an indicator are added to a homogenate and left to sit at room temperature until the indicator changes the colour of the homogenate.
A sample is centrifuged for various times and speeds with an indicator present in the sample, and after a certain about of time the sample will change colour to indicate the presence of an enzyme.

Explanation

Question 23 of 55

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Organelles are often studied by separating them on a sucrose gradient. A centrifuge tube is filled with a sucrose solution of increasing concentration from the top of the tube to the bottom. What would you expect to observe if you put a layer of cell homogenate on top of the sucrose and then subjected the sample to high speed centrifugation?

Select one of the following:

The cells with the highest density will sink to the bottom of the solution and the organelles with the lowest density will stay at the top. The organelles stop moving in the solution when their densities and concentrations are equal to that of the solution surrounding them.
The cell organelles will equally distribute throughout the solution so that each concentration layer of sucrose has an equal amount of cell constituents.
The homogenate will stay at the top of the sucrose solution because it is less dense.
The homogenate will sink to the bottom of the sucrose solution because it is very dense.
The cells with the lowest density will sink to the bottom of the solution and the organelles with the highest density will stay at the top. The organelles stop moving in the solution when their densities and concentrations are unequal to that of the solution surrounding them.

Explanation

Question 24 of 55

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Janus Green is blue when in an oxidized state, and as it is reduced, it become colourless. Why would Janus Green be a useful stain to identify mitochondria?

Select one of the following:

Mitochondria are the sites of cellular respiration, which involves the transfer of electrons. Janus Green can be used to identify mitochondria because it will be blue when the mitochondria are oxidized and will become colourless as they are reduced.
Mitochondria are the sites of photosynthesis which involves the transfer of electrons. Janus Green can be used to identify mitochondria because it will be blue when the mitochondria are oxidized and will become colourless as they are reduced.
Janus Green is not useful for identifying mitochondria because is would not change colours as mitochondria do not become oxidized or reduced.

Explanation

Question 25 of 55

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How are prokaryotic cells different from eukaryotic cells?

Select one of the following:

Prokaryotic DNA is not packaged into a membrane bound nucleus like eukaryotes, but rather, in a region called the nucleoid. Bacterial DNA is primarily a single, circular chromosome, whereas eukaryotes have DNA organized into linear chromosomes. Prokaryotes also lack membrane bound structures.
Prokaryotes have membrane bound organelles and eukaryotes do not. Prokaryotic DNA is circular chromosome, whereas eukaryotes have DNA organized into linear chromosomes. Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus.
Prokaryotic DNA is not packaged into a membrane bound nucleus like eukaryotes, but rather, in a region called the nucleoid. Bacterial DNA is primarily a single, circular chromosome, whereas eukaryotes have DNA organized into linear chromosomes. Prokaryotes also have many membrane bound structures.
Prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells are exactly the same.
Prokaryotes have membrane bound organelles and eukaryotes do not. Eukaryotes do not have a nucleus, but keep their DNA in a region called the nucleoid, and prokaryotes keep their DNA in a membrane bound nucleus with discrete, linear chromosomes.

Explanation

Question 26 of 55

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Peptidoglycan is a molecule composed of polymers of amino sugars and is found in bacterial cell walls.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 27 of 55

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Aseptic technique involves precautionary measures that are taken to ensure personal safety in the lab is maintained. This involves the prevention of contamination of the environment from the cultures used. However, this is optional because pathogenic bacteria are never studied in the lab.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 28 of 55

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What is the goal of making a streak plate?

Select one of the following:

To dilute a bacterial culture enough so that single cells are separated and each cell will then give rise to a single colony. Single colonies contain only one type of bacterial cell, so streak plates allow us to separate and isolate organisms in mixed culture.
Streak plates allow us to mix different organisms together and their study their interactions under a microscope.
To dilute bacterial culture enough so that singe cells are separated based on their size and density. Single colonies of bacteria are created and then separated based on size.
To create single colonies of bacteria which will then be stained and used in differential centrifugation so that their cell parts can be isolated and studied.

Explanation

Question 29 of 55

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How is a streak plate prepared?

Select one of the following:

An inoculation loop is flamed so that it is disinfected. A loop of culture is obtained and then streaks are made on the sterile plate, such as an agar plate. The inoculating loop is flamed again, and a second set of streaks is made, but this time only crossing over the set of initial streaks once. The loop is flamed once more, and a third set of streaks is made, this time only going over the second set of streaks once.
An inoculation loop is flamed so that it i disinfected. A loop of culture is obtained and then streaks are made on the sterile plate, such as an agar plate. The streaks are made all over the plate, and the the inoculation loop should be used to gouge the agar.
A single bacterial cell is obtained from a sample using a disinfected inoculation loop and is transferred to an agar plate. The bacterial cell is incubated for a period of time so that the bacterial cell can multiple and create a new colony.

