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Biology A Final Exam Review Cells and Genetics
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1
If a cell pumps salt out of the cell into an already very salty bloodstream, it is doing
passive transport
active transport
facilitative diffusion
osmosis
2
Which substance would not form a solution with water because polarity won't allow it to mix.
drink mix powder
powdered jello
honey
olive oil
3
Which organelle converts energy from sugar into chemical energy?
nucleus
golgi body
mitochondria
endoplasmic reticulum
4
What is the phenotype for a cross between two heterozygous tall parents?
75% tall, 25% short
50% tall, 50% short
100% tall
25% tall, 75% short
5
All living organisms and the environments where they live make up the
biosphere
organism
metabolism
species
6
Crossing over (the exchange of genes in tetrads) occurs during which phase?
prophase 1 of meiosis
Metaphase of Mitosis
Metaphase 1 of Meiosis
Prophase 2 of Meiosis
7
What part of the scientific method occurs before forming a hypothesis?
make conclusions
experiment
identify a problem
analyze data
8
What amino acid is found with the mRNA codon CUC?
Leucine
Asparagine
Proline
Argenine
9
Three letter sequences on mRNA that code for specific amino acids are called
nucleotides
deoxyribose
anticodons
codons
10
The different versions of a gene (like blue, brown, and green eyes) are called
genotypes
genetics
traits
alleles
11
What processes need energy?
digesting food
photosynthesis
glycolysis
mitosis & meiosis
12
What enzyme unzips the DNA double helix at the beginning of DNA replication?
DNAase
replicase
polymerase
helicase
13
Which piece of lab equipment most accurately measures volume?
triple beam balance
graduated cylinder
erlenmeyer flask
beaker
14
In order to survive on the planet, animals must be balanced by
germs
other animals
bacteria
plants
15
Enzymes can effect the ____ of reactions.
temperature
activation energy
pH
reaction speed
16
Which unit of measurement for length is the smallest?
hectometer
centimeter
kilometer
millimeter
17
Where must ATP be broken to release energy?
between ribose and the phosphates
between adenine and ribose
between the 1st and 2nd phosphates
between the 2nd and 3rd phosphates
18
What type of mutation is shown here?
frameshift mutation
Point mutation
translocation
chromosomal mutation
19
The chemical form of energy used by all organisms is
deoxyribose
sunlight
nucleotide
ATP
20
What are the basic building blocks of protein?
nucleotides
fatty acid chains
amino acids
monosaccharides
21
If dialysis tubing has 30% sugar inside and there is 90% sugar outside, what is true?
water will enter the tube
water will leave the tube
outside the bag is hypertonic
Inside the tubing is hypertonic
22
What process occurs when paint fumes spread throughout a house?
facilitated diffusion
active transport
diffusion
passive transport
23
What is the function of transfer RNA?
hold genetic info in the nucleus
carry amino acids to the mRNA
make a copy of DNA
be the location of protein synthesis
24
Which of the following is NOT a function of the nucleus?
Contain info to make body structures
store water and sugar
control cell processes
store DNA
25
DNA is
made of ATCG
made of nucleotides
deoxyribonucleic acid
a double helix
26
This cell (which lacks a nucleus) is a ____ cell.
prokaryotic
animal
eukaryotic
plant
27
What part of a microscope adjusts the amount of light that goes through the stage?
mirror
course focus adjustment knob
revolving nosepiece
diaphragm
28
Water is typically found
no where
inside the cell membrane
out and in the cell
outside the cell membrane
29
What disorder is caused by an chromosomal addition mutation to chromosome 21?
Down Syndrome
Klinefelter's
Tay Sachs
Turner's Syndrome
30
When testing grass growth in response to rain levels, what is the dependent variable?
health of grass
types of grass plants
height of grass
amount of rain
31
What is the term for substances (like fire wood) that will be changed in a chemical reaction?
reactants
enzymes
products
catalysts
32
The "lock and key" model illustrates what characteristic of enzymes?
they can bond with products
they precisely fit a specific substrate
their structure always changes
they can bind with many reactants
33
Which phase of mitosis does this cell represent?
Interphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Prophase
34
In this pedigree, the disease is
on the 5th chromosome
sex linked
recessive
dominant
35
The molecule below is an example of a
monosaccharide
disaccharide
monomer
polysaccharide
36
What is true about the enzyme activity shown in the graph?
This reaction is uncatalyzed
Amylose breaks down Amylast
The rate of reactivity is 40
Amylase activity is best at 40 C
37
If carbon dioxide is removed from a plant, what will happen?
oxygen would increase
less sugar will be produced
no change will happen
more sugar will be produced
38
What is found in plant cells but NOT in animal cells?
chloroplasts
cellulose
mitochondria
cell wall
39
pyruvic acid + O
2
--> H
2
O + energy + CO
2
is the formula for ____.
glycolysis
cellular respiration
mitosis
fermentation
40
Reactions that absorb energy are called
activated
endothermic
exothermic
catalyzed
41
Substances (like wine) that are made in air-tight containers are produced by means of
fermentation
aerobic respiration
passive transport
electron transport
42
What field of Biology studies the change of organisms over time?
evolution
microbiology
anatomy
botany
43
The macromolecule that insulates the body and stores excess sugar is
nucleic acid
carbohydrate
lipid
protein
44
What is true about this "lock and key" model?
enzymes are used up
enzymes can fit a lot of different substrates
products are joined to make a substrate
substrates are broken by enzymes
45
What is true concerning meiosis?
It creates 2 identical cells
It creates gametes
It creates diploid cells
It divides a somatic cell once
46
If an animal cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, it will
swell
shrink
lose water
gain water
47
In a dihybrid cross between RRHH and rrhh, all offspring would be
RRhh
RRHH
RrHh
rrhh
48
Which of the following levels of complexity is the MOST complex?
the stomach
the digestive system
a muscle cell
a horse
49
In a scientific experiment, how many independent variables should be tested at once?
one
three or more
none
two
50
What is a product of photosynthesis? 6CO
2
+ 6H
2
O + light --> C
6
H
12
O
6
+ 6O
2
C6H12O6
H2O
CO2
light