BMS 110 Exam QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What base pair is held together by 3 hydrogen bonds? - CORRECT ANSWER G with C
Spermatogenesis results in __ __________ sperm - CORRECT ANSWER 4 Haploid
Oogenesis results in __ _____ ovum - CORRECT ANSWER 1 Haploid
What process restores the diploid number of chromosomes in the zygote? - CORRECT ANSWER
fertilization
If 15 parent cells undergo mitosis, how many daughter cells would be produced? - CORRECT
ANSWER 30 diploid
What is the function of tRNA? - CORRECT ANSWER to bring amino acids to the ribosome
Which enzyme is responsible for replication? - CORRECT ANSWER DNA polymerase
The location of a gene on a chromosome is the? - CORRECT ANSWER locus
During which stage of translation are peptide bonds formed? - CORRECT ANSWER
elongation
Which law applies when a given chromosome and its genes move randomly into a gamete? -
CORRECT ANSWER Law of Segregation
Sister chromatids separate in - CORRECT ANSWER Mitosis and Meiosis I
In which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes start to pull apart (forming the spindle) and
chromosomes condense? - CORRECT ANSWER Prophase
, Which codon is responsible for initiation? - CORRECT ANSWER AUG
Interphase is the stage when..? - CORRECT ANSWER A cell grows and DNA duplicates
Which phase of mitosis includes chromatids lining up at the metaphase plate? - CORRECT ANSWER
metaphase
What would the DNA do next after lining up at the metaphase plate? - CORRECT ANSWER
The sister chromatids will be pulled apart. (Anaphase)
Pre-mRNA splicing? - CORRECT ANSWER Removes intron sequences, exons remain in the
chain
A DNA molecule is normally made up of __ _____________ strands? - CORRECT ANSWER
2 Antiparallel
What position in the codon is know as the "wobble base" - CORRECT ANSWER third base
If all the offspring of a cross have the genotype Aa, the parents of the cross would most likely be? -
CORRECT ANSWER AAxaa
During elongation, the ribosome translocates along mRNA, while the nascent polypeptide-tRNA is
translocated (after the amino acid is added to the polypeptide chain) - CORRECT ANSWER A
site to P site
In which phase do the following steps occur-chromosomes becomes relaxed chromatin, nucleoli
appear, spindle disassembles, nuclear envelope reassembles, and the two diploid daughter cells are
formed by a ring of actin - CORRECT ANSWER Telophase of Mitosis
In a monohybrid cross (homozygous dominant x homozygous recessive), what kind of allele becomes
lost in the F1 generation's phenotype? - CORRECT ANSWER recessive
CORRECT ANSWERS
What base pair is held together by 3 hydrogen bonds? - CORRECT ANSWER G with C
Spermatogenesis results in __ __________ sperm - CORRECT ANSWER 4 Haploid
Oogenesis results in __ _____ ovum - CORRECT ANSWER 1 Haploid
What process restores the diploid number of chromosomes in the zygote? - CORRECT ANSWER
fertilization
If 15 parent cells undergo mitosis, how many daughter cells would be produced? - CORRECT
ANSWER 30 diploid
What is the function of tRNA? - CORRECT ANSWER to bring amino acids to the ribosome
Which enzyme is responsible for replication? - CORRECT ANSWER DNA polymerase
The location of a gene on a chromosome is the? - CORRECT ANSWER locus
During which stage of translation are peptide bonds formed? - CORRECT ANSWER
elongation
Which law applies when a given chromosome and its genes move randomly into a gamete? -
CORRECT ANSWER Law of Segregation
Sister chromatids separate in - CORRECT ANSWER Mitosis and Meiosis I
In which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes start to pull apart (forming the spindle) and
chromosomes condense? - CORRECT ANSWER Prophase
, Which codon is responsible for initiation? - CORRECT ANSWER AUG
Interphase is the stage when..? - CORRECT ANSWER A cell grows and DNA duplicates
Which phase of mitosis includes chromatids lining up at the metaphase plate? - CORRECT ANSWER
metaphase
What would the DNA do next after lining up at the metaphase plate? - CORRECT ANSWER
The sister chromatids will be pulled apart. (Anaphase)
Pre-mRNA splicing? - CORRECT ANSWER Removes intron sequences, exons remain in the
chain
A DNA molecule is normally made up of __ _____________ strands? - CORRECT ANSWER
2 Antiparallel
What position in the codon is know as the "wobble base" - CORRECT ANSWER third base
If all the offspring of a cross have the genotype Aa, the parents of the cross would most likely be? -
CORRECT ANSWER AAxaa
During elongation, the ribosome translocates along mRNA, while the nascent polypeptide-tRNA is
translocated (after the amino acid is added to the polypeptide chain) - CORRECT ANSWER A
site to P site
In which phase do the following steps occur-chromosomes becomes relaxed chromatin, nucleoli
appear, spindle disassembles, nuclear envelope reassembles, and the two diploid daughter cells are
formed by a ring of actin - CORRECT ANSWER Telophase of Mitosis
In a monohybrid cross (homozygous dominant x homozygous recessive), what kind of allele becomes
lost in the F1 generation's phenotype? - CORRECT ANSWER recessive
