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In a Punnett square, a lower case letter stands for a ____________ allele.
dominant
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
Hair color, height, eye color and freckles are examples of human traits. What do we call the physical expression of the genetic material of an organism?
genetics
heredity
genotype
phenotype
In animals, shaggy fur is dominant to short fur. The Punnett Square shows the genotypes of the offspring of a shaggy fur animal and a short fur animal. What were the genotypes of the parents?
FF and FF
Ff and ff
ff and ff
Ff and Ff
In animals, shaggy fur is dominant to short fur. According to the genotypes shown, what percent of offspring will have short fur?
0
25
50
75
100
Heterozygous is when...
the alleles are the same.
the alleles are different.
the alleles are absent.
the alleles are present.
T = tall and t = short
In the punnett square shown, what belongs in the missing square
tt
Tt
Bb
TT
In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.
recessive
dominant
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?
0%
25%
50%
75%
The genotypes AA and Aa always show up as the __________ phenotype.
dominant
recessive
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?
A
Aa
AA
aa
Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?
Bb
BB
bb
B
A recessive allele is represented by a ______ letter.
lower-case
capital
Blue-eyed is a ______.
genotype
phenotype
Bb is a ______.
genotype
phenotype
If a black guinea pig (BB) and a white guinea pig (bb) mate, there is a ______ chance that a white guinea pig will be born.
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
w= non-white hair
If you cross a horse with WW and a horse with ww what fraction of the offspring would be expected to have white hair?
The B stands for bud.
ATG TGA CAG
A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.
Replication
Translation
Transcription
Protein Synthesis
AATCATGGA
Which of the following are the bases for RNA?
adenine, uracil, thymine, and guanine
adenine, uracil, guanine, and cytosine
adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine
adenine, uracil, thymine, and cytosine
Which of the following is a type of RNA?
mRNA
tRNA
rRNA
All of these are types of RNA
Which statement is true about RNA?
RNA is usually single stranded and contains the base uracil
RNA is usually double stranded and contains the base thymine
RNA is made in the nucleus and stays there to carry out its function
All of the above are true.
True or False: RNA uses deoxyribose sugar.
True
False
True or False: Transcription is the process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a messenger RNA (mRNA).
True
False
Transcribe the following DNA strand:
ATAGC
(a)
Transcribe the following DNA strand:
ACT GTA CCA
(a)
RNA and DNA have different structures. Which of the following statements are correct?
RNA is double stranded and DNA is single stranded.
RNA and DNA are both single stranded.
RNA is single stranded and DNA is double stranded.
RNA and DNA are both double stranded.
RNA and DNA are composed of different sugars. Which of the following statements are true?
RNA uses ribose and DNA uses deoxyribose.
RNA uses deoxyribose and DNA uses ribose.
DNA and RNA both use ribose sugars.
DNA and RNA both use deoxyribose sugars.
What does RNA stand for?
Ribonucleic acid
Ricenucleic acid
Ribouncenucleic acid
Rinucleic acid
DNA contains the template to make RNA
True
False
RNA is double-stranded.
true
false
it depends on the type
What is the process that makes a complementary mRNA strand from a DNA strand?
protein synthesis
transcription
translation
DNA Polymerase
Using this DNA sequence AAA TTT, what is the complementary RNA sequence will be
UUU AAA
AAA UUU
Using this DNA sequence ATA CGA GGA TTT, what is the complementary RNA sequence will be
UAU GCU CCU AAA
UAU GCU CCU TTT
TAT GCT CCT AAA
TAT GCT CCT TTT
After transcription mRNA goes from the nucleus to the _________.
