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1.
During metaphase...
a)
The chromosomes pull apart to the polar ends of the cells.
b)
The chromosomes cross over genetic information.
c)
The chromosomes become chromatin.
d)
The chromosomes line up in the center of the cell.
2.
Who was Gregor Mendel?
a)
A monk who studied the human body
b)
A monk that started the pea plant pattern
c)
A monk that research the pea plants if they had any pattern
d)
A monk that researched the corn if there was any pattern
3.
DNA Replication is said to be semiconservative. This means that...
a)
Two completely new, original strands of DNA are replicated
b)
1 strand of each new DNA comes from the original DNA.
c)
Only 1 side of the DNA replicates. The other never does.
d)
DNA holds a moderately rightwing view of social concepts.
4.
Transgenic organisms are
a)
organisms that are neither male nor female.
b)
organisms that contain DNA from another organism.
c)
organisms that can mutate into a variety of organisms.
d)
organisms that can live in a variety of environments.
5.
What is a codon
a)
Sequence of three nucleotides which marks the end of a polypeptide chain
b)
Sequence of three nucleotides which marks the start of a polypeptide chain
c)
Sequence of three nucleotides which codes for a single amino acid
d)
Sequence of three nucleotides which codes for a set of amino acids
6.
What are the building blocks of proteins?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Enzymes
c)
Amino Acid
d)
Ribosomes
7.
What is the Central DogMa?
a)
DNA replicates & transcribed-->RNA->translation->proteins
b)
Proteins->DNA-> transcribed-->RNA->translation->DNA
c)
DNA replicates & translated-->RNA->transcribed->proteins
d)
RNA replicates & transcribed-->DNA->translation->proteins
8.
Erwin Chargaff concluded
a)
A+T=G+C
b)
A=T and C=G
c)
A=C and T=G
d)
A=C=G=T
9.
genetics
a)
the study of heredity
b)
the study of genes
c)
the study of DNA
d)
the study of traits
10.
A substance that can cause a change in the DNA code of an organism is called a
a)
toxin
b)
mutagen
c)
nitrogenous base
d)
enzyme
11.
What is an autosome?
a)
All chromosomes with the exception of sex chromosomes
b)
A physical trait
c)
An allele that is fully expressed in the phenotype
d)
Having 2 identical alleles for a given gene
12.
How many autosomes does a human have?
a)
18
b)
42
c)
23
d)
22
13.
Name the RNA Complimentary: TAT
a)
AUA
b)
AAA
c)
TAT
d)
TTA
14.
How many chromosomes does a human sex cell have?
a)
23
b)
354
c)
6
d)
58
15.
The two letters that refer to an organism's genetic makeup is the
a)
Dominant
b)
Genes
c)
Recessive
d)
Genotype
16.
What type of mutation shifts (moves) the sequence of the genetic message?
a)
point
b)
frame shift
c)
chromosomal
d)
substitution
17.
A trait that covers up other traits.
a)
Dominant
b)
Sex-linked
c)
Recessive
d)
Heredity
18.
A chart used to trace the inheritance of of a trait in a family
a)
Pedigree
b)
Punnet Square
c)
Cystic Fibrosis
d)
Mendel Chart
19.
The gene in a pair that is hidden by the other gene is a:
a)
dominant gene
b)
homozygous gene pair
c)
phenotype gene
d)
recessive gene
20.
A chart used to make predictions about a cross
a)
square chart
b)
Punnet Square
c)
Mendel Chart
d)
Venn Diagram
21.
If an organism has 2 alleles the same and is expressing the recessive trait, it is ___________.
a)
heterozygouss
b)
homozygous recessive
c)
hybrid
d)
homozygous dominant
22.
An organism with 2 different alleles for a trait is said to be.....
a)
Homozygous Recessive
b)
Heterozygous Dominant
c)
Homozygous Dominant
d)
Heterozygous Recessive
23.
What are the three differences between RNA and DNA?
a)
DNA has ribose, RNA has thymine, DNA translates
b)
RNA is made up of DNA, DNA is up of RNA
c)
RNA has ribose, RNA has uracil, RNA is not a double helix
d)
RNA has ribose, DNA has RNA, RNA transcripts
24.
