DNA and RNA
Mitosis/Meiosis
Genetics
Evolution
Grab Bag
100

Which of the following is NOT a component of a DNA strand? 

1. Nitrogen bases

2. Deoxyribose Sugars

3. Amino Acids

4. Phosphate groups

What is Amino Acids

100

Mitosis is the division of the :

Cell

Nucleus

Cytoplasm

Centrioles


What is the nucleus

100

  1. What is DNA?

    1. A substance that helps an organism reproduce

    2. A molecule only found in multicellular organisms

    3. A molecule that contains instructions that code for the traits of an organism

    4. A molecule that contains important nutrients required by all living things

What is a molecule that contains instructions that code for the traits of an organism

100

  1. Starting in 1954, commercial fishers in the northwest Pacific were paid by weight, rather than by the individual fish, for pink salmon. The fishers increased the use of a type of net that selectively catches larger fish.  Which of the following effects did this change in fishing technique most likely have on the salmon population over the next 20 years?


    1. The average body size of the salmon population decreased significantly.

    2. The average body size of the salmon population increased significantly.

    3. The average body size of the males in the salmon population increased, and the females stayed the same.

    4. None of the above

What is the average body size of the salmon population decreased significantly.

100

  1. Exame this DNA strand: TGATTGACC. The RNA strand that would be made from this strand is:

    1. TGATTGACC

    2. ACUAACUGG

    3. ACTAACTGG

    4. UGAUUGACC

What is ACUAACUGG

200

Which of the following is not a possible base in DNA? 

1. uracil

2. guanine

3. cytosine

4. adenine

What is uracil

200

  1. During mitosis, the sister chromatids move away from each other during

    1. Prophase 

    2. Anaphase

    3. Telophase

    4. Metaphase

What is anaphase

200

  1. Which of the following is a normal genotype of a human female?

    1. 43-XX

    2. 43-XY

    3. 46-XX

    4. 46-XY

What is 46-XX

200

  1. European rabbits were introduced to Australia in 1859. The rabbits reproduced rapidly in their new habitat, displaced other animals, and overgrazed vegetation. In an attempt to reduce the rabbit population, a virus was introduced in 1951. This virus is usually deadly to European rabbits. When the virus was first introduced, the rabbits died in large numbers, but the death rate decreased over time. Which of the following best explains the decrease in the rabbit death rate?

    1. Young rabbits learned to avoid being infected with the virus

    2. The lifespan of the virus was too short to affect rabbits over a long period of time.

    3. Natural selection favored rabbits that were resistant to the virus.

    4. None of the above

What is natural selection favored rabbits that were resistant to the virus .

200

  1. A long string of amino acids together is called a:

    1. Peptide bond

    2. Protein

    3. Triploid

    4. Ribosome

What is a protein

300

  1. In a DNA strand, the base that is complementary to guanine is:

    1. Tyrosine

    2. Guanine

    3. Cytosine

    4. Adenine


What is Cytosine

300

  1. During mitosis, the sister chromatids line up at the cell’s equator/midline during

    1. Metaphase

    2. Prophase

    3. Anaphase

    4. Telophase

What is Metaphase

300

  1. Which of the following cells found in a female is haploid?

    1. Skin cells

    2. Muscle cells

    3. Eggs

    4. Sperm

What are eggs

300

  1. Which of the following statements gives the most likely explanation for the presence of two very similar species of squirrels living on opposite sides of the Grand Canyon?

    1. One squirrel traveled across the canyon and started a new population on the other side.

    2. One squirrel traveled across the canyon and interbred with a different population on the other side.

    3. Members of one single squirrel species were geographically separated by the formation of the canyon.

    4. Members of two different squirrel species migrated from two different places to opposite sides of the canyon. 

What is members of one single squirrel species were geographically separated by the formation of the canyon. 

300

  1. Meiosis in females…

    1. Results in the same number of eggs as sperm that are produced by spermatogenesis. 

    2. Results in half the number of sperm that were produced by spermatogenesis.

    3. Results in one egg a month which is less than the number of sperm produced by spermatogenesis. 

    4. None of the above. 

What is one egg a month which is less than the number of sperm produced by spermatogenesis. 

400

  1. Examine this DNA strand: TACCTGGCA. The complementary strand to this one is: DNA TO DNA (Replication)

    1. TACCTGGCA

    2. ATGGACCGT

    3. UAGGUGGCA

    4. AUGGACCGU

What is ATGGACCGT

400

  1. During most of the cell’s life, the chromosomes will be in the form of

    1. Chromatin

    2. Sister chromatids

    3. Homologous chromosomes

    4. Tetrads

What is chromatin


400

  1. A pea plant has two different alleles for flower color: a white allele (which is the dominant allele, W) and a purple allele (which is the recessive allele, p). According to Mendelian genetics, the pea plant will have:

    1. Purple flowers pp

    2. White flowers WW or Wp

    3. Light purple flower 

    4. Purple and white flowers

What are white flowers WW or Wp
400

  1. The Asian shore crab invaded parts of the eastern coast of the United States about 15 years ago. The Asian shore crab preys on blue mussels. In the time since the Asian shore crab arrived, the average shell thickness of the blue mussel population has increased. Which of the following is the most likely reason that this increase in shell thickness has occurred?

    1. Blue mussels with thick shells attract more crabs than mussels without thick shells. 

    2. Blue mussels with thick shells grow in larger colonies than mussels without thick shells.

    3. Blue mussels with thick shells catch more food per day than mussels without thick shells.

    4. Blue mussels with thick shells survive and reproduce more successfully than mussels without thick shells.

What is blue mussels with thick shells survive and reproduce more successfully than mussels without thick shells. 

400

  1. DNA replication occurs during the _____ phase of __________________

    1. pro; mitosis

    2. G1; interphase

    3. G2; interphase

    4. S; interphase

What is the S; interphase

500

  1. The process of forming an RNA strand from a DNA strand is called

    1. Replication

    2. Transcription

    3. Translation

    4. Mutation

What is transcription

500

  1. Meiosis occurs

    1. In all sexually reproducing organisms.

    2. In all asexually reproducing organisms

    3. Only when eggs are fertilized. 

    4. During cytokinesis. 

What is in all sexually reproducing organisms

500

  1. In order for a person to be affected by an recessive genetic disease, he/she:

    1. needs only to have one copy of the recessive allele

    2. needs to have two copies of the recessive allele

    3. must be female

    4. must be male

What is needs to have two copies of the recessive allele

500

  1. Some willow trees alter the chemical composition of their leaves when attacked by caterpillars. Compared to normal leaves, the chemically altered leaves are less nutritious and more difficult for caterpillars to digest. Which of the following is a likely effect of this ability to alter leaf composition?

    1. Willow trees with this ability will attract more caterpillars than other willow trees.

    2. Willow trees with this ability have a survival advantage over other willow trees.

    3. More butterflies will lay their eggs on willow trees with this ability than other willow trees

    4. None of the above

What is willow trees with this ability have a survival advantage over other willow trees. 

500

What is Ms. Paradise's cat's name? 

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