BIOLOGY 101 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW NOTES
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWER KEY AND
EXPLANATIONS
Eukaryotic chromosomes consist of both - CORRECT ANSWER-DNA
and Protein
The Function of mitosis is: - CORRECT ANSWER-growth of the
organism and tissue repair
to ensure each new cell receives a complete set of genetic information
asexual reproduction in some species
What are alleles? - CORRECT ANSWER-Alternative forms of a gene for
a single trait
Who is often known as the father of Genetics? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Gregor Mendel
What represents the physical characteristics of the individual - CORRECT
ANSWER-Phenotype
Mendel's law of segregation - CORRECT ANSWER-Are distributed to
separate gametes
, Crossing over occurs between.... - CORRECT ANSWER-Non sister
chromatids of a homologous pair
Proteins expressed on red blood cells would be an example of a genetic trait
that shows: - CORRECT ANSWER-codominance
The diploid (2n) number of chromosomes for a human is... - CORRECT
ANSWER-46
What occurs in anaphase? - CORRECT ANSWER-Chromosomes move
to opposite poles
Ocogenes are... - CORRECT ANSWER-mutated proto-ocogenes
cancer causing genes
stimulate uncontrolled cell divisions
The cell formed through fertilization of an egg by a sperm is called a.... -
CORRECT ANSWER-zygote
If a sperm cell contains 8 chromosomes, it comes from an animal that
has.... - CORRECT ANSWER-16 chromosomes
If a cell contains 12 chromosomes at the end of meiosis 1, how many
chromosomes will the daughter cells contain at the end of meiosis 2? -
CORRECT ANSWER-12 Chromosomes
2026 COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW NOTES
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWER KEY AND
EXPLANATIONS
Eukaryotic chromosomes consist of both - CORRECT ANSWER-DNA
and Protein
The Function of mitosis is: - CORRECT ANSWER-growth of the
organism and tissue repair
to ensure each new cell receives a complete set of genetic information
asexual reproduction in some species
What are alleles? - CORRECT ANSWER-Alternative forms of a gene for
a single trait
Who is often known as the father of Genetics? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Gregor Mendel
What represents the physical characteristics of the individual - CORRECT
ANSWER-Phenotype
Mendel's law of segregation - CORRECT ANSWER-Are distributed to
separate gametes
, Crossing over occurs between.... - CORRECT ANSWER-Non sister
chromatids of a homologous pair
Proteins expressed on red blood cells would be an example of a genetic trait
that shows: - CORRECT ANSWER-codominance
The diploid (2n) number of chromosomes for a human is... - CORRECT
ANSWER-46
What occurs in anaphase? - CORRECT ANSWER-Chromosomes move
to opposite poles
Ocogenes are... - CORRECT ANSWER-mutated proto-ocogenes
cancer causing genes
stimulate uncontrolled cell divisions
The cell formed through fertilization of an egg by a sperm is called a.... -
CORRECT ANSWER-zygote
If a sperm cell contains 8 chromosomes, it comes from an animal that
has.... - CORRECT ANSWER-16 chromosomes
If a cell contains 12 chromosomes at the end of meiosis 1, how many
chromosomes will the daughter cells contain at the end of meiosis 2? -
CORRECT ANSWER-12 Chromosomes
