BIOL 11 EXAM 1 Fall 2002 Name ________________
Multiple choice: select the single most correct answer to each
question and mark the letter corresponding to that answer on the
SCANMARK card provided. (2 points each)
1. The normal pathway that a new protein will follow as it is made
and secreted is: (Note: ER = endoplasmic reticulum)
A) Smooth ER - Rough ER - Golgi Apparatus - Vesicle
B) Smooth ER - Vesicle (Rough ER and Golgi not involved)
C) Golgi Apparatus - Smooth ER - Rough ER - Vesicle
D) Golgi Apparatus - Vesicle (ER is not involved)
E) Rough ER - Smooth ER - Golgi Apparatus - Vesicle
2. Acne is a disorder involving the:
A) unicellular glands B) sebaceous glands C) sweat glands
D) hair follicles E) apocrine glands
3. The main function of melanocytes is to:
A) produce vitamin D.
B) help us find a date.
C) protect deeper cells from sunlight.
D) remove dead cells by phagocytosis.
E) help control body temperature.
4. In order to be "responsive" to the environment, our body must be
able to sense changes around it and ____.
A) reproduce B) circulate body fluids
C) breathe D) assimilate nutrients
E) react to them
5. The nerve fibers scattered throughout the dermis are associated
with (connecting to) ____.
A) muscles B) glands C) sensory receptors
D) All of the above. E) None of the above.
6. Which of the following elements is NOT among the 4 most abundant
in the body?
A) oxygen B) carbon C) sodium D) hydrogen E) nitrogen
7. The nucleus:
A) forms the microtubules for the cytoskeleton.
B) packages food for digestion.
C) is filled with damaged organelles.
D) is the site of phospholipid synthesis.
E) is filled with DNA to store genetic information.
8. An osteocyte is a:
A) bone destroying cell.
B) bone building cell.
C) bone cell surrounded by matrix.
D) bone marrow cell.
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