Question 1

The basic subunit of DNA is a

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Nucleotide

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Phosphate Group

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Codon

Question 2

To make new cells, we have to copy our DNA. This is called

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Replication

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Protein Synthesis

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Translation

Question 3

DNA has the code to instruct cells to make

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Proteins

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Carbohydrates

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Sugars

Question 4

Hereditary information is contained within your cell's __________________.

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DNA

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ATP

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Ribosomes

Question 5

Which of the following explains why dogs and cats can't interbreed?

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They have their own specific DNA

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They are unable to communicate effectively

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They are genetically programmed to avoid each other

Question 6

Why can DNA be used to identify a person in a crime?

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Each person has their own unique DNA

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within the DNA is encoded each person's name

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DNA contains clues that help investigators to solve the crime

Question 7

Changes to our DNA code is called a

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mutation

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change

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DNA modification

Question 8

Which of the following is not responsible for genetic mutations?

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Lack of Sleep

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Tobacco

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UV Radiation

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Certain Viruses

Question 9

True or False: Mutations always cause negative health problems

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False

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True

Question 10

What type of cells can you NOT use for a karyotype

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sex cells

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blood cells

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stem cells

Question 11

When a cell loses control and starts dividing uncontrollably it is called

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cancer

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deletion

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progeny

Question 12

In most cases a living thing grows because it produces

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more cells

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larger cells

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smaller cells

Question 13

How many chromosomes does a healthy human body cell have?

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46

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44

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23

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48

Question 14

A human egg cell will have how many chromosomes?

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23

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22

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46

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44

Question 15

The male sex cell is called

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sperm

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egg

Question 16

The female sex cells are called

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egg

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sperm

Question 17

Reproduction in bacteria makes offspring that are generic clones of the parent. This is an example of

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Asexual reproduction

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Sexual reproduction

Question 18

According to the base pair law, cytosine pairs with

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guanine

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thymine

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adenine

Question 19

What is the function of DNA?

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All of the above

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pass hereditary information

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genetic information

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codes for proteins

Question 20

The strands of DNA are held together by

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hydrogen bonds

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bases

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metallic bonds

Question 21

The segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein is called a

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gene

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ribosome

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amino acid

Question 22

There are several possible gene combinations in the offspring of two parents due  to

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independent assortment

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dominance

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mitosis

Question 23

What process would you body use to make cells for growth and repair?

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mitosis

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neither

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both

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meiosis

Question 24

As a result of mitosis, each new human body cell will have how many chromosomes?

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46

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92

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23

Question 25

What characterizes a trait as sex linked?

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it travels on the x chromosome

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it is only found in females

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it is only found in males

Question 26

The trait that shows up and hides the other trait is called ______________

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dominant

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recessive

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segregation

Question 27

Who was the father of genetics?

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Gregor Mendel

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Steve Jobs

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Albert Einstein

Question 28

True or False: Genes for the same trait are found at the same location on a pair of homologous chromosomes.

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True

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False

Question 29

The survival of moths based on how well they camouflage with the tree bark is an example of

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natural selection

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over population

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artificial selection

Question 30

Natural selection happens

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over many generations

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does not happen

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very quickly

Question 31

If there was a massive wild fire that affected the deer population, this would be an example of

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genetic drift

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nonrandom mating

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mutation

Question 32

Which of the following mutations would be beneficial to an organism in an environment that suddenly floods?

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webbed feet

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enhanced hearing

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a tail

Question 33

The trait that is hidden is called

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recessive

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dominant

Question 34

Two different alleles (Example: Aa)

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Heterozygous

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Homosygous

Question 35

Two of the same alleles (example: AA or aa)

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homozygous

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heterozygous

Question 36

A phenotype is

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what the trait looks like (ex. purple)

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what the letters are (Pp)

Question 37

Changing DNA to get a desired trait is called

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genetic engineering

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genotype

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punnet square

Question 38

Genes move in and out when organisms migrate

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gene flow

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natural selection

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genetic drift

Question 39

a catastrophe changes the variation in population

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genetic drift

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gene flow

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mutation

Question 40

A physical barrier keeps two groups separated

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geographic isolation

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gene flow

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non-random mating

Question 41

A change in species over time is called

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evolution

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Species

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Protein Synthesis

Question 42

A reproductively distinct group of organisms is called

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species

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co-dominant

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gametes

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