What are the nitrogenous bases?
a)
Adenine, Guanine, Ribose, Thymine
b)
Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine, Guanine
c)
Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine, Glycogen
d)
Adenine, Cytosine, Ribose, Purine
25.
Which nitrogenous bases pair up in DNA?
a)
A-C, G-T
b)
A-U, C-G
c)
A-G, T-C
d)
A-T, C-G
26.
What are the nitrogenous bases in RNA?
a)
C, G, A, T
b)
U, C, A, G
c)
A, T, C, B
d)
C, A, T, S
27.
What is a mutation?
a)
any change that is harmful to an organism
b)
any change in a gene or chromosomes
c)
any change that is helpful to an organism
d)
any change in the phenotype of a cell
28.
The sugar the makes up the backbone of RNA:
a)
Deoxyribose
b)
Ribose
c)
Glucose
d)
Fructose
29.
Transcription is.....
a)
Process that results in a protein
b)
Process that results in copied genes
c)
Process that results in tRNA
d)
Process that results in Amino Acids
30.
How is transcription different from translation?
a)
Transcription produces a polypeptide
b)
Transcription produces mRNA
c)
A and B
d)
None of the above
31.
There was a serious outbreak of this virus in West Africa in 2014 that caused global concern
a)
malaria
b)
ebola
c)
cholera
d)
smallpox
32.
What does DNA polymerase do?
a)
Optimizes the Prime
b)
Matcha pairs
c)
Builds complementary strands of DNA by matching up base pairs
d)
Produces new areas to synthesize amog us
33.
How does cloning work?
a)
Synthetic material recreation with a preserved specimen as reference
b)
Implanting the nucleus of a pre-existing organism into a surrogate egg
c)
Recreation from the fetus stage with rapid aging
d)
Emulation of identical twin development by unicellular embryos splitting
34.
Gel electrophoresis does what?
a)
Seperates DNA fragments according to colour
b)
Seperates DNA fragments according to size
c)
Inserts DNA according to colour
d)
Inserts DNA according to size
35.
Gel electrophoresis is often used to produce a...
a)
recombinant DNA
b)
restriction enzyme
c)
DNA fingerprint
d)
polymerase
36.
What is DNA sequencing?
a)
the arrangement of DNA in a sequence
b)
a sequence of DNA
c)
the process of altering DNA
d)
a method for determining nucleotide sequence
37.
DNA fingerprinting is used to...
a)
change the structure of a gene
b)
determine a family relationship between two people, if any
c)
replace tissues
d)
look at finger tips to see who you are
38.
By the late 1970's, how was insulin produced?
a)
Harvested from pigs
b)
Donated by other humans
c)
Chemically manufactered
d)
Bacteria produced with recombinant DNA
39.
What was the Human Genome Project?
a)
A movie that informed kids about life
b)
A project that did tests on humans for genetic engineering
c)
Provided an accurate order of the 3 billion DNA base pairs
d)
Figure out who YOU are
40.
Homozygous dominant could be referred to by?
a)
hH
b)
HH
c)
Hh
d)
hh
41.
What percentage of these offspring will be homozygous dominant?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
42.
A segment of DNA that codes for a protein
a)
chromosome
b)
gene
c)
histone
d)
nucleosome
43.
Phenotypic ratio of a dihybrid cross:
a)
1:2:1
b)
3:1
c)
9:3:3:1
d)
16:0
44.
definition of HPV
a)
can lead to cancer or genital warts
b)
spreads through body fluids
c)
effects the lining of the brain
d)
cause the liver to get infected
45.
What is an allele?
a)
The dominant gene.
b)
An alternative form of a gene.
c)
The organ that allows movement in a cell.
d)
DNA mutation
46.
Sex-linked traits are..
a)
They are sex cells.
b)
They are a disorder.
c)
They are associated with sex cells on the genes.
d)
They are associated with genes found on the sex chromosomes.
47.
The passing on of characteristics or traits to offspring.
a)
allele
b)
heredity
c)
genome
d)
DNA
48.
what is an example of codominant traits
a)
having both green and pink
b)
having all pink
c)
having all blue
49.
Heterozygous
a)
Having two different alleles for a trait
b)
Having two identical alleles for a trait
c)
Having at least one recessive allele for a trait
d)
Having at least one dominant allele for a trait
50.
