GENERAL BIOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2026 UPDATE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
homologous chromosome - ANS-one of two paired chromosomes, one from each parent, that
carries genes for a specific trait at the same location
independent assortment - ANS-principle that genes do not influence each other's inheritance
because they are separated independently during meiosis
interphase - ANS-cell grows, performs its normal functions, and prepares for division; consists
of G1, S, and G2 phases
karyotype - ANS-A display of the chromosome pairs of a cell arranged by size and shape.
meiosis - ANS-a process in cell division during which the number of chromosomes decreases
to half the original number by two divisions of the nucleus, which results in the production of
sex cells
mitosis - ANS-the stage of the cell cycle during which the cell's nucleus divides into two new
identical nuclei and one copy of the dna is distributed into each daughter cell; asexual
reproduction
nitrogen cycle - ANS-the transfer of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil, to living
organisms, and back to the atmosphere
, photosynthesis - ANS-process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to
convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars
(glucose)
population - ANS-a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
progeny - ANS-offspring
reactant - ANS-a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
sex cell - ANS-An egg or sperm cell (gamete); a sex cell carries half the number of
chromosomes found in other body cells.
sex linked trait - ANS-Characteristic such as red-green color blindness, controlled by genes on
the X chromosome also called an X linked trait.
translation - ANS-(genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA
directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm; involves tRNA
trophic level - ANS-feeding level in an ecosystem; each step in the food chain or web
amino acid - ANS-building blocks of proteins (combo of 20 different ones)
biomass - ANS-the total mass of living matter in a given unit area
carrying capacity - ANS-largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can
support
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
homologous chromosome - ANS-one of two paired chromosomes, one from each parent, that
carries genes for a specific trait at the same location
independent assortment - ANS-principle that genes do not influence each other's inheritance
because they are separated independently during meiosis
interphase - ANS-cell grows, performs its normal functions, and prepares for division; consists
of G1, S, and G2 phases
karyotype - ANS-A display of the chromosome pairs of a cell arranged by size and shape.
meiosis - ANS-a process in cell division during which the number of chromosomes decreases
to half the original number by two divisions of the nucleus, which results in the production of
sex cells
mitosis - ANS-the stage of the cell cycle during which the cell's nucleus divides into two new
identical nuclei and one copy of the dna is distributed into each daughter cell; asexual
reproduction
nitrogen cycle - ANS-the transfer of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil, to living
organisms, and back to the atmosphere
, photosynthesis - ANS-process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to
convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars
(glucose)
population - ANS-a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
progeny - ANS-offspring
reactant - ANS-a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
sex cell - ANS-An egg or sperm cell (gamete); a sex cell carries half the number of
chromosomes found in other body cells.
sex linked trait - ANS-Characteristic such as red-green color blindness, controlled by genes on
the X chromosome also called an X linked trait.
translation - ANS-(genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA
directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm; involves tRNA
trophic level - ANS-feeding level in an ecosystem; each step in the food chain or web
amino acid - ANS-building blocks of proteins (combo of 20 different ones)
biomass - ANS-the total mass of living matter in a given unit area
carrying capacity - ANS-largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can
support
