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H. Bio Spring Midterm Review (Spring semester)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an example of artificial selection?

a)

Rock Pocket Mice

b)

Darwin's finches

c)

Darwin's tortoises

d)

Modern bananas

2.

Which is the best explanation for bacterial resistance to Antibiotics?

a)

Humans breed bacteria as biological weapons

b)

Bacteria are naturally resistant to most antibiotics

c)

Use of antibiotics increases the chance of a resistant strain being created

d)

Use of antibiotics selects for only resistant bacteria strains that then become more common.

3.

The main idea of Darwin's book was:

a)

All animals are equally important

b)

The Galapagos Islands are unique and should be preserved.

c)

Men evolved from monkeys

d)

Natural selection could force species to change over time.

4.

Lamarck was correct about which of the following?

a)

Traits could be passed on from one generation to the next.

b)

Organisms could change due to their desires

c)

If an organism was effected by the environment, that effect would be passed on to its offspring.

d)

Giraffes stretched their necks, which therefore got longer.

5.

Some rock pocket mice had a mutation that gave them dark fur. This trait helped them to colonize dark rock formations. This mutation turned out to be:

a)

An adaptation

b)

A mutation

c)

A deleterious mutation

d)

A hindrance

6.

Scientist at a crime scene find a hair folicle. There is DNA in the root but not enough to perform a gel electrophoresis. Which process would create enough copies of the DNA so that tests could be performed on it?

a)

PCR

b)

ATP

c)

Gel Electrophoresis

7.

DNA has what type of electric charge?

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

Neutral

d)

Covalent

8.

Towards which end will DNA move when undergoing gel electrophoresis?

a)

The postive end

b)

The negative end

9.

Which strands of DNA will be found closest to the positive end of the agarose gel during electrophoresis?

a)

Short

b)

Long

10.

Which is not a benefit of genetically modified organisms?

a)

More nutritious crops

b)

Larger crops

c)

Drought and pest resistant crops

d)

All choices are correct

11.

If both dominant alleles are expressed in an organism's phenotype, the type of inheritance is:

a)

Codominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Sex-linked

d)

Recessive

12.

In rock pocket mice, dark fur is dominant to tan fur (not really). If 2 dark rock pocket mice have a tan rock pocket baby, what is the chance their next baby will also be tan?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

13.
What is the purpose of mRNA?
a)
Carries DNA to the ribosome.
b)
Is a copy of the DNA code and carries information out of the nucleus.
c)
The material ribosomes are made of. 
14.
A mutation occurs during meiosis. This type of mutation is considered
a)
germline
b)
somatic
15.
You have a DNA sequence that is 150 nucleotides long. How many amino acids will it code for?
a)
1,350
b)
50
c)
5
16.
Which type of bonds hold together the sugar phosphate backbone?
a)
covalent 
b)
hydrogen 
c)
peptide
17.
Is the this a purine or a pyrimidine?
a)
Purine 
b)
Pyrimidine
18.
What process is this?
a)
Transcription 
b)
Translation 
c)
Replication 
d)
Mutation
19.
Which of these is a translocation?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
20.
Which is made of rRNA?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
21.

A spotted chicken is said to be heterozygous. Which of the following genotypes could the chicken be?

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

22.

There is a single gene that controls horn color in unicorns. They can be black or white. Different colors are different __ of the same gene.

a)

Alleles

b)

Genotypes

c)

Dominant

d)

Co-dominant

23.

How many unique gametes could an organism with genotype TtBb create?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

Red-Green colorblindness is a recessive, sex linked trait found on the x-chromosome.


If a carrier female has a child with a non-colorblind male, what percentage of their kids will be colorblind?


XBXb= normal sighted female (carrier)

XbY= colorblind male

XBY=normal male

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

100%

d)

75%

25.

Haploid cells that combine with cells from another individual (to form a zygote) are called:

a)

Gametes

b)

Somatic cells

c)

pollen

d)

Sex Chromosomes

26.

What is recombinant DNA

a)

DNA from 2 different organisms combined

b)

DNA from 2 different ribosomes

c)

DNA that is separated out from a vector

27.

Which enzyme glues DNA together?

a)

Ligase

b)

Polymerase

c)

Helicase

d)

Sucrase

28.

A burglar broke into gamestop and stole all their copies of Super Smash Bro Ultimate: Waluigi's Revenge. Unfortunately, the thief cut themselves on the broken glass. According to the DNA which suspect is the thief?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

29.

Biologists are monitoring a population of endangered Florida Panthers. A female has just had a litter of kits, and biologists need to know which of the males is the father.

Using the fingerprint, determine which is likely the father.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

30.
______ bonds keep the complementary nucleotides together, ____ bonds hold together the sugar-phosphate backbones. 
a)
Hydrogen, Covalent
b)
Hydrogen, Ionic
c)
Peptide, Covalent
d)
They are held together like tinker-toys