How old is earth?
a)
52 years old
b)
4.503 billion years
c)
4.543 billion years
d)
31,202 billion years old
51.
How does the fossil record support the theory of evolution?
a)
gene variation in organisms is from independent assortment
b)
the impact that humans had on the evolution of organisms
c)
types & amount of organisms have changed over time
d)
organisms developed behaviors that helped them to survive
52.
What was land thought to be like on the early earth?
a)
cold and rainy
b)
sandy and dry
c)
hot with active volcanoes
d)
the same as today
53.
Lamarck's ideas about evolution were wrong because he proposed that...
a)
species change over time
b)
species descended from other species
c)
acquired characteristics can be inherited
d)
species are adapted to their environments
54.
What lead the change in the population in the Rock Pocket Mouse Allele?
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Both Natural and Artificial Selection
c)
Artificial Selection
d)
Neither Natural or Artificial Selection
55.
What is adaptive radiation?
a)
Charles Darwin's discovery
b)
the change from a common ancestor to different species
c)
radiation poisoning
d)
when 2 species combine to create a super species
56.
What is an adaptation?
a)
a trait that a species has in common with its ancestor
b)
a trait inherited from an ancestor that is not used anymore
c)
a trait that doesn't help an animal survive in its habitat
d)
a trait that helps an animal survive in its environment
57.
what is a cladogram?
a)
a diagram that is based on patterns of shared traits
b)
a table that shows evolutionary relationships
c)
a bracket that would show which species would win in the playoffs
58.
Vestigial or Homologous?
a)
Vestigal
b)
Homologous
c)
analogous
d)
homogous
59.
Homologous structures are...
a)
Body parts that are similar in function but are different in structure
b)
Body parts that are similar in function and structure
c)
Show relation to organism that lived in the past
d)
Body parts that are similar in structure but are different in function
60.
What is natural selection?
a)
People pick which animals mate together
b)
same species of animals mating
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Animals change to adapt to surroundings
61.
Natural selection increases the frequency of:
a)
Random mutations within a species
b)
Characteristics that make individuals less well adapted
c)
Change within a species
d)
Characteristics that make individuals better adapted
62.
what is radioactive dating?
a)
process where unstable nuclei change and release energy
b)
technique used to date materials like rocks or carbon
c)
an electron breaking apart from a neutron
d)
when atoms lose alpha particles
63.
What is Speciation?
a)
Discovering something that doesn't exists, or giving a monkey a shower
b)
Formation of a new distict species through evolution
c)
Formation of a new distinct gene through wethering
d)
Dicovering genetics about animals
64.
which is an example of a vestigial structure
a)
pelvic bones in fish
b)
ear cartilage
c)
deltoids in humans
d)
structures that share similarities with others
65.
What phase are the sister chromatids pulled apart?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
66.
The timing and rate at which a cell divides is coordinated by which complexes?
a)
cyclin/CDK combinations
b)
DNA replication
c)
nuclear division
d)
protein synthesis
67.
What happens in telophase?
a)
cells begin to stretch
b)
copies organelles
c)
cell membrane pinches and begins to pull apart
d)
chromosomes do not begin to coil
68.
The structure that attaches sister chromatids is called the?
a)
Centromere
b)
Telomere
c)
Centriole
d)
Spindle Apparatus
69.
The cell cycle is regulated by
a)
cyclins
b)
hormones
c)
enzymes
d)
sugars
70.
What are the three MAIN steps of the cell cycle?
a)
Intarphase, Metosis, Citokineses
b)
Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokineses
c)
Cytokineses, Interphase, Telophase
d)
Telophase, Mitosis, Interphase
71.
DNA replication occurs during
a)
anaphase
b)
metaphase
c)
interphase
d)
prophase
72.
Which of the phases of mitosis has the shortest duration?
a)
prophase
b)
cytokinesis
c)
metaphase
d)
anaphase
73.
Which is responsible for pulling apart the chromosomes
a)
mitotic spindles
b)
microtubules
c)
kinetochore
d)
centromeres
74.
What is a Stem Cell?
a)
Unspecialized cell that develops into many diff. cell types
b)
a cell that cannot be duplicated
c)
A cell that is only singular
d)
a cell only found in the base of your spine
75.
as cells increase in size, what happens to the cells surface area to volume ration
a)
surface area to volume ratio stays the same
b)
none of the above
c)
surface area to volume ratio decreases when the cell increases in size
d)
surface area to volume ratio increases when the cell increases in size
76.
