TEST BANK FOR KARP’S CELL AND
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 9TH EDITION, GERALD
KARP, JANET IWASA, WALLACE MARSHALL,
ISBN: 1119598168, ISBN: 9781119598169
,Test Bank for Karp’s Cell and Molecular Biology, 9th Edition, Gerald Karp, Janet Iwasa,
Wallace Marshall, ISBN: 1119598168, ISBN: 9781119598169
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular Biology 1
2 The Chemical Basis of Life 39
3 Bioenergetics, Enzymes, and Metabolism 99
4 The Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane 137
5 Aerobic Respiration and the Mitochondrion 203
6 Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast 239
7 Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment 267
8 Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems: Structure, Function, and Membrane Trafficking 307
9 The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility 369
10 The Nature of the Gene and the Genome 433
11 The Central Dogma: DNA to RNA to Protein 477
12 Control of Gene Expression 537
13 DNA Replication and Repair 605
14 Cell Division 637
15 Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction: Communication between Cells 685
16 Cancer 737
17 The Immune Response 775
18 Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology 811
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,Package Title: Test Bank
Course Title: Karp9e
Chapter Number: 1
Question Type: Multiple Choice
1) Who was the first person to name what he thought were single cells?
a) Leeuwenhoek
b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
2) The first compound light microscopes were constructed by the end of the sixteenth century.
What characteristic defines a compound microscope?
a) It has a moveable stage.
b) It has multiple lenses.
c) Its lens is double the size of simple microscopes.
d) The lens has two different colors.
e) It has two different light sources.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
3) Who was the first scientist to examine and describe living cells?
a) Leeuwenhoek
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, b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
4) Who is generally credited with the discovery of cells?
a) Leeuwenhoek
b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
5) Despite being correct about the first two tenets of the Cell Theory, Schleiden and Schwann
made an error about another central feature of cells. What was their mistaken claim?
a) They believed that all cells were smaller than 2 µ in diameter.
b) They claimed that all cells were exactly the same in every detail.
c) They described cells as immortal.
d) They agreed that cells could arise from noncellular materials.
e) They stated that all cells had nuclei through their entire existence.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 9TH EDITION, GERALD
KARP, JANET IWASA, WALLACE MARSHALL,
ISBN: 1119598168, ISBN: 9781119598169
,Test Bank for Karp’s Cell and Molecular Biology, 9th Edition, Gerald Karp, Janet Iwasa,
Wallace Marshall, ISBN: 1119598168, ISBN: 9781119598169
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular Biology 1
2 The Chemical Basis of Life 39
3 Bioenergetics, Enzymes, and Metabolism 99
4 The Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane 137
5 Aerobic Respiration and the Mitochondrion 203
6 Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast 239
7 Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment 267
8 Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems: Structure, Function, and Membrane Trafficking 307
9 The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility 369
10 The Nature of the Gene and the Genome 433
11 The Central Dogma: DNA to RNA to Protein 477
12 Control of Gene Expression 537
13 DNA Replication and Repair 605
14 Cell Division 637
15 Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction: Communication between Cells 685
16 Cancer 737
17 The Immune Response 775
18 Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology 811
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,Package Title: Test Bank
Course Title: Karp9e
Chapter Number: 1
Question Type: Multiple Choice
1) Who was the first person to name what he thought were single cells?
a) Leeuwenhoek
b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
2) The first compound light microscopes were constructed by the end of the sixteenth century.
What characteristic defines a compound microscope?
a) It has a moveable stage.
b) It has multiple lenses.
c) Its lens is double the size of simple microscopes.
d) The lens has two different colors.
e) It has two different light sources.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
3) Who was the first scientist to examine and describe living cells?
a) Leeuwenhoek
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, b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
4) Who is generally credited with the discovery of cells?
a) Leeuwenhoek
b) Hooke
c) Schleiden
d) Schwann
e) Virchow
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
5) Despite being correct about the first two tenets of the Cell Theory, Schleiden and Schwann
made an error about another central feature of cells. What was their mistaken claim?
a) They believed that all cells were smaller than 2 µ in diameter.
b) They claimed that all cells were exactly the same in every detail.
c) They described cells as immortal.
d) They agreed that cells could arise from noncellular materials.
e) They stated that all cells had nuclei through their entire existence.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Identify the three tenets of cell theory.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Discovery of Cells
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