PCAT

PCAT practice questions, page 4 of 12, with answer review and explanations.

Question 16

In which non-membranous compartment are ribosomes made in a eukaryotic cell?

  1. nucleus
  2. rough ER
  3. nucleolus
  4. cytoplasm

Question 17

Which of the following lists the correct taxonomic order from most inclusive to least inclusive?

  1. Kingdom, Order, Class, Species
  2. Order, Family, Genus, Phylum
  3. Order, Family, Genus, Species
  4. Phylum, Order, Species, Genus

Question 18

Which of the following corresponds to the coding strand of the following mRNA? 5'-GUAACGUCA- 3'

  1. 5'-GTAACGTCA-3'
  2. 5'-CATTGCAGT-3'
  3. 5'-ACUGCAAUG- 3'
  4. 5'-TGACGTTAC- 3'

Question 19

Which cells make up the insulated wrapping on axons?

  1. Schwann cells
  2. astrocytes
  3. microglia
  4. macrocytes

Question 20

Which of the following statements regarding energy production is true?

  1. There is a net total of 4 ATP produced in glycolysis.
  2. The GTP made in the TCA cycle does not become ATP.
  3. The cell requires energy to move NADH into the mitochondria.
  4. The net gain of ATP from each NADH is 2.