exam 3 (ch 9-12) Flashcards
which of the following is the source of electrons for the light reactions
a:h2o
b:c6h12o6
c:co2
d: nadph
h2o
a cell that completed the cell cycle without undergoing cytokinesis would
a: be diploid
b: have two nuclei
c: be haploid
d: not have completed anaphase
have two nuclei
which of the following terms best describes the role of certain metal ions and coenzymes?
a:reactants
b: intermediates
c:cofactors
d:products
cofactors
when a neuron responds to a particular neurontransmitter by opening gated ion channels, the neurotransmitter is serving as which part of the signal pathway?
a:relay molecule
b: transducer
c: signal molecule
d: response molecule
signal molecule
what name is given to a discrete packet of light?
a: phaser
b:wavelength
c:photon
d: spectrum
photon
plant cell cytokinesis differs from animal cell cytokinesis because____
a: plant cells produce more daughter cells
b: plant cells lack the telophase of mitosis
c: animal daughter cells are haploid
d: plant cells have a rigid cell wall and animal cells do not
plant cells have a rigid cell wall and animal cells do not
which of the following is NOT involved in the light dependent reactions?
a: ATP
b: thylakoids
c: chlorophyll
d: stroma
stroma
a product of glycolysis is______
a: lactic acid
b:ethyl alcohol
c: NAD+
d: pyruvic acid
pyruvic acid
what is the function of stomata?
a: fermentation
b: water absorption
c: kelvin cycle
d: gas exchange
gas exchange
aerobic respiration generates about ___ ATP from one glucose
a: 2
b: 6
c:36
d:48
36 or 38
protein kinase is an enzyme that
a: functions as a second messenger molecule
b: serves as a receptor for various signal molecules
c: activates or inactivates other proteins by adding a phosphate group to them
d: produces second messenger molecules
activates or inactivates other proteins by adding a phosphate group to them
aerobic means with _________
a: oxygen
b: carbon dioxide
c:atp
d: light
oxygen
under arid conditions, c4 lants fix carbon dioxide more efficiently than c3 plants because c4 plants_____
a: utilize rubisco
b: have chloroplasts concentrated in mesophyll cells
c:decrease the rate at which carbon dioxide diffuses into the plant from the atmosphere
d: use ATP to fix carbon dioxide
use atp to fix carbon dioxide
genes are carried on________
a: chromosomes
b: centriosome
c: chaisma
d: nuclei
chromosomes
scaffolding proteins are_________
a: microtubular protein arrays that allow lipid-soluble hormones to get from the cell membrane to the nuclear pores
b:large molecules to which several relay proteins attach to facilitate cascade effects
c: relay proteins that orient receptors and their ligands in appropriate directions to facilitate their complexing
d:proteins that can reach into the nucleus of a cell to affect transcription
large molecules to which several relay proteins attach to facilitate cascade effects
which of the following triggers the cell’s passage past the G2 checkpoint into mitosis?
a:PDGF
b:MPF
c:cyclin
d: Cdk
MPF
The spread of cancer from one site to others in the body is known as:
a: a benign tumor
b: metastasis
c:a malignant tumor
d: remission
metastasis
what is the primary function of the calvin cycle?
a: use nadph to release carbon dioxide
b:split water and release oxygen
c:transport RuBP out of the chloroplast
d: synthesize simple sugars from carbon dioxide
synthesize simple sugars from carbon dioxide
one of the major categories of redceptors in the plasma membrane reacts by forming dimers, adding phosphate groups, and then activating relay proteins. which type does this?
a: G protein-coupled reactors
b:ligand gated ion channels
c: steroid receptors
d: receptor tyrosine kinase
receptor tyrosine kinases