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Which of the following statements about a controlled experiment is true?
All variables must be kept the same
Only one variable is tested at a time
Everything can be studied by setting up a controlled experiment
Controlled experiments cannot be performed on living thing
A scientific theory is
the same as a hypothesis
a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
the same as the conclusion of an experiment
the first step of a controlled experiment
The process by which organisms keep their internal conditions relatively stable is called
metabolism
a genome
evolution
homeostasis
Salivary amylase is an enzyme in humans that breaks down starch. The optimum pH for this reaction is 6.7. The rate of this reaction would NOT be affected by which action?
maintaining the pH of the reaction at 6.7
increasing the concentration of the substrate
increasing the concentration of the substrate
decreasing the temperature of the reaction by 5°C
How do lipids mainly function in living organisms?
as sources of stored energy
as inorganic compounds
as catalysts of chemical reactions
as transmitters of genetic information
What subunits of the molecule are shown?
fatty acid
nucleotide
amino acid
monosaccharide
During replication, the strands of a double-stranded DNA molecule separate from each other when a set of bonds are broken. What did these bonds join together?
phosphate groups
5-carbon sugars
amino acids
nitrogenous bases
During replication, which sequence of nucleotides would bond with the DNA sequence TATGA?
TATGA
ATACT
CACTA
AGTAT
The scientist(s) responsible for the discovery of bacterial transformation is (are)
Watson and Crick
Avery
Griffith
Franklin
The two "backbones" of the DNA molecule consist of
adenines and sugars
phosphates and sugars
adenines and thymines
thymines and sugars
When prokaryotic cells copy their DNA, replication begins at
one point of the DNA molecule
two points on the opposite ends of the DNA molecule
dozens to hundreds of points along the molecule
opposite ends of the molecule
The enzyme that unwinds DNA during DNA replication
DNA polymerase
heliocase
helicase
RNA polymerase
This enzyme adds new nucleotides during transcription
DNA polymerase
RNA polymerase
RNA helicase
Amylase
This enzyme adds new nucleotides during DNA replication
RNA Polymerase
DNA polymerase
DNA helicase
Amylase
How does RNA differ from DNA?
RNA contains uracil and deosyribose
RNA contains ribose and thymine
RNA contains uracil and ribose
RNA contains adenine and ribose
Using the chart, Which of the following codons signifies the end of translation?
CAA
UGA
AUC
CCA
Which of the chains of amino acids corresponds to the nucleotide sequence UCAAGCGUA?
glu-cys-pro
glu-asp-"stop"
thr-arg-met
ser-ser-val
In eukaryotes, functional messenger RNA molecules are made from
exons spliced together after introns are removed
introns spliced together after exons are removed
exons spliced together with introns
long pieces of RNA shortened by the Dicer enzyme
Which of the following describes how ALL consumers get their energy?
directly from the sun
from eating primary producers
from inorganic chemicals like hydrogen sulfide
from eating organisms that are living or were once living
The total amount of living tissue at each trophic level in an ecosystem can be shown in a (an)
energy pyramid
pyramid of numbers
biomass pyramid
biogeochemical cycle
Nutrients move through an ecosystem in
biogeochemical cycles
water cycles
energy pyramids
ecological pyramids
An increase in the greenhouse effect causes and increase in
carbon dioxide
oxygen
temperature
water
A relationship in which an organism is helped and another organism is neither helped nor hurt is called
parasitism
mutualism
competition
commensalism
Fires, hurricanes, and other natural distrubances can result in
commensalism
competition
parasitism
succession
The first organisms to repopulate an area affected by a volcanic eruption are called
keystone species
climax species
primary producers
pioneer species
The number of individuals of a single species per unit area is known as
carrying capacity
logistic growth
population density
population growth rate
The area inhabited by a population is known as its
growth rate
geographic range
age structure
population density
The maximum number of organisms of a particular species that can be supported by an environment is called
logistic growth
carrying capacity
exponential growth
population density
The demographic transition is considered complete when
population growth stops
the birthrate is greater than the death rate
the death rate begins to fall
the death rate is greater than the birthrate
Which of the following human activities has NOT had an important role in transforming the biosphere to date?
agriculture
industry
development
aquaculture
The conversion of a once soil-rich area to an area of little or no vegetation is called
fragmentation
deforestation
desertification
acid rain
The concept of using natural resources at a rate that does not deplete them is called
conservation
sustainable development
reforestation
successful use
The burning of fossil fuels is a direct cause of each of the following EXCEPT
acid rain
global warming
smog
the ozone hole
In many cells, the structure the controls the cell's activities is the
cell membrane
organelle
nucleus
nuclear pores
Despite difference in size and shape, at some point all cells have DNA and a
cell wall
cell membrane
mitochondria
nuclues
What distinguishes a eukaryotic cell from a prokaryotic cells is the presence of
a cell wall
a nucleus
DNA
ribosomes
Cell membranes consist mainly of
lipid bilayers
protein pumps
carbohydrates
proteins
Which of the following is true of ALL single-celled organisms?
