TEST 2 BIO 242
TEST 2 BIO 242/ FALL NAME
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1)
form channels between cells, allowing ions and small molecules to diffuse directly from
one cell to the other.
A) Connexins
B) Cadherins
C) Dyneins
E) Tubulins
2) Which of the following components of the plasma membrane forms ion channels?
A) phospholipids
B) cholesterol
C) membrane
carbohydrates D)
membrane proteins
3) T/F Movement of K+ into the cell requires energy expenditure, whereas movement of Na+ into the
cell does not.
4 ) The autonomic nervous system is
A) part of the somatic nervous system.
B) considered to be the involuntary branch of the efferent division of the peripheral nervous system.
C) part of the central nervous system.
D) D) all of these answers.
5) Non polar molecules are capable of crossing the membrane .
A) directly across the lipid bilayer
B) only through specific protein channels
C) only with the addition of energy
D) indirectly by moving across a carrier protein
6) The fact that a cell has an electrical potential difference across its membrane makes that cell .
A) depolarized
