BIOL 1104 Exam 1 Study Questions with
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TheDgeneticDinformationDofDallDlivingDorganismsDisDcarriedDwithinD_______D,Dmolecules.DEachDofDth
eseDmoleculesDisDcomposedDofDsequencesDofDbuildingDblocksDcalledD_________DwhichDdirectDtheD
synthesisDofDcellularDcomponents.D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-DNA,Dnucleotides
AllDofDDNADcontainedDwithinDaDcellDcomprisesDthatDcell'sD__________D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
genome
PhotosyntheticDorganismsDuseDtheDenergyDinDlightDtoD___________
a)DreduceDCO2DandDproduceDorganicDcompounds
b)DincreaseDtheirDtemperatureDsoDthatDCO2DcanDreactDwithDotherDmolecules
c)DbreakDdownDorganicDcompoundsDintoDCO2DandDheatD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-a
TheDinformationDstoredDwithinDtheDnucleotidesDofD_________DmoleculesDisDusedDtoDdirectDtheDsyn
thesisDofDcellularDcomponents.D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-DNA
HowDdoDbiologistsDexplainDtheDDIVERSITYDofDlifeD(i.e.DtheDfactDthatDmillionsDofDdifferentDspeciesDin
habitDourDplanet)?
a)DTheDdiversityDofDlifeDisDdueDtoDchance.
b)DLivingDorganismsDareDsoDdiverseDbecauseDtheyDhaveDevolvedDfromDaDcommonDancestor.
c)DLivingDorganismsDareDsoDdiverseDbecauseDmostDoffspringDareDableDtoDsurviveDlongDenoughDtoDpr
oduceDadditionalDoffspring.
d)DLivingDorganismsDareDsoDdiverseDbecauseDtheyDhaveDevolvedDadaptationsDforDmanyDdifferentDlif
estylesDandDenvironments.D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-d
, DuringDcellDdivision,DaDcell'sD__________DisDreplicatedDandDpassedDfromDoneDgenerationDtoDtheDne
xt.D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-DNA
WhichDstatementDaccuratelyDdescribesDhowDchemicalDandDphysicalDprinciplesDapplyDtoDbiologicalD
systems?
a)DCertainDcomplexDprocessesDinDlivingDsystemsDareDnotDsubjectDtoDchemistryDandDphysicsDlaws.
b)DLivingDsystemsDmustDoperateDaccordingDtoDtheDlawsDofDchemistryDandDphysics.
c)DCertainDlawsDofDphysicsDandDchemistryDonlyDapplyDtoDlivingDsystems.
d)DCertainDlawsDofDphysicsDandDchemistryDapplyDtoDlivingDsystemsDinDaDslightlyDmodifiedDform.D-
DCORRECTDANSWERD-b
ADbiologistDfindsDoutDthatDtheDfruitDfly,DDrosophila,DmakesDaDproteinDinDitsDeyesDthatDhasDaDveryDsi
milarDstructureDwhenDcomparedDtoDaDhumanDproteinDthatDwasDjustDdiscoveredDinDtheDnewlyDsequ
encedDhumanDgenome.DTheDbiologistDconcludesDthatDtheDhumanDproteinDmightDbeDimportantDforD
theDproperDdevelopmentDandDworkingDofDtheDhumanDeye.DWhichDunifyingDthemeDinDbiologyDisDillu
stratedDinDthisDexample?
a)DAllDorganismsDareDmadeDofDofDoneDorDmoreDcells.
b)DTheDinformationDthatDspecifiesDwhatDaDcellDorDanDorganismDwillDlookDlikeDisDencodedDinDtheirDD
NA.
c)DThereDisDaDfundamentalDrelationshipDbetweenDstructureDandDfunctionDinDallDbiologicalDsystems.D
-DCORRECTDANSWERD-c
WhatDisDtheDultimateDsourceDofDenergyDforDmostDofDEarth'sDecosystems?
