Answers to BIOL 1090 Midterm:

1. B
2. A
3. D
4. E
5. E
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. D
11. E
12. A
13. C
14. B
15. C
16. C
17. D
18. E
19. A
20. D
21. D
22. A
23. B
24. C
25. B

Section B
1. Increase fluidity
2. Extra-cellular matrix
3. 2 of indicate direction, helps form vesicle, selects cargo
4. Lipid rafts
5. Lysosomal hydrolases
6. Lysosomal membrane
7. Intermembrane space of the mitochondria
8. Intermediate filament
9. Nucleation
10. 1 of detoxification, synthesis of steroid hormones, storage of calcium ions
11. ATP synthase (okay to use acronym for ATP)
Matching:
C
E
A
F
Section C:
1.
a. A signal recognition particle (SRP) binds to the signal sequence stopping translation
b. The complex is transported to the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) where the SRP
binds to a signal receptor.
c. The SRP is released and the ribosome binds to the translocon. Translation begins again
d. As the protein is translated it moves through the translocon and is folded within the
RER.
2. Labels from top to bottom
a. Cytoplasmic filament
b. Cytoplasmic ring
c. Central transporter
d. Nucleoplasmic ring
e. Lamina
f. Nucleoplasmic basket
3. Active transport requires the input of energy (e.g. ATP) to move a compound across a
membrane from low concentration to high concentration. Eg. Na+/K+ ATPase.
4. Compare and contrast: (DO BOTH)
Microtubule (MT) Actin Microfilament (MF)
Size Large (25nm diameter) Small (8 nm diameter)
Polarity Polar Polar
Stability Dynamic Dynamic
Motor Proteins Kinesin/Dynein Myosin
Function Vesicle transport
Cell motility (cilia/flagella)
Vesicle transport
Cell motility (lamellipodium)
Structure Linear Linear or Branched
Subunits Alpha and beta tubulin dimers
(polar)
G-actin monomers (polar)