Biology EOC Review #3

Which process involves the copying of DNA strand to make new DNA?

• Transcription
• Translation
• Replication
• Protein Synthesis

Which transgenic organism has been used to clean up oil spills?

• bacteria

• fungus

• jellyfish

• paramecia

Multicellular eukaryotic autotrophs belong to which kingdom?

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

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Salivary amylase is an enzyme in humans that breaks down starches. What substance would humans have difficulty digesting without this enzyme?

• lipids

• nucleic acids

• proteins

• carbohydrates

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Which best explains why the rate of biochemical reaction decreases at high temperatures?

• The activation energy increases

• The shape of the enzyme changes

• The enzyme-substrate complex forms

• The bonds between substrates are broken

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What do both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells contain?

• membrane bound organelles

• linear chromosomes

• cytoplasm

• a nucleus

How are mitosis and meiosis similar?

• Both have two cell divisions

• both require DNA replication

• both produce gametes

• both involve crossing over

What would most likely be produced when a cell with eight chromosomes undergoes mitosis?

• two cells with four chromosomes each

• two cells with eight chromosomes each

• four cells with four chromosomes each

• four cells with eight chromosomes each

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What activity most contributes to the depletion of the ozone layer?

• burning fossil fuels

• release of CFC's

• deforestation

• overuse of fertilizers

The chemical colchicine disrupts cell division. Which cell process would most likely stop if colchicine were added to a culture of liver cells?

• mitosis

• meiosis

• crossing over

• active transport

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