BIOLOGY 108 LAB FINAL UMKC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
What are two of the characteristics of science? - Answers 1. Rationality
2. Validity
3. Testability
4. Repeatability
What are the differences between daughter cells in mitosis and daughter cells in meiosis? - Answers
Daughter cells in mitosis are identical to parent cells while daughter cells in meiosis are all different
from parents and other daughter cells
What is the number of chromosomes in a human, somatic cell in anaphase? - Answers There are 92
chromosomes
In a 1000 minute cell cycle where 30% are in mitosis, how long is interphase? - Answers Interphase is
700 minutes.
1-.3=.7
1000 minutes (.70)= 700 minutes
Mendel's "law of segregation" is based on which phase of meiosis? - Answers Anaphase I
How many chromosomes are there in human metaphse II cells, and how many pieces of chromosomal
DNA are there total? - Answers 23 chromosomes
46 pieces of chromosomal DNA
What is the probability of getting offspring that is ABC (phenotype) from parents that are both
AaBaCc? - Answers 9/16
The larger the deviation between the expected and observed distributions, the ______ the x^2 value.
- Answers Larger
If your chi square test at a significance level of .05 (alpha=.05), you get P=.06.
Do you reject your null-hypothesis? - Answers NO
What was the IV in the fermentation experiment? - Answers The amount of yeast
Was was the substrate in the fermentation experiment? - Answers Glucose
What was the IV in the cellular respiration experiment? - Answers The amount of succinate
What caused the color change in the DPIP ? - Answers The reduction of DPIP
What does malonate do? - Answers It is a competitive inhibitor of succinate
Define population - Answers The number of individuals of the same species in a given area that
interbreed.
What is a gene pool? - Answers The total number of genes in a population
What did Hardy and Weinberg say about gene frequency? - Answers The allele frequencies will not
change from generation to generation as long as the population is at equilibrium
Name two requirements for a population to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibruim - Answers 1. Random
mating
2. Large population
3. No natural selection
4. No mutation
5. No migration
In a Hardy- Weinberg population, the frequency of individuals affected by a recessive disorder is .04.
What is the frequency of heterozygotes in the same population? - Answers .32
q^2= .04
q=.2
p=.8
2(.2)(.8)= .32
Last time we deviated from the Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium, what two requirements were violated?
- Answers 1. Large population
2. No natural selection
What is the bottleneck effect? - Answers The population undergoes drastic reduction in size as a result
of chance events
What genotype gives an advantage in malaria stricken areas? - Answers Heterzygous for sickle cell
What is the source of antibiotic resistance in bacteria? - Answers Mutations
What is the major cause for the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria? - Answers Over use of
antibiotics in agriculture
What are two of the characteristics of science? - Answers 1. Rationality
2. Validity
3. Testability
4. Repeatability
What are the differences between daughter cells in mitosis and daughter cells in meiosis? - Answers
Daughter cells in mitosis are identical to parent cells while daughter cells in meiosis are all different
from parents and other daughter cells
What is the number of chromosomes in a human, somatic cell in anaphase? - Answers There are 92
chromosomes
In a 1000 minute cell cycle where 30% are in mitosis, how long is interphase? - Answers Interphase is
700 minutes.
1-.3=.7
1000 minutes (.70)= 700 minutes
Mendel's "law of segregation" is based on which phase of meiosis? - Answers Anaphase I
How many chromosomes are there in human metaphse II cells, and how many pieces of chromosomal
DNA are there total? - Answers 23 chromosomes
46 pieces of chromosomal DNA
What is the probability of getting offspring that is ABC (phenotype) from parents that are both
AaBaCc? - Answers 9/16
The larger the deviation between the expected and observed distributions, the ______ the x^2 value.
- Answers Larger
If your chi square test at a significance level of .05 (alpha=.05), you get P=.06.
Do you reject your null-hypothesis? - Answers NO
What was the IV in the fermentation experiment? - Answers The amount of yeast
Was was the substrate in the fermentation experiment? - Answers Glucose
What was the IV in the cellular respiration experiment? - Answers The amount of succinate
What caused the color change in the DPIP ? - Answers The reduction of DPIP
What does malonate do? - Answers It is a competitive inhibitor of succinate
Define population - Answers The number of individuals of the same species in a given area that
interbreed.
What is a gene pool? - Answers The total number of genes in a population
What did Hardy and Weinberg say about gene frequency? - Answers The allele frequencies will not
change from generation to generation as long as the population is at equilibrium
Name two requirements for a population to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibruim - Answers 1. Random
mating
2. Large population
3. No natural selection
4. No mutation
5. No migration
In a Hardy- Weinberg population, the frequency of individuals affected by a recessive disorder is .04.
What is the frequency of heterozygotes in the same population? - Answers .32
q^2= .04
q=.2
p=.8
2(.2)(.8)= .32
Last time we deviated from the Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium, what two requirements were violated?
- Answers 1. Large population
2. No natural selection
What is the bottleneck effect? - Answers The population undergoes drastic reduction in size as a result
of chance events
What genotype gives an advantage in malaria stricken areas? - Answers Heterzygous for sickle cell
What is the source of antibiotic resistance in bacteria? - Answers Mutations
What is the major cause for the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria? - Answers Over use of
antibiotics in agriculture