a)DSunlight
b)DGravity
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TheDgeneticDinformationDofDallDlivingDorganismsDisDcarriedDwithinD_______D,Dmolecules.DEachDofDth
eseDmoleculesDisDcomposedDofDsequencesDofDbuildingDblocksDcalledD_________DwhichDdirectDtheD
synthesisDofDcellularDcomponents.D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-DNA,Dnucleotides
AllDofDDNADcontainedDwithinDaDcellDcomprisesDthatDcell'sD__________D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
genome
PhotosyntheticDorganismsDuseDtheDenergyDinDlightDtoD___________
a)DreduceDCO2DandDproduceDorganicDcompounds
b)DincreaseDtheirDtemperatureDsoDthatDCO2DcanDreactDwithDotherDmolecules
c)DbreakDdownDorganicDcompoundsDintoDCO2DandDheatD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-a
TheDinformationDstoredDwithinDtheDnucleotidesDofD_________DmoleculesDisDusedDtoDdirectDtheDsyn
thesisDofDcellularDcomponents.D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-DNA
HowDdoDbiologistsDexplainDtheDDIVERSITYDofDlifeD(i.e.DtheDfactDthatDmillionsDofDdifferentDspeciesDin
habitDourDplanet)?
a)DTheDdiversityDofDlifeDisDdueDtoDchance.
b)DLivingDorganismsDareDsoDdiverseDbecauseDtheyDhaveDevolvedDfromDaDcommonDancestor.
c)DLivingDorganismsDareDsoDdiverseDbecauseDmostDoffspringDareDableDtoDsurviveDlongDenoughDtoDpr
oduceDadditionalDoffspring.
d)DLivingDorganismsDareDsoDdiverseDbecauseDtheyDhaveDevolvedDadaptationsDforDmanyDdifferentDlif
estylesDandDenvironments.D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-d
, DuringDcellDdivision,DaDcell'sD__________DisDreplicatedDandDpassedDfromDoneDgenerationDtoDtheDne
xt.D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-DNA
WhichDstatementDaccuratelyDdescribesDhowDchemicalDandDphysicalDprinciplesDapplyDtoDbiologicalD
systems?
a)DCertainDcomplexDprocessesDinDlivingDsystemsDareDnotDsubjectDtoDchemistryDandDphysicsDlaws.
b)DLivingDsystemsDmustDoperateDaccordingDtoDtheDlawsDofDchemistryDandDphysics.
c)DCertainDlawsDofDphysicsDandDchemistryDonlyDapplyDtoDlivingDsystems.
d)DCertainDlawsDofDphysicsDandDchemistryDapplyDtoDlivingDsystemsDinDaDslightlyDmodifiedDform.D-
DCORRECTDANSWERD-b
ADbiologistDfindsDoutDthatDtheDfruitDfly,DDrosophila,DmakesDaDproteinDinDitsDeyesDthatDhasDaDveryDsi
milarDstructureDwhenDcomparedDtoDaDhumanDproteinDthatDwasDjustDdiscoveredDinDtheDnewlyDsequ
encedDhumanDgenome.DTheDbiologistDconcludesDthatDtheDhumanDproteinDmightDbeDimportantDforD
theDproperDdevelopmentDandDworkingDofDtheDhumanDeye.DWhichDunifyingDthemeDinDbiologyDisDillu
stratedDinDthisDexample?
a)DAllDorganismsDareDmadeDofDofDoneDorDmoreDcells.
b)DTheDinformationDthatDspecifiesDwhatDaDcellDorDanDorganismDwillDlookDlikeDisDencodedDinDtheirDD
NA.
c)DThereDisDaDfundamentalDrelationshipDbetweenDstructureDandDfunctionDinDallDbiologicalDsystems.D
-DCORRECTDANSWERD-c
WhatDisDtheDultimateDsourceDofDenergyDforDmostDofDEarth'sDecosystems?
a)DSunlight
b)DGravity