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  • Exocytosis is the secretion of proteins


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  • A. out of the cell across the plasma membrane into the extracellular space
  • B. out of the cell across the plasma membrane into the intracellular space
  • C. is the uptake of macromolecules from the extracellular space into the cell across the plasma membrane
  • D. is the uptake of macromolecules from the intracellular space into the cell across the plasma membrane

  • Correct Answer
  • out of the cell across the plasma membrane into the extracellular space 


  • Membrane Structure and Functions problems


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    • 1. Bacteriorhodopsin

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    • A. absorbs light and pumps protons
    • B. is an integral membrane protein
    • C. contains primarily alpha-helical residues
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Cholesterol is essential for normal membrane functions because it

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    • A. plugs up the cardiac arteries of older men
    • B. cannot be made by higher organisms
    • C. keeps membranes fluid.
    • D. spans the thickness of the bilayer
    • Discuss
    • 3. The model that is now known to be correct for the structure of biological membrane is

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    • A. Fluid mosaic model
    • B. Page's model
    • C. Lac Operon model
    • D. Lock and Key model
    • Discuss
    • 4. The membrane proteins that catalyze active transport reactions differ from soluble enzymes as

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    • A. they are permanently changed during the reaction
    • B. the substrates of the reaction are all outside the cell
    • C. they do not enhance the rates of reaction
    • D. the products of the reaction move in a specific direction
    • Discuss
    • 5. Lysozymes are found in

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    • A. plant cells
    • B. animal cells
    • C. microbial cells
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Biological membranes are like water beds because

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    • A. they are always moving
    • B. they (normally) do not leak their contents
    • C. the membrane is thin compared to the enclosed volume
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. In active transport, the membrane structure that functions is

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    • A. cholesterol
    • B. integral proteins
    • C. carbohydrates
    • D. hydrophobic molecules
    • Discuss
    • 8. Cholesterol is somewhat amphipathic due to

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    • A. the single hydroxyl along with the hydrocarbon nature of the remainder of the molecule
    • B. the long branched hydrocarbon along with the four hydrocarbon rings
    • C. the five-methyl groups along with the hydrocarbon chain
    • D. the three six-membered rings along with the single five-membered ring
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pinocytosis occurs in

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    • A. all eukaryotic cells
    • B. all prokaryotic cells
    • C. mitochondria of all cells
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following is not found in membranes?

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    • A. Glycoproteins
    • B. Glycolipids
    • C. Nucleic acids
    • D. Phospholipids
    • Discuss


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