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Biology Final Exam Review- SPRING SEMESTER
Biology Final Exam Review- SPRING SEMESTER
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SPRING SEMESTER #biologydna #genetics #evolution
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1
Somatic cells with the normal number of chromosomes are called:
haploid or n
diploid or n
haploid or 2n
diploid or 2n
2
What is formed by meiosis?
Sperm only
Brain cells
Gametes
Egg only
3
The genotype of a heterozygous brown rabbit is:
BB
Brown
Bb
bb
4
What makes up the sides of the DNA molecule?
Nitrogen Base & Phosphate
Deoxyribose Sugar & Nitrogen Base
Ribose Sugar & Phosphate Group
Deoxyribose Sugar & Phosphate Group
5
What three components make up a nucleotide?
Cells, Lambs, Donkeys
Sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen Base
Adenine, Cytosine, Uracil
Proteins, Carbohydrates, Lipids
6
Of the following anatomical structures, which is homologous to the wing of a bat?
the dorsal fin of a shark
the wing of a butterfly
the arm of a human
the tail of a kangaroo
7
Which of the following does NOT provide evidence for evolution?
Comparative Anatomy
Biochemical Processes
Plate Tectonics
Embryology
8
Homeostasis is...
The ability for living things to lose weight.
The ability for living things to cut their hair.
The ability for living things to maintain equilibrium.
The ability for living thing to sweat when they get hot.
9
The struggle to survive refers to:
The hardships between parents of raising offspring
The hardships newborn offspring face due to predation
The struggle for animals who cannot breathe
Competing for food and living space.
10
About how long ago was the Earth formed?
10 Billion Years Ago
4 Million Years Ago
Yesterday
4.5 Billion Years Ago
11
Which best describes the ideology of “The Central Dogma of Biology”?
Protein -> DNA -> mRNA
DNA -> mRNA -> Proteins
mRNA -> Proteins -> DNA
Amino Acids -> DNA -> Proteins
12
What is the stimulus in this video?
The crying
The baby
The needle
The baby's onesie
13
Darwin explained the differences in beak shape among Galapagos finches as being the result of:
inheritance of acquired characteristics
adaptations to eating different foods
differences that existed in the colonizing species
chance events
14
Lamarck's early 1800's theory of evolution is characterized primarily by the idea that
none of these
most organisms don't produce enough offspring
evolution is a completely random process
characteristics acquired through use and disuse
15
A man has AB type blood and his wife has O Type blood. How many of their kids will be AB type?
4 out of 4
1 out of 4
0 out of 4
3 out of 4
16
On which islands did Darwin observe shell variations of various tortoises?
Hawaii
Ambergris Caye
Jamaica
Galapagos
17
Which statement is TRUE?
RNA contain Adenine instead of Uracil
RNA contains Adenine instead of Uracil
RNA contain Cytosine instead of Uracil.
RNA contain Uracil instead of Thymine.
18
Speciation:
is completed when different species are able to interbreed
is the competition for food
is when 1 species diverges and produces one or more species
only results from interspecific hybridization
19
This term describes when two organisms evolve together due to selection pressure.
mimicry
coevolution
artificial selection
random mutation
20
The streamline shape of sharks and whales, not relating to a common ancestor is an example of:
Artificial Selection
Homologous Traits
Fitness
Analogous Traits
21
This man first described the principles of dominance, segregation & independent assortment:
Gregor Mendel
Louis Pasteur
Charles Darwin
President Obama
22
Natural selection acts on _________________, which then transforms ____________.
Species, Species
Individuals, Families
Individuals, Populations
Populations, Individuals
23
What is the stimulus in this video?
The newspaper.
The rain.
The umbrella.
The woman in the yellow shirt.
24
What is the function of tRNA?
control all cell activities
contains heredity information
carry the correct amino acids to the ribosomes
ribosomes are made of it
25
Reproductive isolation mechanism is BEST defined as:
when certain individuals are selected for mating more often
The inability of a hybrid to reproduce
a blockage of gene flow between populations
males competing for females
26
Which mass extinction wiped out the dinosaurs?
Permian Extinction
Cretaceous - Tertiary Extinction
27
Evolution is:
Currently occurring only in scientific laboratories
A rare event
Constantly occurring at the same rate in ALL organisms
the gradual development of a simple to a more complex form
28
Three tRNA bases that are complementary to the mRNA is called a(n):
amino acid
anticodon
codon
translocation
29
Organisms can choose to genetically mutate in particular ways to meet environmental challenges
True
False
30
If the body cells of a chimp contains 48 chromosomes, how many do their gametes have?
96
24
48
12
31
Transcribe the following strip of DNA to RNA: GGAGCAGGCATA.
GGUGCUGGCUAU
CCUCGUCCGUAU
CCTCGTCCGTAT
GGAGCAGGCAUA
32
Artificial selection has been a big factor in the evolution of:
Whales
Dogs
Moths
Pandas
33
Which of the following is NOT believed to have been part of the early Earth’s atmosphere?
hydrogen gas (H2)
nitrogen gas (N2)
oxygen gas (O2)
carbon monoxide (CO)
34
Which is an example of behavioral isolation?
Flys who have opposite mating seasons
two animals of different species can mate but their eggs die
Pollen from one plant can't grow on the flower of another
flies distinguishing males by a special antenna waving dance
35
This simple diagram is used to solve genetic crosses:
Venn Diagram
Punnet Square
Graphing Calculator
Genotypic Ratio Analysis Graph
36
The first known (oldest) fossils are of:
plant Cells
Cell Phones
eukaryotic cells
prokaryotic cells
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The fossil record is poor because:
geological processes may destroy fossils
all of the above
Very few organisms were preserved as fossils.
organisms tend to decay before becoming fossils
