Biology Final Review
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| What did Griffith observe when he injected into mice a mixture of heat-killed disease- causing bacteria and live harmless bacteria? | the mice developed pneumoia
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| Which of the following is a nucleotide found in DNA? | deoxyribose+phosphate group+cytosine
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| DNA replication results in two DNA molecules, | each with one new strand and one original strand.
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| During mitosis the... | DNA molecules become more tightly coiled
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| Unlike DNA, RNA contains... | uracil.
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| Which type(s) of RNA is (are) involved in protein synthesis? | messenger RNA and transfer RNA
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| During transcription, an RNA molecule is formed | inside the nucleus
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| How many codons are needed to specify three amino acids? | 3
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| What type of RNA functions as a blueprint of the genetic code? | mRNA
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| Which of the following is NOT a gene mutation? | inversion
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| As a cell grows, it | -places more demands on its DNA
-uses up food and oxygen more quickly
-has more trouble moving enough materials across its cell membrane
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| When during the cell cycle are chromosomes visible? | only during cell divison
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| Which event occurs during interphase? | DNA replicates
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| The cell cycle is the | series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide
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| Which of the following is a phase of mitosis? | prophase
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| During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell? | metaphase
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| What is the role of the spindle during mitosis? | It helps separate the chromosomes.
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| The two main stages of cell division are called | mitosis and cytokinesis
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| One difference between cell division in plant cells and in animal cells is that plant cells have | a cell plate
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| During normal mitotic cell division, a parent cell having four chromosomes will produce two daughter cells, each containing | four chromosomes
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| Which of the following is a factor that can stop normal cells from growing? | contact with other cells
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| Cancer is a disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control their | growth rate
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| Cancer cells form masses of cells called | tumors
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| Cancer affects | multicellular organisms
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| The number of chromosomes in a gamete is respected by the symbol | N
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| If an organism's diploid number is 12, it's haploid number is | 6
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| Gametes are produced by the process of | meiosis
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| Chromosomes form tetards during | prophase 1 of meiosis
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| What happens between meiosis 1 and meiosis 2 that reduces the number of chromosomes? | replication does not occur
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| Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of | haploid cells
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| Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of | four genetically identical cells
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| How many chromosomes do humans have? | 46
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| Which of the following are shown in a karyotype? | -homologous chromosomes
-sex chromosomes
-autosomes
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| In humans, a male has | one X chromosome and one Y chromosome
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| Human females produce egg cells that have | one X chromosome
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| The failure of chromosomes to separate during meiosis is called | nondisjunction
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| Because the X chromosome contains genes that are vital for normal development, no baby has been born | without an X chromosome
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| Which of the following combinations of sex chromosomes represents a female? | XX
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| Nondisjunction can involve | -autosomes
-sex chromosomes
-homologous chromosomes
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| Darwin noticed that many organisms seemed well suited to | surviving in the environment they inhabited
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| The species of finches that Charles Darwin found on the Galapagos Islands displayed structural adaptations. One of the adaptations that Darwin noted was the | birds different shaped beaks
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| Based on the adaptations Charles Darwin observed in finches and tortoises in the Galapagos, he wondered | if species living on different islands had once been members of the same species
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| Darwin began to formulate his concept of evolution by natural selection after | observations of many species and their geographical location
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| James Hutton's and Charles Lyell's work suggests that | Earth is many millions of years old
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| In the 1800's Charles Lyell emphasized that | past geological events must be explained in terms of processes observable today
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| One scientist who attempted to explain how rock layers form and change over time was | James Hutton
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| James Hutton's and Charles Lyell's work was important to Darwin because these scientists | suggested that Earth was old enough for evolution to have occurred
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| Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed that organisms | Body structure can change according to the actions of the organisms
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| In an experiment, suppose that the wings of fruit flies were clipped short for fifty generations. The fifty-first generation emerged with normal-length wings. This observation would tend to disprove the idea that evolution is based on | inheritance of acquired characteristics
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| The idea that only famine, disease, and war could prevent the endless growth of the human populations was presented by | Thomas Malthus
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| Darwin realized that the economist Malthus's theory of population control | could be generalized to any population of organisms
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| In 1859, Charles Darwin published his revolutionary scientific ideas in a work titled | On the Origin of Species
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| Darwin was prompted to publish his theory of evolution by | an essay by Wallace on evolution
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| When Darwin returned from the voyage of the Beagle, he | wrote about his ideas but waited many years to publish them
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| According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, individuals who survive are the ones best adapted for their environment. Their survival is due to the | possession of inherited adaptations that maximize fitness
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| When farmers select animals or plants to use for breeding, they look for | natural variations that are present in a species
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| When a farmer breeds only his or her best livestock, the process involved is | artificial selection
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| When lions prey on a herd of antelopes, some antelopes are killed and some escape. Which part of Darwin's concept of natural selection might be used to describe this situation? | survival of the fittest
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| Which statement about the members of a population that live long enough to reproduce is consistent with the theory of natural selection? | they are the ones that are best adapted to survive in their enviorment
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| Charles Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment | fitness
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| In humans, the pelvis and femur, or thigh bone, are involved in walking. In whales, the pelvis and femur are examples of | vestigial structures
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| Modern sea star larvae resemble some primitive vertebrate larvae. This similarity may suggest that primitive vertebrates | share a common ancestor with sea stars
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| Darwin's concept of evolution was NOT influenced by | knowledge about the structure of DNA
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| People of Darwin's time understood that fossils | were preserved remains of ancient organisms
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| The hypothesis that species change over time by natural selection was proposed by | Charles Darwin
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| Charles Darwin's theory of evolution explains all of the following EXCEPT | how inherited traits are passed from parent to offspring
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| Darwin's theory of evolution suggests that | species change over time
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| Darwin's theory of evolution is based on the idea(s) of | heritable variation and natural selection
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| Which concept is NOT included in the modern theory of evolution | transmission of acquired characteristics
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| Which phrase best defines evolution by natural selection | a process of change in species over time
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| Examples of fossils include preserved | -eggs
-footprints
-body parts
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| What proportion of all species that have ever lived has become extinct? | more than 99 percent
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| To compare the relative ages of fossils, scientists sometimes use an easily recognized species called a(an) | index fossil
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