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BIO 1 - LAB FINAL
Biology 1 Lab Final Questions
Question | Answer |
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If you had an active DNA strand of CCCGTGATATCT what would the mRNA it made look like? | GGGCACUAUAGA |
The different variations or forms of a gene are called: | alleles |
The section of DNA that codes for a particular trait is called a: | gene |
The sequence of three nitrogen bases on the mRNA is called the: | codon |
When a genotype has two recessive genes we say it is: | Homozygous recessive |
A sudden change in the DNA of a cell due to something like radiation is called a/an: | mutation |
Humans have ____ chromosomes in their sex cells? | 23 |
The compound we used to make the DNA of the cells from your cheeks coil up and become visible was the: | cold ethanol |
The correct term for the process by which a sperm and an egg are produced is called: | meiosis |
The correct term for the process by which RNA makes a polypeptide is: | translation |
Since a bird and a bat wing have the same basic structure and arise from the same embryonic origins, they are said to be examples of: | homology |
The genotype or genotypes that will be expressed when it is/they are present in the homozygous state is/are the: | dominant and recessive |
Functions of the skeletal system in humans include: | support, blood cell production, protection of vital organs, and filtration of blood |
The blood type phenotype that has two possible genotypes is/are: | A and B |
What is the only genotype you KNOW based upon just observing the phenotype? | homozygous recessive |
The diagram or photograph of a person's complete set of chromosomes is called their: | karyotype |
The vertebrate that are fused together are the ___________ vertebrate: | sacral |
The "collarbone" is the common name for the: | clavicle |
If similarities between structures are functional only and not structural we said they are examples of: | analogy |
An organism's niche is its: | role in the community |
The type of tooth that a carnivore has that an herbivore does not is the: | canines |
Animals that eat deer and bunny rabbits are examples of: | secondary consumers |
When changes occur in a group of organisms so that they can no longer reproduce with the original group it is best called: | macroevolution |
In last week's film, the cause of the problem discussed in the first segment about Venezuela was due specifically to: | flooding due to the building of a large dam |
The maximum rate of reproduction a species is capable of is called the: | environmental load |
The amount of deaths in a population over a given period of time is called its __________ rate: | mortality |
The area that an organism occupies in the environment is its: | habitat |
In our Alaskan scenario, the top level consumer was the: | orca |
The lowest, starting group of a food web would be the: | producers |
The carrying capacity is the: | the maximum number of organisms that an area can support |
In the kelp forest the sea otter served as a: | predator and keystone species |
The abiotic factor that changed causing the breakdown in the ocean off Alaska we discussed last week was: | temperature |
The organism that causes a disease is called the: | pathogen |
Our body's receptors: | detect external stimuli, detect internal stimuli, help us maintain homeostasis, and are usually tonic receptors, having a constant activity rate |
The maximum number of individuals of a certain species an area can sustain is called its: | carrying capacity |
The steepest part of the growth curve is the: | exponential phase |
Smell and touch are the types of receptors that can result in sensory adaptation. We call these ________ receptors. | phasic receptors |
AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a(n): | virus |
The type of disease that is associated with microbes being passed from host to host is: | contagious |
The current world population is closes to: | 7 billion |
A person who has the virus but does not show symptoms of the disease is known as a: | asymptomatic carrier |
The complex relationship showing "who eats who" in an ecosystem is called a(n): | food web |
Chemoreceptors are used in our body in the: | nose and mouth |
The skin contains specific receptors for: | pain, touch/pressure, heat, and cold |
The shiny layer of the sheep's eye that humans do not have is the: | tapetum lucidum |
The part/s of the brain that is not visible unless you cut it in half is/are the: | thalamus and hypothalamus |
The taste sensations that we tested your tongue for last week were: | bitter, salty, sweet, and sour |
The blind spot is where: | The optical nerve exits the eye, and the light does not fall onto any receptors |