Exam 1

1._______________________ The type of tissue that lines the digestive tract.

2._______________________ What is the basic unit of organization in living things?
3._______________________ Ones nose is ________ to ones mouth.
4._______________________ The anatomical term that refers to one head.
5._______________________ What type of body plane would separate the head from the legs?
6._______________________ What two body systems are responsible for maintaining homeostasis in the
human body?
7._______________________
8._______________________ The process by which large, solid particles enter the cell.
9._______________________ What type of energy is associated with the movement of charged particles?
10.______________________ How do isotopes of elements differ?
11.______________________ What is the main property of molecules that are not readily soluble in water?
12.______________________ The high heat capacity and heat of vaporization of H2O is due the ability of
H2O to form what type of chemical bond?
13.______________________ What property or characteristic must a molecule have in order to readily
dissolve in H20?
14.______________________ What are the building blocks of neutral fats?
15.______________________
16.______________________ Name two important functions of carbohydrates?
17.______________________
18.______________________ How does the structure of phospholipids differ from neutral fats?
19.______________________ Of what is pH a measure?
20.______________________ What is the building block of glycogen?

21.______________________
23.______________________
22.______________________

24.______________________ structure of a protein is known as what?

25.______________________ What ultimately determines the three dimensional structure of a protein?
26.______________________ How do enzymes accelerate the rate of chemical reactions?
In a enzyme catalyzed reaction what is the substrate? ie define substrate
27.______________________
Given the following sequence of one strand of DNA, what is the sequence of
28.______________________ the other strand? 5'TTTGGCAAC3' (include indications of polarity))
29.______________________ Name two ways RNA is different from DNA.
30.______________________
What type of bond holds two strands of DNA together?
31.______________________
What is the organelle that is surrounded by a membrane and degrades various
32.______________________ molecules into smaller parts?
What organelle synthesizes protein?
33.______________________
What part of the cytoskeleton is comprised of actin and is involved in cell
motility?
34.______________________
What part of the cell the is located between the plasma membrane and the
35.______________________ nuclear envelope?
36.______________________ Name one function or process that occurs in the nucleus?
What forms the backbone of the plasma membrane?
37.______________________
What type of membrane protein completely transverses (goes across) the
38.______________________ plasma membrane?
What type of molecules can diffuse across the plasma membrane?
39.______________________
Can there be net movement of these same moleucles into the cell when there is
40.______________________ a higher concentration inside than out without the expenditure of energy?
By what process does glucose enter the cell?
What would happen to a cell placed in a hypertonic solution?
What is the function of
glycogen?
The three dimensional
41. What is the difference between negative and positive feedback? Give on example of positive feedback. (4
pts)

42. Diagram the path of a secretory protein from its site of synthesis to the cell surface labelling the important
organelles and indicating the function of these organelles? (4 pts)

43. Draw the structure of the plasma membrane labelling the important molecules and indicating hydrophobic
and hydrophillic regions. Indicate the portion that is the major barrier for molecules. (5 pts)

44. Why is there nearly one enzyme for each of the thousands of different chemical reactions that occur in the
body? (5 pts)