Biology End of Course Test

How would the DNA sequence GCTATA be transcribed to mRNA?

• GCUAUA

• CGATAT

• CGAUAU

• GCUTUT

DNA stands for

• Dioxyribo Nucleic Acid

• Dunder Nucleic Acid

• Dopamine Nucleic Acid

• Deciduous Nucleic Acid

What are the parts of a nucleotide?

• phosphate, sugar, base

• A, T, G, C

• Nucleic Acids

• two base pairs connected

The way in which traits are shared in the population

• Predominant

• Resistance

• Distribution

• Heritable

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Changes in a species over generations, due to changes in the environment

• Distribution

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Resistance

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Why/how do population change over time?

• The environment changes

• There is a heritable trait which doesn't help survival

• Natural selection causes a trait to become more common in the population

• The organism decides to have a mutation occur

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 Developmental homologies look at similarities between:

• Embryos

• DNA

• Structures

• Locations

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What structures are similar in arrangement, function, or both with a common evolutionary origin?

• vestigial structures

• analogous structures

• homologous structures

is the combination of two alleles that are different from one another.

• homozygous

• heterzygous

• phenotype

• trait

What is the primary function of the mitochondria in a cell?

• Energy production

• Protein synthesis

• DNA replication

• Photosynthesis

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