VA Biology SOL Review

What is the basic unit of heredity?

• Gene

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Allele

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VA.BIO.5.c.

The physical appearance of the gene is called:

• Genotype

• Phenotype

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VA.BIO.5.c.

One codon for STOP is?

• AAA
• UUA
• UAA
  BB/bb
• AAG
  White fur

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Which type of air pollutant is the most abundant?

• carbon monoxide

• particulate matter

• nitrogen oxides

• sulfur oxides

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VA.BIO.1.a.3.

This picture shows which process?

• mitosis
• meiosis
• the cell cycle

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VA.BIO.5.c.

What is happening to the temperature in New York City?

• It is remaining about the same.

• It is mostly decreasing.

• It is mostly increasing.

• There is a pattern of increasing and decreasing.

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VA.BIO.1.a.4.

Who crossed peas to develop the genetic theory we still use?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• James Watson

• Francis Crick

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VA.BIO.5.b.

This bar graph shows the number of sales different strategies led to. According to the graph, what is the optimum sales strategy?

• Strategy 1

• Strategy 2

• Strategy 3

• Strategy 4

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VA.BIO.1.a.4.

Escherichia coli is the scientific name of a bacterium. What category of classification is Escherichia?

• Order
• Phylum
• Genus 
• Species

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Which molecule is paired with its correct role in protein synthesis?

• Nucleus-forms peptide bonds
• Ribosomes-carry DNA instructions
• m-RNA joins amino acids
• t-RNA-Transfers the correct amino acid

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