Zo Final (Tests)

Front 1

Which of the following is capable of mutating:

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-both a and b
(viruses&bacteria)

Front 2

Antibiotics are effective against:

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-bacteria

Front 3

In Mitosis, the spindle fibers shorten in:

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-anaphase

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In comparison to a chromosome, a chromatid could be thought of as:

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-half of a set of twins

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A centromere would be found:

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-between 2 chromatids

Front 6

Colin’s cells are:

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-eukaryotic

Front 7

Compared to “real” cells, protocells:

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-all of the above are correct

Front 8

Darwin’s “aha” moment about evolution came when he was visiting:

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-South and Central America

Front 9

The mitotic phase characterized by two packages of chromatin separating from each other is:

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-anaphase

Front 10

In the article interviewing Kenneth Miller, Miller says that his problem with Intelligent Design is that:

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-it is not testable

Front 11

When the environment became significantly warmer, the klinkobees became longer and leaner. What is the source of the genetic mutation to become longer and leaner?

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-it was already in the genes of the klinkobee

Front 12

Which of the following interpretations of Genesis would be able to be considered “Intelligent Design”?

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-all of the floowing could be acceptable within Intelligent Design

Front 13

Which of the following is theoretically capable of attracting and organizing amino acids so they can react and form proteins:

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-layers of clay in ocean sediments
OR
-2 of the above

Front 14

Which of the following terms would be most descriptive of both autotrophs and heterotrophs:

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-all but one above

Front 15

According to current evolutionary thinking, which came first:

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-heterotroph

Front 16

Which molecule, in a laboratory setting, was shown to be capable of making a copy of itself?

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-RNA

Front 17

With regard to Population Size, Darwin said that:

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-2 of the above are correct

Front 18

Two organisms are considered to be in the same species if they:

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-normally interbreed in nature

Front 19

Selective breeding is also known as:

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-artifical selection

Front 20

The best term for describing the division of protocells is:

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-replication

Front 21

If the theory of endosymbiosis is used to explain the origin of:

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-mitochondria

Front 22

According to most evolutionary biologists, chloroplasts were initially:

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- a and b
(independant living cells AND cells which were parasites of another type of cells)

Front 23

Eager to get into the big money, Torrence started on his first big invention while a student at SAU. It was a health aid called “Torrence’s Virus Killer”. He advertised that it was the first antibiotic designed specifically for viruses. Will he get rich, impress a certain young lady, settle down, and have seventeen attractive children?

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-no, he forgot antibiotics don't work on viruses

Front 24

The Cytoplasmic counterpart to mitosis is:

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-cytokinesis

Front 25

If you were a chromosome in prophase you would:

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-curl up
OR
-find another chromosome to pair up with

Front 26

At which stage of mitosis does the nuclear membrane reassemble?

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-telophase

Front 27

Devyn decided that he would like to be reincarnated as a protest because:

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-he has never been small in his life and loves the idea of being only one cell

Front 28

Rough endoplasmic reticulum = endoplasmic reticulum + ______. ______ is which of the following:

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-none of the above.
(lipids, chromosomes, proteins)

Front 29

In class, cancer was described as an error in the control of:

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-mitosis

Front 30

If you were a ribosome, you would:

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-make proteins

Front 31

Osmosis is most specifically the transfer of:

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-water

Front 32

The long protein fibers which penetrate the cell membranes of eukaryotes are for:

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-two of the above

Front 33

One of the most important aspects of microfilaments is that they:

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-contract and change cell shape

Front 34

When specimens of English sparrows from current times and from 200year old museum specimens were examined, it was found that there were several consistent measurable genetic-based differences between them. A biologist would refer to the differences as showing:

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-evolution

Front 35

Which of the following is not part of a cell membrane:

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-all of the above are part of a cell membrane (protein, carb, lipid)

Front 36

A cell with a leaky lysosome is:

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-a dead cell

Front 37

With regard to water, phospholipids are:

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-both of the above
(hydrophobic AND hydrophillic)

Front 38

The proteins in a cell membrane most often are used in:

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-transporting matericals into or out of the cell

Front 39

Which of the following best describes the proper understanding of “theory” in science:

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-a theory that is based on several conclusions, which all agree with the general concept of the theory

Front 40

Cystic fibrosis is caused by a malfunction of:

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-ion channels

Front 41

The shape-changing molecule is:

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-protein

Front 42

The transport mechanism(s) requirng ATP is/are?

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-active transport

Front 43

Endocytosis could result in a food vacuole wrapped in:

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-cell membrane

Front 44

Taxol, derived from the bark of the yew tree, is a potent anti-cancer drug. It gets its properties from the fact that:

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-it prevents spindle fiber formation, preventing mitosis

Front 45

The most apparent similarity between ion channels and facilitated diffusion is that:

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-both use a protein to conduct something into/out of a cell

Front 46

A sex-linked characteristic described in lecture is ?

