Study Guide for Campbell Biology
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Chapter 50, Problem 15TYK
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Introduction: In a myofibril, many dark and light bands are created by the arrangement of thick and thin filaments. Thick bands are composed of myosin proteins, and thin bands are made up of actin proteins.
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Which of the following is true?
A. Muscle fibers either will contract with all the force possible under existing conditions or will not contract at all.
B. Skeletal muscles can contract with varying degrees of strength given different circumstances.
C. Muscle length does not have an effect on contractile strength.
D. Metabolic condition of the myocyte does not have an effect on contractile strength.
Which of the following statements best describes the sliding filament mechanism of muscle contraction?
a. Actin and myosin filaments do not shorten, but rather, slide past each other.
b. Actin and myosin filaments shorten and slide past each other.
c. As they slide past each other, actin filaments shorten, but myosin filaments do not shorten.
d. As they slide past each other, myosin filaments shorten, but actin filaments do not shorten.
When sarcomeres contract during muscle contraction, which of the following occurs?
A.
The myosin filaments lengthen.
B.
The myosin filaments "walk" along the actin microfilaments.
C.
The myosin filaments shorten.
D.
The actin filaments shorten.
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