December Interim

An organism that does not have a nucleus is called a ______.

• Non-living

• EUkaryote

• PROkaryote

• Virus

Which of the following would you expect to have cells that contain mitochondria (a membrane-bound organelle)?

• Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria

• Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a bacteria

• Human metapneumovirus, a virus

• Homo sapiens, an animal

• Dionaea muscipula, a plant

All cells contain ribosomes

• True

• False

Ribosomes function is to

• Store and protect DNA in eukaryotes

• Hold water in plants

• Make proteins in all living organisms

• Give the cell structure and boundary

Which of the following can NOT be found in a prokaryotic organism?

• Mitochondria (membrane bound organelle)

• Nucleus (membrane bound organelle)

• Ribosomes (organelle)

• Vacuole (membrane bound organelle)

Change over time is ____________.

• Evolution

• Natural selection

• Mutation

• Genetic variation

Any heritable change in the sequence of DNA is _______.

• Evolution

• Natural selection

• Mutation

• Genetic variation

The fact that some organisms (with disadvantageous traits) will die while others (with beneficial traits) will live is known as _______________.

• Evolution

• Natural selection

• Mutation

• Genetic variation

On an island, some bugs have adaptation A while others have adaptation B. These differences are due to __________.

• Evolution

• Natural selection

• Mutation

• Genetic variation

When chemical XZ was released into the lake, the South Bend Fish population drastically decreased (a bottleneck effect).

Those who died _____________________________.

• Consciously mutated to resist chemical XZ

• By chance, mutated to resist chemical XZ

• Had natural resistance to chemical XZ

• Could not resist chemical XZ