Explanation

Question 30 of 55

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What is the point of using oil immersion with a light microscope?

Select one of the following:

It enables you to maximize both the magnifying power and resolution of the light microscope to view very small objects.
It maximizes the magnifying power and resolution of the light microscope so that you can view very small objects at lower powers such as 4x and 10x.
Oil immersion is used as a way to clean the objective lens so that magnifying power and resolution is increased.

Explanation

Question 31 of 55

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Identify the coccus shaped bacteria.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 32 of 55

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Identify the bacillus shaped bacteria.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 33 of 55

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Identify the spirillum shaped bacteria.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 34 of 55

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Some bacteria, but not all, have flagella that help with digestion.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 35 of 55

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Select the 5 characteristics of a Gram-negative bacteria.

Select one or more of the following:

More complex cell wall.
Have a thin peptidoglycan layer.
Have an outer lipopolysaccharide wall layer.
Display safranin stain.
Have a red/pink cell colour after gram staining.
Relatively simple cell wall.
Have a thick peptidoglycan layer.
Display crystal violet stain.
Do not have an outer lipopolysaccharide wall layer.
Have a dark purple cell colour after gram staining.

Explanation

Question 36 of 55

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Identify the 5 characteristics of Gram-positive bacteria.

Select one or more of the following:

Relatively simple cell wall.
Have a thick peptidoglycan layer.
Do not have an outer lipopolysaccharide wall layer.
Display crystal violet stain.
Have a dark purple cell colour after gram staining.
More complex cell wall.
Have a thin peptidoglycan layer.
Have an outer lipopolysaccharide wall layer.
Display safranin stain.
Have a red/pink cell colour after gram staining.

Explanation

Question 37 of 55

1

What is a gram stain?

Select one of the following:

A differential staining technique that aids in bacterial identification. It can be used to chemically distinguish between bacterial species. Bacteria are generally divided into gram-positive and gram-negative groups.
A differential staining technique that aids in bacterial identification by staining the internal cell parts of the bacteria so that they can be identified. Bacteria are generally divided into gram-positive and gram-negative groups.
Gram staining identifies the type of cell wall that bacteria by staining them with crystal violet and then uses a decolourizer such as ethanol to wash away the stain so that the cell wall details can be seen.
A technique used to identify different bacterial colonies by using different stains. Different types of bacteria show different colours of stains based on what their cells wall and internal cell parts are composed of.

Explanation

Question 38 of 55

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What is the point of heat fixation?

Select one of the following:

It kills the cells and then they stick to the microscope slide.
It kills the cells so that they do not move around when being viewed under a microscope slide.
It makes the coverslip stick to the microscope slide so that the cells on the slide do not move around.

Explanation

Question 39 of 55

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What is the process of gram staining?

Select one of the following:

A culture is smeared on a slide to be about the shape of a dime and then heat fixed. A drop of crystal violet is added to the smear, let to dry, washed with water, and then covered with two drops of Gram's iodine solution. The slide is rinsed with water and the a decolourizer such as ethanol. A drop of safranin is added to the slide and left to dry, and the sample is then observed under a microscope.
A culture is smeared on a slide to be about the shape of a dime. It is stained with crystal violet and safranin the heat fixed so that the stains will identify the type of bacteria present.
A smear of culture is prepared on a slide, and is the mixed with crystal violet and safranin so they stick to the bacteria. Gram positive bacteria will be stained with crystal violet, and gram negative bacteria will be stained with safranin.

Explanation

Question 40 of 55

1

Biochemical tests are used to determine information about the metabolic properties of an organism.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 41 of 55

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What is a catalase test and how can it be used to identify types of bacteria?

Select one of the following:

A catalase test catalyzes the reaction of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. Bacteria that the have the enzyme catalase will bubble when hydrogen peroxide is added to the cells because of the production of oxygen.
A catalase test is used to distinguish bacteria in the presence of cytochrome c oxidase. When the enzyme is present, is can oxidize a reagent to a compound that is a dark purple colour. If catalase is not present, there is not colour change.
A catalase test is used to to test the pH of products that are produced through fermentation. A gas, usually CO2 is produced. Phenol Red is a medium to which lactose is added and will be either red or yellow depending on the pH.

Explanation

Question 42 of 55

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What is an oxidase test and how can it be used to identify types of bacteria?