Ribosome
Mitochondria
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Vacuoles
The first step of protein synthesis is.....
replication
mitosis
translation
transcription
The actual decoding of mRNA to a protein is called ?
translation
replication
transcription
nuclear fission
What organelle does the mRNA attach to in order to make the protein?
ribosome
mitochondria
chloroplast
lysosome
What best explains the interaction between tRNA and mRNA during translation?
anticodons on the mRNA line up with complementary codons on the tRNA
anticodons on the tRNA line up with complementary codons on the mRNA
tRNA attach amino acids to the complementary mRNA sequence
mRNA attach amino acids to the complementary tRNA sequence
Specific type of plant tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots, through the stems, to leaves
vascular plant
nonvascular plant
xylem
phloem
Specific type of plant tissue that transports food (sugar) made in the leaves to the entire plant
vascular plant
nonvascular plant
xylem
phloem
The process by which plants make food
Photosynthesis
phototropism
embryo
seeds
Examples of these plants include mosses, liverworts, and other plants with no xylem or phloem
dicot
vascular plant
monocot
nonvascular plant
This is what almost all non-flowering plants reproduce from (except cone bearing plants)
spores
seeds
monocots
dicot
A type of plant with a seed that has one food storage area
monocot
dicot
vascular
nonvascular
A type of plant with a seed that has two food storage areas
monocot
dicot
vascular
nonvascular
Other than transporting water, what is a function of xylem?
making food
transporting food
helping support the plant
catching light
These classifications of flowering plants have leaves with veins that are parallel to each other.
Monocot Plants
Dicot Plants
Nonvascular Plants
Spore Producing Plants
These classifications of flowering plants produce flowers with 4 or 5 petals.
Monocot Plants
Dicot Plants
Which of the following plants are considered nonvascular plants?
Monocot Plants
Dicot Plants
Ferns
Moss
What structure on a conifer or evergreen plant produces seeds?
a. Flowers b. Cones c. Spores d. Pine Needles
Flowers
Cones
Spores
Pine Needles
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a dicot?
Two cotyledons
Vascular tissue bundles arranged in a ring
Floral parts often in multiples of three
One main root
True or False: All flowering plants are gymnosperms.
True
False
Which statement best describes a gymnosperm?
A nonvascular plant with roots, stems, and leaves.
A low-growing nonvascular plant lacking true roots.
A vascular plant that uses spores to reproduce.
A vascular plant that uses pollen to produce seeds that are not enclosed in protective fruits.
Which type of plant has seeds that are encased in a protective fruit?
Gymnosperms
Conifers
Angiosperms
Horsetails
This organism is NOT part of the plant kingdom because it CANNOT make it's own food!
oak tree
fungi
moss
bacteria
Vascular plants
produce seeds
are seedless
are leafless
have the ability to interbreed.
Which factor most directly influenced the evolution of the diverse types of beaks of these finches?
Who developed the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
Mike Tyson
George Washington
Patton Manning
Which of these will be more successful in a cold region with NO snow? (think about the color that will be warmer)
Colorblindness is a recessive X-linked disorder.
Which genotype represents a male with normal vision?
XN YN
Xn Yn
XN Y
Xn Y
What would the genotype be of a colorblind male?
XNY
XNYn
XnY
XnYn
The blending of two traits in which one is not completely dominant over the other is known as ---
incomplete dominance
codominance
The green fish offspring in this image is an example of ---
Incomplete dominance
Codominance
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?
Incomplete dominance
Codominance
Incomplete dominance occurs in cats, which allows them to be Black, White, or gray as shown on this Punnett square. What percentage of the offspring will be black?
25
50
75
100
Objective #13
This is a pedigree that follows blue eyes which is a recessive trait. What is the phenotype of the mother (circle) in generation 1?
Brown
Blue
1 blue, 1 brown
Objective #13
On a pedigree how do we know if they have the trait?
Not shaded
Shaded
The "female" reproductive structure of flowers is called...
Filament
Anther
Pistil
Stamen
This structure is sticky and helps catch pollen grains!
Stigma
Style
Stamen
Ovary
Protects the reproductive structures of the flower and also attracts pollinators.
Peduncle
Receptacle
Sepals
Petals
Located at the top of the filament and creates pollen grains.
Pistil
Stamen
Anther
Filament
The "male" reproductive structure on flowers is called...
Style
Ovule
Pistil
Stamen
The first leaves to develop that protect the flower and support the flower.
Sepal
Petal
Receptacle
Peduncle
Part of the female structure of the flower that holds the ovules and swells with glucose when the flower is pollinated.
Pistil
Ovary
Style
Stigma
The structure that carries pollen from the stigma to the ovary and contains the pollen tube.
Stigma
Stamen
Pistil
Style
Part of the male structure that holds the anther up.
Stamen
Pistil
Style
Filament
