Second Semester Biology Final

Cross a homozygous tall plant (TT) with a homozygous short plant (tt), what would be the resulting phenotype ratio?

Which two biomes have the least amount of precipitation (rain)?

An allele that overpowers another allele is called

One of the major elements of natural selection is that all species have genetic

. Based on this pedigree, how is person 4 related to person 11?

The repeated movement of water between Earth’s surface and the atmosphere is called

DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,

What goes in Box 5 of the food web in Figure 3–2 (HINT: think bacteria)?

The main difference between a heterotroph and an autotroph is

Which of the following is an autotroph?

How much energy is available from one trophic level to the next in a food/energy pyramid?

RNA differs from DNA in that RNA

Which of the following organisms is NOT an example of an herbivore?

At which point in the cladogram to the right do you think would represent having the characteristic of wings?

A carnivore is an organism that

If starting parent cell has 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will EACH of 4 daughter cells have at end Meiosis 2:

When lions prey on a herd of antelopes, some are killed and some escape. Which part of natural selection is this?

What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems

Gregor Mendel concluded that traits are

Conditions in the environment that impact the size of the population are called

A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an insect. Based on its behavior, which ecological terms describe the bird?

A change in a sequence of DNA is called a

What is an organism that feeds only on plants called?

Which of the following combinations of sex chromosomes represents a female?

The branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment is called

x-ray (R/r) vision is a dominant allele. Both parents are heterozygous, what mix of phenotypes for the kids? (Punnett)

In DNA, which nitrogenous base is abbreviated as “T”?

The shark in the food chain is what?

Genes for traits that help an organism be more successful reproductively can be expected to

Organisms that have two identical alleles (the same) for a particular trait are said to be

In Darwin’s theory of natural selection, individuals who survive are the ones best adapted for their environment. Why?

What animals eat both producers and consumers (think meat and plants)?

Which symbolizes a cross between a homozygous green-podded plant (GG) with a homozygous yellow-podded plant (gg)?

What is an ecological model of the relationships that form a network of complex interactions ?

In humans, pelvis and the femur, are involved in walking. Whales, pelvis and the femur, which no longer work, are called

Based on the pedigree above, how many children did 8 & 9 have?

Which of the following is not an example of evolution?

Which of the following descriptions about the organization of an ecosystem is correct?

B is the dominant gene for blue feathers and b is recessive gene for red feathers. What % for red feathers?

One way that a species evolves is some organisms with some traits survive and reproduce better than others. This is:

DNA is copied during a process called

Which organism would have the greatest numbers (population)?

For 10 years, the population has been stable. Which would likely cause the number of mice to begin to decrease?

A group of eagles living around Lake Tahoe would be considered a(n):

What is one biotic factor that affects the size of a population in an ecosystem?

Green plants are

Which of the following is not a principle of natural selection?

One dominant allele and one recessive allele (two different alleles) for eye color, the genotype would be:

10% of the energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next trophic level. Of the remaining energy, the rest is