Question

QUESTION 1

Ion diffusion across plasma membrane needs

		a concentration gradient across the membrane
		specific transporters
		ATP
		provide extra energy for the transport

2 points

QUESTION 2

There are four types of large biological molecules

2 points

QUESTION 3

Active transporters transport substances across cell membrane against ____________

2 points

QUESTION 4

Which of the following is a nonpolar amino acid?

	1.	Valine
	2.	Serine
	3.	Aspartic acid
	4.	Glutamic acid

2 points

QUESTION 5

Membrane potential of a cell is created by:

	1.	sodium ion concentration difference between inside and outside of the cell
	2.	a difference in protein concentration across the cell membrane
	3.	an electrical potential difference between the intracellular fluid and the surrounding extracellular fluid
	4.	a difference between the potassium concentration inside and outside of the cell

2 points

QUESTION 6

A mutation resulted in a change from a valine to a glutamic acid in a peptide sequence. This mutation will NOT change the protein folding

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 7

Ions can be transported across plasma membrane by

	1.	diffusion
	2.	No need of transporters
	3.	osmosis
	4.	active transport

2 points

QUESTION 8

Phospholipid is composed of

	1.	A glycerol backbone
	2.	One protein group
	3.	One carbohydrate group
	4.	Two fatty acid chains and one phosphate group

2 points

QUESTION 9

Prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells are similar in

	1.	Plasma membrane
	2.	nucleus
	3.	mechanism for protein translation
	4.	endoplasmic reticulum

2 points

QUESTION 10

Disulfide bonds are formed between two histidine residues

True

False