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CHAPTER THREE
PRACTICE QUIZ
1. The type of RNA that has an anticodon is called _____________ RNA.
2. ___________________ is the division of the cell cytoplasm and its associated organelles.
3. The metabolic or growth phase of a cell’s life cycle is called ______________.
4. The process of discharging particles from inside the cell to the outside is called _______.
5. A red blood cell would swell if its surrounding solution was _____________.
6. The substance that dissolves in a mixture is called the _________________.
7. The ________________ are organelles that contain intracellular digestive enzymes.
8. _______________ is a lipid that helps to stabilize animal cell membranes.
9. A phospholipid has two ______________ chains that are hydrophobic.
10. ______________ are a specialization of the plasma membrane that increases surface area.
11. During DNA replication, cytosine always binds to _________ with _________ hydrogen bonds.
12. RNA is different from NDA in that RNA is single-stranded, possesses ribose sugar, and ________
instead of thymine.
13. Any three base sequence found on the mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid is called a
____________.
14. ______________ is the phase of mitosis where chromosomes line up in the middle.
15. Cytokinesis in animal cells is accomplished by a pinching-in called _________________.
16. Any type of transport that requires energy is called an _____________ process.
17. Which stage of interphase is where DNA replication occurs? ____________________
18. The condition of an animal cell when placed into a hypertonic solution is called _______.
19. Junk information that is cut out of RNA before it leaves the nucleus is called _________.
20. The structures that produce spindle fibers for cell division are called ___________.
21. Solutions that contain the same amount of solute as compared to the cell are called ______________
solutions.
22. _____________ fragments are produced on the lagging strand of DNA during replication.
23. The start codon during the process of transcription is always ______________.
24. The scientific term for “cell eating” is ____________________.
25. Chromatids are pulled apart and move to opposite ends of the cell during _____________ of mitosis.
26. In a growing amino acid strand, ______________ bonds form between each amino acid.
27. __________________ is the enzyme that adds complimentary DNA nucleotides during replication.
28. __________________ is the enzyme that adds complimentary RNA nucleotides during transcription.
29. __________________ is the structure that reads the codons of the mRNA strand during translation.
30. __________________ is the organelle responsible for processing and packaging proteins and lipids
made by the cell.
31. ________________ proteins extend all the way through a plasma membrane.
32. If one side of the DNA strand reads: ATCTCAG, the complimentary DNA strand would read
______________________.
33. If one side of the DNA strand reads: ATCTCAG, the complimentary RNA strand would read
______________________.
34. The amino acid specified by the codon UUU is ______________________.
35. ___________ is the enzyme that unwinds the DNA strand during replication.
Answers:
1. Transfer
2. Cytokinesis
3. Interphase
4. Exocytosis
5. Hypotonic
6. Solute
7. Lysosomes
8. Cholesterol
9. Fatty acid
10. Microvilli
11. Guanine, three
12. Uracil
13. Codon
14. Metaphase
15. Cleavage furrow
16. Active
17. S phase
18. Crenation
19. Introns
20. Centrioles
21. Isotonic
22. Okazaki
23. AUG
24. Phagocytosis
25. Anaphase
26. Peptide
27. DNA polymerase
28. RNA polymerase
29. Ribosome
30. Golgi body
31. Integral
32. TAGAGTC
33. UAGAGUC
34. Phenylalanine
35. Helicase