Question with a ‘redundant’ scenario. |
A 32-year-old man with generalised weakness had a biopsy taken from his quadriceps muscle, which was examined using electron microscopy. The pathologist reported an abnormal appearance of the Golgi apparatus. |
What is the main role of the Golgi apparatus? |
A. controls amino acid breakdown B. controls lipid breakdown C. controls protein processing D. initiates protein assembly E. initiates protein breakdown |
Answer C – controls protein processing |
This is basic science question with a ‘redundant’ scenario; the candidate needs only to read the lead-in in order to answer the question. |
Question with an ‘essential’ scenario |
A 32-year-old man with generalised weakness underwent a muscle biopsy that identified an abnormality of the Golgi apparatus. |
What cellular function was most likely to be abnormal? |
A. amino acid breakdown B. lipid breakdown C. protein assembly D. protein breakdown E. protein processing |
Answer E – protein processing |
This is the same basic science question but now the scenario is ‘essential’; the candidate must read the whole question to identify the best answer. |