Georgia Milestone Biology Review

At the cellular level ,lipids are the primary component of the cell membrane. Which statement would BEST support the argument that the structure of a lipid is related to this function?

• Lipids contain many hydrogen bonds

• Lipids are insoluble

• Lipids are constructed to store genetic information

• Lipids are composed of amino acids

A student investigated photosynthesis .In her lab report, she wanted to add a diagram summarizing the process. Which flow chart provides the BEST summary of photosynthesis.

• Carbon + Water + Oxygen = Carbohydrates

• Carbon + Water = Carbohydrates and Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide + Water = Carbohydrates and Oxygen

• Water + Oxygen = Carbohydrates and Carbon Dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Which statement describes ALL prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

• Ribosomes are present in the cytoplasm

• Materials are stored in vacuoles

• Chloroplasts are used for photosynthesis

• Cell walls provide shape and support

In which stage of mitosis is division of the nucleus completed?

• Metaphase

• Telophase

• Prophase

• Anaphase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which process can be a source of genetic variation

• Copying chromosomes

• binary fission

• mitosis

• crossing over

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What is a mutation?

• A change in genetic material of a cell

• The specific sequence of bases in a molecule of DNA

• The process by which a molecule of DNA makes a copy of itself

• The perfect replication of a DNA molecule

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which event results in a change in the number of chromosomes in a cell?

• Crossing over

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Nondisjunction

Which word describes an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

• Dominant

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

• Recessive

Which combination of alleles represents the same phenotype but different genotypes

• Aa and AA

• Aa and aa

• AA and aa

• Aa and Aa

Which form of biotechnology is MOST likely to be used in forensics?

• Animal cloning

• Genetic engineering

• DNA fingerprinting

• Selective breeding