Biology Final Exam Study Guide

During DNA replication, a DNA strand that has the bases CTAGGT produces a strand with the bases

• TCGAAC.

• GATCCA.

• AGCTTG.

• GAUCCA.

Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?

• keeps the cell wall in place

• regulates the movement of materials into and out of the cell

• stores water, salt, proteins, and carbohydrates

• breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins from foods

What happens during translation?

• TRNA reads the message on mRNA to make proteins.

• Messenger RNA is made.

• TRNA is made.

• DNA is replicated.

One difference between cell division in plant cells and in animal cells is that plant cells have

• centrioles.

• centromeres.

• a cell plate.

• chromatin.

What animals eat both producers (plants) and (meat) consumers?

• omnivores

• herbivores

• chemotrophs

• autotrophs

Which of the following structures serves as the cell’s boundary from its environment?

• channel protein

• chloroplast

• mitochondrion

• cell membrane

If an organism’s diploid number is 24, its haploid number is

• 12.

• 6.

• 24.

• 3.

How do most primary producers make their own food?

• through photosynthesis

• in the kitchen

• in the rain

• with carbon monoxide

Which scientist(s) figured out that the shape of a DNA molecule is a double helix?

• Griffith

• Hershey and Chase

• Watson and Crick

• Franklin

Which is the correct sequence of the transfer of information in most organisms?

• RNA to protein to DNA

• RNA to DNA to protein

• RNA to DNA to protein

• DNA to RNA to protein