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Biology Final Exam Review
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1
Hypotheses may arise from
all of the above
prior knowledge.
informed research
logical inferences.
2
What must occur in a population for it to grow?
The birthrate stays the same and the death rate increases.
The birthrate and the death rate remain the same.
The birthrate becomes lower than the death rate
The birthrate becomes higher than the death rate
3
All the genes of all members of a particular population make up the population's
genotype
phenotype
relative gene frequency
gene pool
4
The series of predictable changes that occurs in a community over time is called
population growth
climate change
ecological succession
climax community
5
Which of the following is NOT a goal of science?
to use derived explanations to make useful predictions
to use data to support a particular point of view
to explain events in the natural world
to investigate and understand the natural world
6
When enough experimental data support a hypothesis, the hypothesis becomes a(an)
inference
theory
fact
conclusion
7
A snake that eats a frog that has eaten an insect that fed on a plant is a
primary producer
tertiary consumer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
8
The greenhouse effect is
the result of the differences in the angle of the sun rays.
unnatural phenomenon casuing heat to be radiated back.
a natural phenomenon that maintains Earth's temperature
the result of an excess of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
9
An example of a single-gene trait is
birth weight of human infants
beak size of Galapagos finches
widow's peak in humans
height in humans
10
How many organ systems make up the human body?
8
11
4
5
11
Mendel crossed tall plants (TT) w/ short plants (tt), all the offspring were tall
they were true breeding like their parents
the allele for tall plants in dominant
the allele for tall plants is recessive
the allele for short plants is recessive
12
If an organism's diploid number is 12, its haploid number is
12
6
24
3
13
An adaptation is an inherited characteristic that can be
physical or behavioral
acquired during the organism's lifetime
the result of artificial selection
geographical
14
Which of the following is a nucleotide found in DNA?
ribose + phosphate group + uracil
deoxyribose + phosphate group + thymine
deoxyribose + phosphate group + uracil
ribose + phosphate group + thymine
15
Which concept is NOT included in the modern theory of evolution?
natural selection
competition among members of the population
descent with modification
transmission of acquired characteristics
16
When individuals with an average form of a trait have the highest fitness, the result is
disruptive selection
directional selection
stabilizing selection
not predictable
17
How many bases are needed to specify three amino acids?
6
3
12
9
18
The amount of light and temperature are examples of
factors that affect reproduction
abiotic factors to which living things respond
methods of energy productions
factors necessary for life
19
Which of the following is NEVER a frameshift mutation?
substitution
deletion
insertion
point mutation
20
How many chromosomes are shown in a normal human karyotype?
23
2
46
44
21
Gregor Mendel concluded that traits are
determined by recessive factors only
determined by dominant factors only
inherited by passing of factors from parents to offspring
not inherited by offspring
22
The combined portions of Earth in which all living things exist is called the
ecosystem
biosphere
community
biome
23
Plants are
carnivores
consumers
producers
herbivores
24
The basic types of tissue in the human body are
sight, smell, and hearing
muscle, nervous, connective and epithelial
thyroid, trachea, adenoid, and bronchus
cell, organ and organ system
25
Organisms that use energy to produce its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called
heterotroph
autotroph
detritivore
consumer
26
An organism's niche is
physical & biological factors in the organism's environment
a full description of the place an organism lives.
physical, biological & role an organism plays in community
the range of temperatures that the organism needs to survive
27
Genetic drift where colonization of a new habitat by a small group of individuals
the founder effect
Hardy Weinburg
directional selection
stabilizing selection
28
Organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be
dominant
heterozygous
hybrid
homozygous
29
A change in a sequence of DNA is called a
mutation
polygenic trait
single-gene trait
recombination
30
What is the term for a group of organisms of one type living in the same place?
environment
population
biosphere
ecosystem
