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Question #1

A mutation within a gene that introduces a premature stop codon will ________.

A result in a longer polypeptide chain

B change the location at which transcription of the next gene begins

C result in a shortened polypeptide chain

D have no effect

Question #2

Which cell component below carries out translation?

A ribosomes

B lysosomes

C nucleoli

D plasma membrane

Question #3

The CORRECT sequence of events occurring during translation is ________.

A splicing, capping, tailing

B tailing, capping, splicing

C elongation, initiation, termination

D initiation, elongation, termination

Question #4

Assuming Mendelian genetics for the pea plants crossed below. What percent of the offspring would be predicted to have white flowers?
Pp x Pp
P= purple, p = white

A 100%

B 75%

C 50%

D 25%

Question #5

Transcription is the process by which ________ is synthesized.

A starch

B RNA

C DNA

D protein

Question #6

In a DNA double helix, adenine (A) pairs with ________ and guanine (G) pairs with ________.

A cytosine… thymine

B thymine… cytosine

C cyclic AMP… cytosine

D guanine… adenine

Question #7

If a brown-eyed man and a blue-eyed woman (bb) have a blue-eyed daughter (bb) then that means that the man is heterozygous (Bb) for the eye color alleles.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #8

In the Electron Transport Chain of the mitochondria, hydrogen ions (protons) move by passive transport through ATPase Synthase.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #9

In the Electron Transport Chain of the chloroplast, hydrogen ions (protons) move by passive transport through the proton pumps.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #10

________________ is responsible for unwinding a DNA double helix during DNA replication.

A Single stranded binding protein

B RNA Polymerase

C Helicase

D Ligase

Question #11

Aerobic Respiration produce more ATP than Fermentation (Anaerobic Respiration) because of the availability of the electron transport chain (ETC) and oxygen.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #12

During ______________ of transcription, RNA Polymerase binds to the promoter region of a gene.

A promotion

B initiation

C termination

D elongation

Question #13

Hemophilia is more common in men than women because men have a single copy of this chromosome.

A 21

B Y

C X

D 2

Question #14

A single________ gene, such as the sickle cell allele, determines multiple traits.

A recessive

B pleiotropic

C dominant

D lucky

Question #15

What is the key to the recognition of codominance?

A an understanding grounded in mutual respect.

B The phenotype of the heterozygote is intermediate between the phenotypes of the homozygotes.

C The alleles affect more than one trait.

D Multiple alleles are expressed at the same time as in blood types

Question #16

What is the key to the recognition of incomplete dominance?

A The phenotype of the heterozygote falls right in the middle of the phenotypes of the homozygotes.

B The alleles affect more than one trait.

C indecisive cells

D The trait exhibits a continuous distribution.

Question #17

What name is given to the specific location of a gene on a chromosome?

A genotype

B phenotype

C locus

D zip code

Question #18

In humans, the presence or absence of dimples is a trait controlled by a single gene. What is the genotype of an individual who is heterozygous for dimples?

A Dd

B dd

C 55

D DD

Question #19

Mendel crossed purebred purple-flowered plants (PP) with purebred white-flowered plants (pp), and all of the resulting offspring produced purple flowers.
The Purple (P) allele is _________________ in relation to the white (p) allele.

A dominant

B excessive

C regressive

D recessive

Question #20

Assuming Mendelian genetics, which of the following describes a homozygous recessive genotype

A AA

B aa

C Aa

D 11

Question #21

Alleles are described as ________.

A environmental factors that affect gene expression

B alternate versions of a gene

C alternate phenotypes

D homologous chromosomes

Question #22

Sexual reproduction can be advantageous because it has the potential to introduce genetic diversity into a population.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #23

For every cell that undergoes meiosis four haploid daughter cells are produced.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #24

A _____________mutation results in one amino acid being swapped with a different amino acid.

A silent

B nonsense

C missense

D leaky

Question #25

One difference between mitosis and meiosis is ________.

A mitosis produces cells genetically identical to the parent cell, but meiosis does not

B mitosis requires crossing over, but meiosis does not

C mitosis produces haploid cells, but meiosis produces diploid cells

D mitosis produces more daughter cells for each division than meiosis

Question #26

In meiosis, during prophase I __________ takes place.