Select one of the following:

An oxidase test is used to distinguish bacteria in the presence of cytochrome c oxidase. When the enzyme is present, is can oxidize a reagent to a compound that is a dark purple colour. If oxidase is not present, there is not colour change.
An oxidase test catalyzes the reaction of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. Bacteria that the have the enzyme oxidase will bubble when hydrogen peroxide is added to the cells because of the production of oxygen.
An oxidase test is used to to test the pH of products that are produced through fermentation. A gas, usually CO2 is produced. Phenol Red is a medium to which lactose is added and will be either red or yellow depending on the pH.

Explanation

Question 43 of 55

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Disinfectants are substances that can be used on living tissue to reduce the microbial population.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 44 of 55

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What is an antiseptic?

Select one of the following:

A substance that can be used on living tissue to reduce the microbial population.
A substance used to kill or inhibit microorganisms on inanimate objects.
An antibiotic used to kill pathogenic microorganisms.

Explanation

Question 45 of 55

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What does it mean when a molecule is amphipathic?

Select one of the following:

It has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts.
The entire molecule is hydrophilic.
The entire molecule is hydrophobic.
It is a phospholipid.

Explanation

Question 46 of 55

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Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane, and is another from of passive transport.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 47 of 55

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What is diffusion?

Select one of the following:

The movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
The movement of a substance from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration.
The movement of charged particles through a selectively permeable membrane.
A form of active transport.

Explanation

Question 48 of 55

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Select the definitions of a:
1) Hypertonic solution
2) Hypotonic solution
3) Isotonic solution

Select one or more of the following:

A solution with higher concentrations of solutes compared to the other.
A solution with lower concentrations of solutes compared to the other.
The net concentrations of solutes are equal.
A solution with a high concentration.
A solution with a low concentration.
The movement of a substance from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration.

Explanation

Question 49 of 55

1

What process is shown in the image?

Select one of the following:

Plasmolysis
Osmosis
Diffusion
Active transport
Passive transport

Explanation

Question 50 of 55

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What are enzymes and how do they affect the rate of biochemical reactions?

Select one of the following:

Enzymes are catalysts that speed up chemical reactions but are not consumed or changed during the reaction. They speed up chemical reactions that would be too slow to keep up with metabolic needs in organisms.
Enzymes are catalysts that slow up chemical reactions but are not consumed or changed during the reaction. They slow down chemical reactions that would be too fast for metabolic needs in organisms.
Enzymes are catalysts that speed up chemical reactions and are consumed or changed during the reaction.
Enzymes are catalysts that slow down chemical reactions and are consumed or changed during the reaction.

Explanation

Question 51 of 55

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Enzymes speed up a chemical reaction by raising the activation energy.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 52 of 55

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Changes in temperature, alterations in pH, the addition of ion or molecules, and the presence of inhibitors can all affect the structure of an enzyme's active site.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 53 of 55

1

What is a respirometer?

Select one of the following:

A device for measuring respiration.
A device for measuring the rate of glycolysis.
A device used to measure the rate of a chemical reaction.

Explanation

Question 54 of 55

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Based on the gel electrophoresis test, who is the father of Mary's child?

Select one of the following:

Bob
Larry
Neither Bob or Larry are the father.
There is not enough information to determine who is the father.

Explanation

Question 55 of 55

1

What is gel electrophoresis?

Select one of the following:

A method used to separate and analyze macromolecules based on their charge and size.
A method used to amplify a single copy of few copies of DNA.
A method used to remove the introns and splice the exons together during transcription.

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Biology 1010 lab practice test

Biology 1010 LAB Test

Question 1 of 55

Eukaryotes contain:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 55

What are chloroplasts?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 55

How do you prepare a wet mount?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 55

Most plant cells contain a large central vacuole surrounded by a membrane called a tonoplast. As a consequence, the liquid cytoplasm containing the chloroplasts and other organelles is restricted to the edges of the cell.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 55

What is cytoplasmic streaming?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 55

Chloroplasts are a type of plastid.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 55

What are plastids?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 55

What are amyloplasts?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 55

Chromoplasts are a type of plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll, such as carotenes and xanthophylls.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 55

What is a cell wall? Pick the best answer.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 55

Select all the organs present in a paramecium and their correct functions.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 55

Click on the orange point and select the correct answer.

What process is shown in the image below?

Explanation

Question 13 of 55

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 55

What is differential centrifugation?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 55

What is a homogenate?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 55

Identify the definition of: 1) Supernatent 2) Pellet

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 55

Cell fractionation breaks apart cells and separates the compounds. Cell organelles remain intact and biochemically active so their functions may be studied.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 55

What is the basic process of differential centrifugation?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 55

What enzyme is an integral protein of the mitochondrial inner membrane and participates in the generation of energy via oxidative phosphorylation?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 55

Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

Label the parts of the microscope numbered 2,3,6,8,9,11,12,13.

Identify the definition of:
1) Supernatent
2) Pellet