Biology Semester 2 Final Review

In the figure above, what is contained in the box labeled "X"?

• an amino acid

• a nucleotide

• a phosphate

• a dipeptide

The primary purpose of DNA is to _____.

• code for proteins

• synthesize phospholipids

• synthesize carbohydrates

• code for lipids

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

The end product of mitosis is _____.

• four cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell.

• two cells that have half the genetic information of the parent cell.

• four cells that have half the genetic information of the parent cell.

• two cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

_____, or sex cells, perform the process of _____, which is the division of sex cells.

• Gametes, mitosis

• Somatic cells, mitosis

• Somatic cells, meiosis

• Gametes, meiosis

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following below are the three components of a nucleotide? Choose three answers.

• a five-carbon sugar

• a phosphate group

• a lipid

• an amino acid

• a nitrogenous base

Spongebob is Ss and has a square body shape. His gentoype is _____ and his phenotype is _____.

• square body, yellow

• square body, Ss

• Ss, square body

• Yellow, sSs

In the Punnett Square shown in Figure 11-1, which of the following is true about the offspring resulting from the cross?

• About half are expected to be short.

• About half are expected to be tall.

• All are expected to be tall.

• All are expected to be short.

In a certain breed of dogs, deafness is due to a recessive allele (d) of a particular gene, and normal hearing is due to the dominant allele (D). What percentage of the offspring of a normal heterozygous (Dd) dog and a deaf dog (dd) would be expected to have normal hearing?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

When black rabbits mate with white rabbits, all of the offspring are gray. This is an example of _____.

• simple dominance

• an autosomal recessive disorder

• polygenetic inheritance

• incomplete dominance

When black rabbits mate with white rabbits, all of the offspring are black and white spotted. This is an example of _____.

• codominance

• simple dominance

• polymorphism

• multiple alleles