A Crossing-over

B DNA synthesis takes place

C Sister chromatids separate

D The nuclear membrane reforms

Question #27

Homologous chromosomes ________.

A are similar in size, centromere position and you receive one copy from each parent

B are a set of chromosomes that the cell received from only one parent

C have nothing in common

D always carry the same alleles of all genes

Question #28

During Metastasis, cancer cells stay localized to the original site of tumor formation and never spread throughout the body via the circulatory system.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #29

Cytokinesis typically comes immediately after ________ .

A telophase

B anaphase

C metaphase

D prophase

Question #30

Which of these events occurs during anaphase?

A The nuclear envelope breaks up

B Chromosomes line up in the middle

C The nuclear envelope reappears

D Sister chromatids are pulled apart

Question #31

During metaphase, ________.

A the nuclear envelope breaks up

B centromeres divide

C chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

D sister chromatids separate

Question #32

The CORRECT sequence of stages of mitosis is ________.

A telophase, prophase, anaphase, metaphase

B prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

C cytokinesis prophase, telophase anaphase

D anaphase, interphase, prophase, metaphase

Question #33

The Calvin cycle turns ________ into ________.

A ADP… cAMP

B NO2… NH4

C CO2… G3P

D NH4…NO2

Question #34

Which of the following is found in both aerobic cellular respiration and in the light reactions of photosynthesis?

A citric acid cycle

B electron transport chain

C calvin cycle

D glycolysis

Question #35

In Photosynthesis, which of the following is an electron donor for the light (photo) reactions?

A C6H12O6

B NADPH

C CO2

D H2O

Question #36

When a chlorophyll molecule absorbs a photon, one of its electrons is raised to an ________ state.

A excited

B lazy

C buffered

D balanced

Question #37

The shorter the wavelength of visible light, the ________.

A more cocoa it contains

B louder it sounds

C redder the color

D higher the energy

Question #38

Two products of the light (photo) reactions of photosynthesis are ________.

A ATP and NADPH

B RuBP and H2O

C NH4 and NO2

D GTP and FADH

Question #39

Oxygen is consumed during the light (photo) reactions of photosynthesis.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #40

What fermentation waste product do yeast produce under anaerobic conditions?

A Toblerone

B oxygen

C ethyl alcohol

D glucose

Question #41

Which of the following metabolic pathways is common to both aerobic and anaerobic respiration?

A the electron transport chain

B glycolysis

C calvin cycle

D the citric acid cycle

Question #42

Aerobic cellular respiration generates about ________ ATP from one glucose.

A 0

B 6

C 2

D 32

Question #43

The Citric Acid Cycle produces this important high energy electron donor/shuttle that is used to power the Electron Transport Chain proton pumps.

A Glycerol

B Uracil

C Glycine

D NADH

Question #44

Which of the following answers lists the correct order of the stages in cellular respiration?

A electron transport, glycolysis, citric acid cycle

B glycolysis, citric acid cycle, electron transport

C citric acid cycle, electron transport, glycolysis

D citric acid cycle, glycolysis, electron transport

Question #45

The final electron acceptor of the electron transport chain (ETC) in aerobic respiration is ________.

A ATP

B NAD+

C oxygen

D lactic acid

Question #46

Which of these equations describes overall equation for aerobic cellular respiration?

A ATP + carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen + water

B glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water + ATP

C Water → Hydrogen + Oxygen

D glucose → lactic acid + ATP

Question #47

A process is referred to as aerobic if it requires ________.

A zumba

B carbon dioxide

C oxygen

D ATP

Question #48

In the yeast fermentation experiment, what gas was trapped in the balloon covering the flask that contained yeast, glucose and warm water?

A carbon monoxide

B hydrogen dioxide

C carbon dioxide

D nitrogen dioxide

Question #49

The pond plant from your cell respiration lab (Elodea) is placed in a test tube containing water and phenol red and is wrapped in aluminum foil to block all light. After two hours you would expect the color of the phenol red to be ___________.

A blue

B black

C yellow

D red

Question #50

Based on the work that you did in the Photosynthesis lab, you observed that blue light (450 nm) is absorbed poorly by chlorophyll.

A TRUE

B FALSE

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