BIOL250 Week 5 Quiz 4 Questions and Answers American Public University

1. Question: Marfan syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Which of the following is TRUE? 2. Question: Zoe has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following is the most likely explanation? 3. Question: Mendel believed that the characteristics of pea plants are determined by which of the following? 4. Question: What is an allele? 5. Question: Which Of Mendel's laws states that when any individual produces sex cells, gametes, the copies of gene separate, so that each sex cell, gamete, receives only one copy. A gamete will receive one allele or the other? 6. Question: The cells that make up nearly all of the body contain an equal number of chromosomes that they receive from each parent. These are called cells. 7. Question: All of the genetic material inside a cell is located in the_________. 8. Question: The jelly-like substance found within cells that provides the fluid medium necessary for biochemical reactions is called _______. 9. Question: Transcription and translation take place in the ___________ and __________, respectively. 10. Question: Because of their unique molecular structures, only the following bases found in DNA can bind together: 11. Question: DNA, and the genes found on the strands of DNA, contain information necessary for synthesizing which type of material? 12. Question: The process when the cytoplasm actually divides into two separate cells is named _______. 13. Question: A _________ cell is an unspecialized cell that can divide without limit as needed and can, under specific conditions, differentiate into specialized cells. 14. Question: A molecule (or region of a molecule) that is attracted to water is known as a(n) molecule. 15. Question: A DNA molecule has which of the following 3-dimensional structures? 16. Question: Human sex cells (sperm or egg) contain chromosomes. All other cells contain ______ chromosomes. 17. Question: Which of these methods that aids in the movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane requires the use of energy which is supplied by ATP molecules? 18. Question: Which of the following is a function of the rough ER? 19. Question: Which of the following phases is characterized by preparation for DNA synthesis? 20. Question: What is the fluid matrix inside the cell is called? 21. Question: In which phase are the paired chromatids separating and being pulled to opposite ends of the cell? 22. Question: Which of the following structures could be found within the nucleolus? 23. Question: Since muscle cells make and utilize an abundance of ATP (energy) for muscle activity, which of these does each muscle cell most likely have more of? 24. Question: What does the phospholipid bilayer consist of? 25. Question: Which type of stem cell gives rise to red and white blood cells?