Biology End of Course Exam

What percentage of your final grade is determined by the Biology EOC (End-of-Course Exam)?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

Which of the following is NOT a part of the course content for Biology I?

• Cellular Structure and Function

• Principles of Ecology

• Molecular Genetics

• Organic Chemistry

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The model shows steps involved in the eukaryotic cell cycle. Which BEST describes what is occurring in the model?

• The cell is undergoing the S phase, where the cell rapidly grows and divides.

• The cell is undergoing mitosis, not the S phase.

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At which point in the cell cycle does a cell experience rapid growth?

• G1 phase: Cells experience rapid growth during the G1 phase of the cell cycle.

• S Phase: Cells experience rapid growth during the G1, not S, phase of the cell cycle.

• G2 Phase: Cells experience rapid growth during the G1, not G2, phase of the cell cycle.

• M Phase: Cells experience rapid growth during the G1, not M, phase of the cell cycle.

Which BEST describes how natural selection affects the frequency of genes in a moth population over many generations?

• Natural selection selects for harmful genes, increasing their frequency.

• Natural selection selects for beneficial genes, increasing their frequency.

• Natural selection selects for beneficial genes, decreasing their frequency.

• Natural selection selects for harmful genes, decreasing their frequency.

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Which diagram correctly labels the structure of DNA?

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

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Using the letter b to represent fur color, which incomplete Punnett square displays the MOST LIKELY genotypes of the mice in Cross One?

• Punnett square with B and b on the top and b and b on the side

• Punnett square with B and b on the top and B and b on the side

• Punnett square with B and B on the top and b and b on the side

• Punnett square with B and b on the top and B and B on the side

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Drag and drop the correct label into each box to construct an explanation about how sickle cells form. People with sickle cell anemia inherit a specific mutated gene. A gene is a specific sequence on a piece of DNA. In sickle cell anemia, the affected gene includes ______ instead of ______. Because of this change, the protein created has a different structure. This decreases the ability of the red blood cell to function.

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Cell division is represented by what letter?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Identify the Cell Cycle Stage.

• Cytokinesis

• Interphase

• Anaphase

• Metaphase

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