They are all prokaryotes
They are all bacteria
They all reproduce
They all have a nucleus
The movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane is known as
exocytosis
phagocytosis
endocytosis
osmosis
A substance that moves by passive transport tends to move
away from the area of equilibrium
away from an are less concentrated
away from an area where it is more concentrated
toward the area where it is more concentrated
Which of the following are autotrophs?
deer
plants
leopards
mushrooms
The principle chemical compound that livings things use to store energy is
DNA
ATP
H2O
CO2
In addition to light and chlorophyll, photosynthesis requires
water and oxygen
water and sugars
oxygen and carbon dioxide
water and carbon dioxide
The leaves of aplant appear green because chlorophyll
reflects blue light
absorbs blue light
reflects green light
absorbs green light
The first process in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis is
light absorption
electron transport
oxygen production
ATP formation
The light-independent reactions of photosynthesis are known as the
Calvin cycle
sugar cycle
carbon cycle
ATP cycle
The process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen is
synthesis
cellular respiration
ATP synthase
photosynthesis
The first step in releasing the energy of glucose in the cell in known as
fermentation
glycolysis
the Krebs cycle
electron transport
The net gain of energy from glycolysis is
4 ATP molecules
2 ATP molecules
8 ADP molecules
3 pyruvic acid molecules
The Krebs cycle takes place within the
chloroplast
nucleus
mitochondria
cytoplasm
The electron transport chain uses high-energy electrons from the Krebs cycle to
produce glucose
move H+ ions across the inner mitochondrial membrane
convert acetyle-CoA to citric acid
convert glucose to pyruvic acid
Because fermentation takes place in the absence of oxygen, it is said to be
aerobic
anaerobic
cyclic
oxygen-rich
The process carried out by yeast that causes bread dough to rise is
alcoholic fermentation
lactic acid fermentation
cellular respiration
yeast mitosis
During heavy exercise, the buildup of lactic acid in muscle cells results in
cellular respiration
oxygen debt
fermentation
the Krebs cycle
The process that increases genetic diversity within a population is
asexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
cell division
binary fission
Sister chromatids are attached to each other at an area called the
centriole
spindle
centromere
chromosome
In plant cells, what forms midway between the divided nuclei during cytokinesis
nuclear membrane
centromere
cell membrane
cell plate
Which of the following is the correct order of mitosis
metaphase, anaphase, telophase, interphase
interphase, prophase, anaphase,telophase
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
Which type of cell has the potential to develop into any type of cell?
totipotent
pluripotent
multipotent
differetiated
A situation in which a gene has more than two alleles is known as
complete dominance
codominance
polygenic dominance
multiple alleles
Unlike mitosis, meiosis in male mammals results in the formation of
one haploid gamete
three diploid gametes
four diploid gametes
four haploid gametes
Suppose that an organism has the diploid number 2N=8. How many chromosomes do this organism's gametes contain?
four
two
eight
sixteen
Which of the following disorders can be observed in a human karyotype?
color blindness
trisomy 21
cystic fibrosis
sickle cell disease
A normal human diploid zygote contains
23 chromosomes
46 chromosomes
44 chromosomes
XXY chromosomes
Organisms that contain genes from other organisms are called
transgenic
mutagenic
donors
clones
When cell transformation is successful, the recombinant DNA
undergoes mutation
is treated with antibiotics
becomes part of the transformed cell's genome
becomes a nucleus
Which of the following characteristics is often genetically engineered into crop plants?
improved flavor
resistance to herbicides
shorter ripening times
thicker stems
To separate DNA fragments from one another, scientists use
polyermase chain reaction
DNA microarrays
gel electrophoresis
restriction enzymes
Genetic markers allow scientists to
clone animals
spearate strands of DNA
synthesize antibiotics
identify transformed cells
Which of the following ideas proposed by Lamark was later found to be incorrect?
acquired characteristics can be inherited
all species are descended from other species
living things change over time
there is a relationship between and organism and its environment
An inherited characteristic that increases and organisms's ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is a (an)
vestigial structure
adaptation
speciation
analogous structure
Structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissue are called
analogous
adaptations
homologous
fossils
The combined genetic information of all members of a particular population forms a
gene pool
niche
phenotype
population
The type of selection in which individuals of average size have greater fitness than small or large individuals have is called
disruptive selection
stabilizing selection
directional selection
neutral selection
A random change in a population's allele frequency is known as
genetic drift
a gene pool
variation
fitness
Temporal isolation occurs when two different populations
develop different mating behaviors
become geographically separated
reproduce at different times
interbreed
When two populations no longer interbreed, what is the result?
genetic equilibrium
reproductive isolation
stabilizing selection
artificial selection
The science of naming and grouping organisms is called
anatomy
systematics
botany
paleontology
Solely from its name, you know that Rhizopus nigricans must be
a plant
an animal
in the genus Nigricans
in the genus Rhizopus
A specific trait that is used to construct a cladogram is called a
taxon
structural feature
clade
derived characteristic
A branch of a cladogram that consists of a single common ancestor and all the descendants of that ancestor is called
cladistics
a kingdom
a clade
a class
The three domains are
animalia, plantae, and archaebacteria
plantae, fungi, and eukarya
bacteria, archaea, eukarya
protista, bacteria, animalia
Which of the following kingdoms includes only heterotrophs?
protista
fungi
plantae
eubacteria
Which of the following is a characteristic specific of primates?
body hair
rotation at the shoulder joint
notochord
ability to control body temperature
How many hominine species exist today?
one
two
nine
twelve
Hominoids include all great apes. The hominoids in the lineage that led to humans are called
hominines
humanoids