True or False: Larger cells are more efficient
a)
True
b)
False
77.
Failure in the regulation of the cell cycle, causing uncontrolled growth and division of cells.
a)
Crossing Over
b)
Cancer
c)
Interphase
d)
Independent Assortment
78.
Mitosis is...
a)
sexual reproduction to produce living cells not identical
b)
the process to create a child
c)
cells that are produced and genetically distinct.
d)
a process where the cells create identical copies of itself
79.
During the cell cycle, some cells go through a programmed cell death called
a)
cancer
b)
apoptosis
c)
cleaving
d)
furrowing
80.
whats the difference between mitosis and meiosis
a)
cell division mitosis sex cell division meiosis
b)
sex cell division mitosis cell division meiosis
c)
sperm
d)
egg
81.
Which is a difference between meiosis 1 & meiosis 2?
a)
cytokinesis occurs during meiosis 2 not meiosis 1
b)
meiosis 1 has a prophase but meiosis 2 doesn't
c)
meiosis 2 results in 4 haploid cells instead of 2 diploid
d)
nuclear membranes form during meiosis 2 not meiosis 1
82.
The number of chromosomes in a human haploid cell
a)
4
b)
46
c)
23
d)
24
83.
The difference between haploid and diploid cells is:
a)
Diploid cells have 1 set of chromosomes and haploid have 2
b)
Diploid have 2 sets of chromosomes and haploid have 1
c)
Diploid cells are only used for gametes
d)
Haploid cells are very common while diploid are rare
84.
what is crossing over ?
a)
There is no such thing as crossing over
b)
Exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes
c)
When two chromosomes combine
d)
Exchange of genes between heterozygous chromosomes
85.
The Law of independent assortment
a)
was derived from observations of a dihybrid cross
b)
is observed in a monohybrid cross
c)
was supported by the data from the F2 crosses
d)
creates a 3:1 phenotypic ratio for a trait
86.
Homologous chromosomes are
a)
chromosomes that carry the same information
b)
the same as sister chromatids
c)
exact duplicates of each other
d)
a made up term
87.
The new cell that forms from the union of two gametes is called
a)
a fertilization product
b)
a sperm
c)
a zygote
d)
an egg
88.
How can cancer cells be described?
a)
completing abnormal mitosis
b)
dividing out of control
c)
lacking essential nutrients
d)
shrinking to a small size
89.
Describe the difference between a chromosome and a gene.
a)
Chromosome is condense strand of chromatin Gene is a portion
b)
Chromosome comes from the gene.
c)
Gene is a protein
d)
All of these
90.
Why do cells divide?
a)
to make the plant or animal grow
b)
to make the plant or animal fast
c)
to make the plant or animal slow
d)
to make the plant or animal eat
91.
What are the stages of mitosis?
a)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase
b)
Telophase and Anaphase
c)
Anaphase, Metaphase, and Telophase
d)
Telophase and Metaphase
92.
A description of an organism's appearance is called...
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype
c)
allele
d)
chromosome
93.
Define: Homologous Structure
a)
Same structure, same ancestor
b)
Same structure, different ancestor
c)
Different structure, different ancestor
d)
Different structure, same ancestor
94.
What is a hybrid?
a)
An animal with two different alleles
b)
An animal with two of the same alleles
c)
An animal with no alleles
d)
None of these
95.
How does the Fossil Record provide evidence of evolution?
a)
What era we are in
b)
Fossils tell us when organisms lived and they also provide.
c)
Where you can find dinsures
d)
All the different types of animals that have lived
96.
What is a mutation?
a)
An odd looking organism
b)
A change that affects only proteins
c)
A change that affects DNA
d)
A change that affects how you grow
97.
In Translation:
a)
rRNA codes for amino acids
b)
mRNA codons code for amino acids
c)
tRNA codes for amino acids
d)
None of the above
98.
Where does transcription occur
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
vacuole
d)
membrane
99.
Micrograph images used to study chromosomes are called _.
a)
Punnett squares
b)
telomeres
c)
nucleotides
d)
karyotypes
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