Chapters 5-8 Review (BJU Press, Life Science)

Question 1

(5) Methods of asexual reproduction include (mark all that apply)

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meiosis, budding

Question 2

(5) In an RNA molecule, uracil always pairs with cytosine

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False

Question 3

(8) The term global flood means that a flood of water

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covered the entire earth

Question 4

(8) Most mutations are

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Loss of function

Question 5

(6) In genetics, a cross is

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A test to see how traits are inherited

Question 6

(5) When the genes of a chromosome have duplicated but are attached

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sister chromatids

Question 7

(7) How do scientists use genetic engineering to produce insulin for a person w/ diabetes? They

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place the gene for insulin into the bacteria's DNA

Question 8

(5) During cell division, new cell must get same amount of cytoplasm and same # of organelle

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False

Question 9

(8) The theory that bio-evolution occurs rapidly sometimes but slowly at other times is called

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punctuated equilibrium

Question 10

(8) What is the basic difference between creationists and evolutionists?

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Creationists accept the Bible, evolutionists reject it.

Question 11

(8) To be useful for evolution, mutations must occur in germ cells.

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True

Question 12

(7)The process of producing human clones to provide cells to treat disease is called ________

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therapeutic cloning

Question 13

(6) The number of boxes in a Punnett square shows how many offspring will be produced

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False

Question 14

(8) People who promote the theory of intelligent design believe

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that life shows evidence of design.

Question 15

(6)Purebred brown hamster mates w/ pure white hamster & all offspring are brown, which is true?

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Brown is dominant, and white is recessive

Question 16

(6) A man w/ genotype TT marries a woman w/ genotype Tt, all their children have the dom. trait

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True

Question 17

(8) Adaptations

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A & C

Question 18

(8) Where can you find a complete fossil record?

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nowhere

Question 19

(6) A doctor makes an ultrasound of an unborn child by

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analyzing high frequency sound waves

Question 20

(6) Which of these are an example of a phenotype. (remember "pheno" is physical)

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green eyes

Question 21

(8) Which isn't one of the points Darwin used in his theory of natural selection?

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The embryos of many organisms appear to be similar.

Question 22

(6) If a TT plant is crossed with a tt plants, what will the offspring be?

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all Tt

Question 23

(5) Genes are sections of

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DNA

Question 24

(5) In which type of reproduction does the offspring receive genes from both the parents?

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sexual

Question 25

(8) "All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made" supports

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biblical creationism

Question 26

(8) According to DeVries, the organism capable of the most evolution

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mutates easily.

Question 27

(6) If an organisms genotype for a particular trait is Tt, then the organism is

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hybrid

Question 28

(7)To develop a new breed, different breeds with specific traits are mated. This is an ex. of

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crossbreeding

Question 29

(5) In a DNA molecule, adenine always pairs with thymine

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True

Question 30

(5) Which one never contains the code for a sequence of amino acids needed to create a protein?

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tRNA

Question 31

(5) What carries the genetic code from DNA to the ribosomes

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messenger RNA

Question 32

(6) A person with the genotype Aa would exhibit the

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Dominant trait

Question 33

(6) The genes of most sex-linked traits are carried on

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The X chromosome

Question 34

(8) Man was created in the same way as plants and animals.

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False

Question 35

(5) A cell that has two of each kind of chromosome is

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diploid

Question 36

A purebred brwn-eyed (B) cat mates w/ purebred blu-eyed (b) cat & produces 1 kitten, the kitten

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would have brown eyes

Question 37

(5) How many chromosomes are in a human sperm cell?

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23

Question 38

(5) A nucleotide contains a (mark all that apply)

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base, sugar, phosphate

Question 39

(5) What happens during mitosis?

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The cell divides its chromosomes

Question 40

(8) A geneology is

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a family tree that lists who had whom as offspring.

Question 41

(8) Evolutionary biologists believe that dinosaurs became extinct before modern humans evolved.

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True

Question 42

(5) A codon codes for a(n)

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amino acid

Question 43

(6) Can a normal male be a carrier for an X linked trait?

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No

Question 44

(5) Sexual reproduction results in offspring that are identical to the parents

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False

Question 45

(8) Descent w/ modification: newer organisms are the modified descendants of older organisms.

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True

Question 46

(6) An organisms genotype determines its

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Phenotype

Question 47

(7) Genetic engineering

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could be used for good or evil

Question 48

(8) Used generally, the term biological evolution refers to

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the changing of organisms to become improved or more complex

Question 49

(7) Stem cells are cells that

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can become many different types of cells

Question 50

(5) The bases in a DNA molecule include (mark all that apply)

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guanine, adenine, cytosine

Question 51

(5) The new cell that forms from the union of two gametes is called a(n)

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zygote

Question 52

(5) Before a cell divides, it makes a copy of its genes during

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interphase

Question 53

A woman has scarred hands b/c of a fire. Her kids are born w/ scarred hands, this illustrates

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inheritance of acquired characteristics.

Question 54

(7) What type of mutation does not affect the offspring?

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somatic

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