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colour blindness

Front 47

which of the following processes takes place in the cytoplasm?

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anaerobic respiration

Front 48

Each FADH is responsible for the production of?

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2 ATPs

Front 49

How many ATP would be formed from the energy in NADH?

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three ATPs

Front 50

In mitosis, which stage has tetrads

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none of the above.

Front 51

The entire process of metabolizing a glucose molecule results in the prodcution of __ ATPs.

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two

Front 52

The probability of an individual having the recessive gene for ear tubing is .2 (20%). What is the probablity of an individual being homozygous recessive and having external ears whcih stick out several inches on each side?

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.04

Front 53

The weak feeling that accompanies a viral illness is due in part to the fact that___is formed in much smaller amounts.

Back 53

ATP

Front 54

The chromosomes which become visible in prophas of mitosis are in which of the following states?

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replicated

Front 55

Sindle fibres shorten in which stage of mitosis?

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anaphase

Front 56

In the normal cell cycle, following the synthesis of DNA, the next stage is ?

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growth

Front 57

Which of the following stages in Meiosis have tetrads?

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(two of the above)

Front 58

For an individual who normally has 30 chromosomes, what would a haploid number be?

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15

Front 59

A centromere would be found?

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holding chromatids together.

Front 60

Following the replication of DNA in a cell, the most precise name for the DNA is?

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chromatids

Front 61

For the following individual, how many different types of gametes could be made:AabbCC

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2

Front 62

In a dihybrid cross, a completely heterozygous parent is mated with a completely recessive parent, what proportion of the offspring are completely heterozygous?

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1/4

Front 63

the type of cross in the preceeding could also have a specific name. It is a ?

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test cross

Front 64

Which of the following point mutations would produce a frameshift?

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two of the above

Front 65

when an individual has two identical alleles for the same gene he is said to be

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homozygous

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what proportion of the offsping of the following cross: AaBb x Aabb are homozygous dominant

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none

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an example of a dyad is

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the results of replication

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a single-ring base in an RNA nucleotide is called a

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pyrimidine

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Linked genes can be separated by

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crossovers

Front 70

How many nucleotides of mRNA would be neccessary to code for a Serine, an Alanine, and a Leucine amino acid (not including those for "start" and "stop")

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nine

Front 71

For an animal with 40 chromosomes in normal cells, n=?

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20

Front 72

The side supports of the DNA helix are alternating __ and sugar molecules

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phosphate

Front 73

an anticodon is found on which of the following?

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tRNA

Front 74

What is normally found at the attachment end ("stem") of the tRNA?

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amino acid

Front 75

The location of a specific gene on a chromosome is also known as its

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locus

Front 76

Which of the following would not be found on a codon?

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thymine

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The structure which links messenger and transfer RNA is?

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ribosome

Front 78

In their studies of bacteriophages, Hershey and Chase were able to differentiate between the protein and the DNA of a virus by?

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using radio isotopes to differentially label the protein and the DNA of viruses, then using a blender to separate the parts.

Front 79

The function of telomarase is to?

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rebuild a telemore

Front 80

PCR is the process which makes

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multiple copies of DNA

Front 81

As a result of the Human Genome Project, we now know the nucleotide sequence of?

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a hypothetical "normal" person

Front 82

A product of glycolsis is?

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two of the above

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a viral ilness uncouples the krebs cycle from ?

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electron transport system

Front 84

When comparing DNA and RNA, it is found that?

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RNA is able to leave the nucleus; DNA must stay there

Front 85

If two parents, both heterozygous for a specific trait, have twelve offspring, how many of those offspring would you expect to be homozygous recessive?

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three

Front 86

Assume the "ditzy" phenotype to be homozygous recessive. Its dominant counterpart is "bright" the only way two bright parents could have a ditzy child is if?

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the bright parents were heterozygous

Front 87

non-disjunction is a problem involving?

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a whole chromosome being "added" to a cell by a mistake in anaphase

Front 88

A sex linked gene would have more impact on?

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men than it would on women

Front 89

if the following condition occurs, an individual heterozygous for a dominant trait may not show the trait?

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epistasis

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When a tall person marries a short person and has average height children, we are seeing the result of ?

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polygenic traits

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which of the answers for the pregvious question woudl relate to two brown-eyed people having a pink eyed daughter?

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epistasis

Front 92

The organism and mutation your textbook uses to explain plietropy is

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seed shape in peas

Front 93

What is the phenotypic ratio of a cross between QqRr and qqRr?

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QR-III
qR-III
Qr-I
qr-I

Front 94

List the DNA nucleotides necessary to call for the following amindo acids alanine, serine?

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AUA-mRNA GC DNA CG(atcg)
SER-mRNA UC AG (atcg)
TC (ag)

Front 95

the recognition unit of tRNA has the specific sequence GUC. what amino acid would be attached to the other end of this tRNA?

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mRNA CAG GLN