Midterm Exam

Which of the following correctly lists the levels of organization, from smallest to largest, that make up a cell?

Which of the following correctly describes the chemical process of photosynthesis?

Where in the cell does the Krebs cycle take place?

Light is used to energize electrons in structures within the chloroplast called ______.

Which of the following best describes the carbon-fixing reactions in photosynthesis?

Which of the following best describes a fetus?

Which of the following best describes the function of tRNA?

Which of the following best describes chromatin?

Which of the following is an example of a trait controlled by multiple alleles?

Which of the following best describes trisomy

Which of the following is not a scientific use of DNA fingerprinting?

Which of the following best describes PCR?

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the _____ to the tissues of the _____.

Glycolysis occurs in the ____ and ____ require oxygen.

The energy from ____ is captured and stored in a molecule called ____ in a process called photosynthesis.

The _____ is the substance that fills the internal space of the cell and the _____ serves as the boundary of the cell.

Bacteria live in almost every surface and habitat on earth

Different types of cells possess different adaptations to allow them to meet their needs and maintain homeostasis.

Yeast can use both aerobic respiration and anaerobic fermentation.

The contents of the lysosome are especially safe for the cell, which is why they must be separated from the cytoplasm.

DNA replication results in two exact copies of the same DNA molecule.

Gel electrophoresis is used in DNA fingerprinting as well as many other scientific applications.

The human genome can be used to study the genetic risk of disease.

All genes in a cell are always being transcribed at the same time and rate.

These are functions of the cell wall.

These structures are a part of the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell

These cellular processes rely on the cytoskeleton.

These are adaptations that sperm cells possess.

These are stimuli that may cause the stomata of a leaf to open.

These are examples of non-coding DNA.

In snapdragons, the alleles for flower color (red and white) are controlled by incomplete dominance. What two flower colors would you breed together to get the most pink offspring?

Cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth and reproduction. Which of the following is not a factor that may increase the likelihood of a cell becoming cancerous?

In a breed of rabbits, long tails (L) are dominant to short tails (l) and white fur (W) is dominant to gray fur (w). If two rabbits that are heterozygous for both tail length and fur color are crossed, what is the probability that their offspring will have short tails and gray fur?

Color blindness in humans is an x-linked recessive trait. If a father with colorblindness crosses with a mother who is a carrier for the color blindness gene, what is the probability that their sons will inherit color blindness?

A student notices that their celery (a stalk/stem of a type of vegetable) has become soft and flaccid. They cut off the ends of the stalks and place them into a cup of water. After a while, the celery is rigid and crisp again. What likely happened within the lettuce cells?