| Questions |
| 1. What three major classes of organic molecules studied today are present in cells? |
| 2. You have been assigned the task of constructing a protein. What type of building block would you use? |
| 3. A hydrolytic digestive enzyme breaks down starch to maltose molecules. Maltose is a ______ |
| 4. Why is it necessary to shake an oil and vinegar salad before adding it to a salad? |
| 5. How would you test an unknown solution for Sugar? |
| 6. How would you test an unknown solution for Fat? |
| 7. How would you test an unknown solution for Starch? |
| 8. How would you test an unknown solution for Protein? |
| 9. Assume that you have tested an unknown sample with both Biuret reagent and Benedict’s reagent and that both tests result in a blue color. What have you learned? |
| 10. What purpose is served when a test is done using water instead of a sample substance? |
| 11. A test tube contains starch, a digestive enzyme for starch, and water. The Biuret test is negative. After 30 minutes, the Benedict’s test is positive. What substance is present? |
| 12. A test tube that contains either albumin or pepsin tests positive for protein. Explain. |
| 13. A student adds iodine to egg white and waits for a color change. How long will the student have to wait? |
| 14. Contrast the location of DNA in a eukaryotic cell with that of a prokaryotic cell. |
| 15. What characteristics do all eukaryotic cells have in common? |
| 16. Why would you predict that an animal cell, but not a plant cell, might burst when placed in a hypotonic solution? |
| 17. Which of cellular organelles would be included in the membranous canals and vacuoles category? |
| 18. Which of cellular organelles would be included in the energy-related organelles category? |
| 19. How do you distinguish, in terms of structure, between rough endoplasmic reticulum and smooth endoplasmic reticulum? |
| 20. How do you distinguish, in terms of function, between rough endoplasmic reticulum and smooth endoplasmic reticulum? |
| 21. If a dialysis bag filled with water is placed in a molasses solution, what do you predict will happen to the weight of the bag over time and why? |
| 22. What is the relationship between plant cell structure and the ability of plants to stand upright? |
| 23. The police are trying to determine if some nondescript material from a crime scene was plant matter. What would you suggest they microscopically look for? |
| 24. A test tube contains red blood cells and as salt solution. When the tube is held up to a page, you can see the print. With reference to a concentration of 0.9% sodium chloride, how concentrated is the salt solution? |
| 25. In part II- Cell Structure (page 6), what is the function of the Ribosome? |
| 26. In part II- Cell Structure (page 6), what is the function of the Golgi Apparatus? |
| 27. In part II- Cell Structure (page 6), what is the function of the Mitochondrion? |
| 28. In part II- Cell Structure (page 6), what is the function of the Lysosome? |
| 29. In part II- Cell Structure (page 6), what is the function of the Cytoskeleton? |
| 30. In part II- Cell Structure (page 6), what is the function of the Nucleus? |
