Biology Semester 1 Final Review

Question 1

A three base pair "word" on the mRNA that codes for an amino acid...

Accepted Answer

Codon

Question 2

A J-shaped curve characteristic of a steady increase in population over time...

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Exponential Growth

Question 3

The graph in the diagram shows what type of growth curve?

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Logistic Growth Curve

Question 4

Oxygen is released from plants, due to the breakdown of what molecule?

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Water

Question 5

A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and breed...

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Population

Question 6

The net number of ATP produced by the end of aerobic cellular respiration is ___ ATP

Accepted Answer

36 ATP

Question 7

The largest population that an environment can support at any given time...

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Carrying Capacity

Question 8

How many chromosomes are there in a diploid cell of a human?

Accepted Answer

46

Question 9

A set of tested and confirmed scientific hypotheses is called a ...

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Theory

Question 10

Examples of lipids include all of the following EXCEPT...

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chromatin

Question 11

TIghtly coiled DNA...

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Chromosome

Question 12

The hereditary information of the cell; made up of uncoiled DNA and protein.

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Chromatin

Question 13

This enzyme builds new DNA on old strands of DNA during replication.

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DNA Polymerase

Question 14

What enzyme unzips DNA prior to replication?

Accepted Answer

DNA Helicase

Question 15

To determine that only one thing in an experiment is being tested, scientists develop a set of

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controls

Question 16

All of the following are examples of organic macromolecules except...

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Amino Acids

Question 17

A(n) _____ is a diagram that shows the relative amounts of energy or matter in a trophic level.

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Energy Pyramid

Question 18

During photosynthesis, which gas is converted into glucose?

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CO2

Question 19

An organism without a nucleus...

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Prokaryote

Question 20

When conducting an experiment, it is important to test only one _______ at a time.

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variable

Question 21

The sequence of nucleotides on a strand of DNA is GCCATTG, what is the complimentary strand?

Accepted Answer

CGGTAAC

Question 22

Which survivorship curve is typical for fish with high early mortality?

Accepted Answer

Type 3

Question 23

In the Hershey and Chase experiment, what isotope labeled DNA?

Accepted Answer

Phosphorus

Question 24

Which of the following are R-strategists?

Accepted Answer

Dandelions

Question 25

An unexpected change on the DNA sequence is called a _____.

Accepted Answer

mutation

Question 26

A type of collectable data that contains numbers...

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quantitative data

Question 27

The process by which light energy, CO2, and water is converted into glucose...

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Photosynthesis

Question 28

On or in what organelle does TRANSLATION occur?

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Ribosome

Question 29

Lipids are...

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non-polar

Question 30

Enzymes...

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increase the rate of chemical reactions.

Question 31

The anaerobic breakdown of glucose into pyruvic acid (pyruvate)...

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Glycolysis

Question 32

The scientific study of interactions of organisms and their environment...

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Ecology

Question 33

The fusion of 2 gametes during reproduction is called _____.

Accepted Answer

Fertilization

Question 34

How many total chromosomes does a human gamete have?

Accepted Answer

23

Question 35

Scientist that determined base pairing rules; determined amount of A=T and G=C.

Accepted Answer

Erwin Chargaff

Question 36

Which of the following base pair combinations is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

G-A

Question 37

The process by which cells produce energy from carbohydrates...

Accepted Answer

Cellular Respiration

Question 38

In aerobic respiration, the molecule essential for this process is...

Accepted Answer

oxygen

Question 39

This cellular organelle is the site of cellular respiration...

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Mitochondria

Question 40

Chromosomes consist of 2 sister ______ held together at the ______.

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chromatids, centromere

Question 41

What is the correct order for the "Central Dogma"?

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DNA, RNA, Protein

Question 42

What is the complimentary strand of RNA for the DNA sequence CGTATAG

Accepted Answer

GCAUAUC

Question 43

ATP releases energy by breaking a bond between...

Accepted Answer

phosphates

Question 44

All of the following are products of photosynthesis except...

Accepted Answer

Carbon Dioxide

Question 45

What happens when a virus infects a bacterium?

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Virus causes the bacteria to make more viruses and bursts.

Question 46

Which RNA is the end product of TRANSCRIPTION?

Accepted Answer

mRNA

Question 47

Long chains of amino acids are found in ____.

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proteins

Question 48

A ____ is a chemical that can absorb light energy.

Accepted Answer

pigment

Question 49

Which of the following is not a part of a nucleotide?

Accepted Answer

polymerase

Question 50

An organism that gets its food by consuming other organisms...

Accepted Answer

Heterotroph

Biology Semester 1 Final Review

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Biology Semester 1 Final Review

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