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What is the role of genes in an organism?
What is the role of genes in an organism?
- To act as a barrier to foreign substances
- To determine the color of the organism
- To carry genetic information necessary for development (correct)
- To synthesize hormones exclusively
What happens to receptors after a vesicle loses its clathrin coat?
What happens to receptors after a vesicle loses its clathrin coat?
- They bind with ligands to form new vesicles
- They are immediately degraded in the mitochondria
- They are transported to the nucleus for transcription
- They move to the membrane for reuse (correct)
Which statement correctly describes exocytosis?
Which statement correctly describes exocytosis?
- It is the secretion of molecules via vesicle fusion with the membrane (correct)
- It involves the breakdown of cellular waste within lysosomes
- It refers to the replication of DNA in the cell cycle
- It is the process of molecules entering the nucleus
What is a gene primarily responsible for?
What is a gene primarily responsible for?
What is true about the relationship between genes and inheritance?
What is true about the relationship between genes and inheritance?
Which of the following statements accurately describes amino acids?
Which of the following statements accurately describes amino acids?
What is the primary role of proteins in cells?
What is the primary role of proteins in cells?
What distinguishes non-essential amino acids from essential amino acids?
What distinguishes non-essential amino acids from essential amino acids?
Which of the following best describes a polypeptide?
Which of the following best describes a polypeptide?
What is the approximate contribution of proteins to the dry mass of most cells?
What is the approximate contribution of proteins to the dry mass of most cells?
What is the primary function of the nucleolus within the nucleus?
What is the primary function of the nucleolus within the nucleus?
Which statement best describes heterochromatin?
Which statement best describes heterochromatin?
What does the first tenet of cell theory state?
What does the first tenet of cell theory state?
Which property is NOT associated with cells?
Which property is NOT associated with cells?
What is the correct sequence of the Central Dogma process?
What is the correct sequence of the Central Dogma process?
Which structure is considered the basic unit of structure and function in all organisms?
Which structure is considered the basic unit of structure and function in all organisms?
During which phase does a cell's chromatin condense into distinct chromosomes?
During which phase does a cell's chromatin condense into distinct chromosomes?
What term describes the process of DNA being transcribed into RNA?
What term describes the process of DNA being transcribed into RNA?
