Quiz about 23 BIO SOL Units 8, 9, 10

Question 1

This molecule stores and transmits our genetic information and remains in the nucleus

Accepted Answer

DNA

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rRNA

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trna

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mRNA

Question 2

A change in DNA is called a __________________.

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Mutation

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Nucleotide

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Radiation

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Transcription

Question 3

The human body has 23 homologous pairs of chromosomes.  How many chromosomes does a somatic cell have?

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46

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12

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23

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92

Question 4

What is the monomer of proteins?

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amino acids

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polypeptides

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nucleotides

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monosaccharides

Question 5

I make proteins for the cell. What am I?

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ribosome

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mitochondria

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chloroplast

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lysosome

Question 6

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG

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TAC ACT GTC

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ATG TGA CAG

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GTA AGT GAC

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CAT TCA CTG

Question 7

Guanine bonds with ______________.

Accepted Answer

Cytosine

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Adenine

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Guanine

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Thymine

Question 8

Which process is used to make mRNA from the DNA in the nucleus?

Accepted Answer

transcription

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translation

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replication

Question 9

Which phrase best describes translation?

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converts mRNA into a polypeptide

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catalyzes bonds between amino acids

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produces RNA from DNA molecules

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recycles tRNA molecules for reuse

Question 10

Name the phase:

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Anaphase

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Telophase

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Metaphase

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Prophase

Question 11

What is the next phase of mitosis?

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Metaphase

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Prophase

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Anaphase

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Telophase

Question 12

In order to maintain a proper surface area to volume ratio, cells must routinely undergo -

Accepted Answer

cell division

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osmosis

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meiosis

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active transport

Question 13

The weak bonds between the nitrogenous bases are

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hydrogen bonds

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peptide bonds

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covalent bonds

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sulfur bonds

Question 14

Which organic compounds are the building blocks of proteins?

Accepted Answer

amino acids

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fatty acids

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monosaccarides

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peptides

Question 15

a nucleotide consists of what 3 parts

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5 carbon sugar,phosphate,nitrogenous base

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rna,dna,phosphate

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6 carbon sugar, phosphate, nitrogenous base

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carbon, sugar, oxygen

Question 16

Gametes are formed and the chromosome number is reduced in this type of cell division

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Meiosis

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Mitosis

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Cytokenesis

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Translation

Question 17

One codon for STOP is?

Accepted Answer

UAA BB/bb

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AAA

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UUA

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AAG
White fur

Question 18

Chromosomes that make up a pair (one chromosome from each parent) are called _________ chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

Homologous

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Heterozygous

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Homozygous

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Tetrad

Question 19

Tissue samples taken from the heart and stomach of a grasshopper would be expected to have the same:

Accepted Answer

DNA

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Cell Size

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Metabolic Rate

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Cell Shape
Cell shape

Question 20

During the process of protein synthesis, a section of DNA molecule is copied into which other molecule?

Accepted Answer

m-RNA

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DNA

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r-RNA

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t-RNA

Question 21

Unlike mitosis, meiosis in male mammals results in the formation of

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four haploid gametes

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one haploid gamete

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three diploid gametes

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four diploid gametes

Question 22

When an area of a chromatid is exchanged with the matching area on a chromatid of its homologous chromosome, _________________ occurs

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crossing over

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mutagenesis

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hybridization

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fertilization

Question 23

What did Rosalind Franklin contribute to the understanding of DNA molecules?

Accepted Answer

An image indicating the shape of a DNA molecule

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An analysis of the chemical makeup of a DNA molecule

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A though that DNA carries genetic information

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A theory about how DNA conveys genetic information

Question 24

The weakness of hydrogen bonds between the bases of DNA allows-

Accepted Answer

base pairs to separate during transcription and replication

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rearrangement of the sequence of bases to take place

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new bases to be incorporated into the DNA molecule

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conversion of bases to amino acids in the event of cell starvation

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