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MCB 2210 FALL 2021 PROBLEM SET 1 1. All of the following statements are true about the Cell Theory except: a. All living creatures are made of one or more cells. b. The cell is the structural unit of life. c. On the earth today, cells only arise from division of pre-existing cells. d. Earlier versions of Cell Theory thought that contemporary living cells could arise from non-living material. e. All are true statements 2. Which of the following is/are NOT true statements of evidence supporting the idea that RNA probably evolved before DNA and proteins to serve important functions in the prebiotic world? a. Proteins can substitute both for DNA and RNA functions. b. DNA and enzymes are only present in most advanced cells. c. RNA can both code for genetic information and act as a catalyst. d. Advanced cells lack RNA. e. a, b and d are all NOT true statements 3. Brain cells produce proteins that allow synapses to form, liver cells produce liver enzymes, muscle cells produce sarcomeric proteins. If all cells have the same DNA, how can this occur? a. Transfection b. Morphogenesis c. Differential gene expression via transcription factor activity d. Differential gene expression via DNA methylation and/or Histone acetylation e. Differential gene expression caused by endogenous miRNA expression f. c, d, and e 4. What characteristics distinguish prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? a. Eukaryotes have membrane-bound organelles; prokaryotes do not. b. Prokaryotes have relatively little DNA; eukaryotes generally have much more. c. Eukaryotic chromosomes are linear; prokaryotic chromosomes are circular. d. Prokaryotes possess a unique flagellum. e. all of the above. 5. The key difference between a plant cell and an animal cell is: a. The presence of a plasma membrane. b. The presence of a nucleus. c. The presence of internal membranes. d. The organization of DNA. e. None of the above.6. Which statement about multicellularity is false? a. Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes can form multicellular organisms. b. Different cell types in a multicellular organism express different genes. c. Multicellular organisms can be much more complex than single cell organisms. d. Single-celled organisms are in general less complex cells than the individual cells that comprise multicellular organisms. e. Multicellular organisms can form from the gathering of individual cells rather than fertilization of an egg by a sperm. 7. Evolutionary relationships between groups of organisms are best determined using which of the following types of information? a. Comparison of nucleotide sequences. b. Comparison of structural features. c. Comparison of biochemical pathways. d. b and c are both correct. e. None of the above. 8. Which of the following is an example of an epigenetic phenomenon? a. Several proteins share amino acid sequences that mediate calcium binding. b. Methylation of the DNA associated with a gene resulting in the transcription of that gene being inhibited over multiple cell generations. c. That all children of a person with Huntington’s disease will get the disease. d. The primary sequence of the actin in the body. e. The information that makes your TA male or female. 9. Which statement about light microscopy is true? a. A light microscope can generate contrast using interference of out of phase light.! b. The resolution of light microscopes is limited primarily by the magnification of the lens used. c. Resolution is the only important aspect of visualizing cellular structures.! d. Light microscopy has the same resolving power as all types of microscopy. e. None of the above. 10. What is defined as the ability to see two neighboring points in a field as distinct entities? a. revolution b. magnification c. resolution d. tintinnabulation e. aberration11. If two parts of a specimen are not separated by sufficient distance, what happens? a. Magnification is impossible. b. Diffraction is impossible. c. The images of the two parts of the specimen cannot be resolved d. The images of the two parts of the specimen can be seen to be distinctly separated. e. a and b 12. Which of the following things directly determine resolution in microscopy? a. Color of the specimen itself. b. The wavelength of illumination light. c. The numerical aperture of the objective. d. b and c can limit resolution. e. The magnification power of the ocular lens. 13. The method in which antibodies are conjugated to a fluorophore and used to determine the location within the cell of a specific protein is called ________. a. immune surveillance b. immunotherapy c. polarization microscopy d. immunofluorescence e. differential interference contrast microscopy 14. You wish to measure calcium concentration changes in living cells. Which of the following microscopic techniques do you think would be most useful? a. Transmission electron microscopy b. Scanning electron microscopy c. Fluorescence microscopy using a calcium-sensitive indicator dye that is able to cross a living cell's plasma membrane. d. None of the above 15. The absorbance of light by a compound and the subsequent release by that compound of some of the energy as longer, visible light wavelengths is known as _______. a. fluorochrome b. luminescence c. fluorescence d. fluorophore e. phosphorescence16. In which light microscope technique does a molecule absorb energy from light and glow with a bright color or colors against a dark background? The method is often used to localize specific molecules within a cell. a. dark field microscopy b. bright field microscopy c. phase contrast microscopy d. fluorescence microscopy e. polarization microscopy 17. In a fluorescence microscope, ______-wavelength incident light is absorbed by the specimen and reemitted at a _______ wavelength. a. long, longer b. short, longer c. short, shorter d. long, shorter e. medium, shorter 18. The resolution limit of a typical fluorescent microscope is ~200 nm. If two ribosomes that are 50 nm in diameter and 500 nm apart are labeled with a fluorescent antibody, what will you see? a. You won’t be able to detect the ribosomes at all because they are below the resolution limit of the microscope.! b. You won’t be able to detect them because you need an electron microscope to see such small objects. c. You will be able to detect the ribosomes, but they will appear as a single 200 nm spot. d. You won’t


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