Biology S2 Benchmark Review

A mutation caused by part of a chromosome breaking off and becoming attached to a non-homologous chromosome is called

• deletion

• translocation

• duplication

Which of these is a product of photosynthesis and a requirement for cellular respiration?

• water

• glucose

• sunlight

• carbon dioxide

Cellular Respiration results in the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecules for energy. The most efficient form of cellular respiration would result in the production of ATP along with which substances?

• oxygen and energy

• lactic acid and alcohol

• Carbon dioxide and water

When a man has an ellele combination Ww for a trait, what percentage of his gametes will have a dominant allele for that trait?

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

The dominant trait for height in a particular plant is tall (T), and the recessive trait is short (t). If both parents are heterozygous for height (Tt), which ratio of offspring will the parents produce based on Mendel's law of Segregation?

• 4 Tall: 0 Short

• 3 Tall: 1 Short

• 1 Tall: 3 Short

• 0 Tall: 4 Short

Which is the greatest benefit of sexual reproduction?

• capable of reproducing by meiosis

• ability to produce without a male

• ability to produce genetically different offspring

A cross of chinchillas is made between a father with the genotype BB with a mother (bb). If black hair is dominant to white hair in chinchillas, what are the chances of their offspring having white hair?

• 100%

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

Which set contains only kingdoms that include autotrophs?

• Protista, animalia, plantae

• Protista, Plantae, Eubacteria

• plantae, eubacteria, fungi

What type of energy transformation occurs during photosynthesis?

• potential energy to chemical energy

• kinetic energy to electrical energy

• electromagnetic energy to chemical energy

• chemical energy to kinetic energy

What goal does taxonomy accomplish?

• explains the differences between living organisms

• classifies living organisms into groups

• establishes relationships of organisms with their habitats