CHAPTER 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) The basic unit of heredity is the ___________.
A) individual
B) gene
C) macromolecule
D) trait
E) none of the answers are correct
2) A variation of a gene is called a(n) _______.
A) species
B) morph
C) genome
D) allele
E) proteome
3) Which of the following acts to accelerate chemical reactions in a cell?
A) Nucleic acids
B) Lipids
C) Carbohydrates
D) Enzymes
E) DNA
4) The building blocks of DNA are _____________.
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, A) amino acids
B) carbohydrates
C) enzymes
D) nucleotides
E) lipids
5) If a carbohydrate is going to be broken down for energy, which of the following
molecules would be directly involved in the breakdown?
A) Catabolic enzymes
B) Nucleotides
C) Anabolic enzymes
D) Lipids
E) Chromosomes
6) RNA is formed by the process of _____________.
A) transcription
B) translation
C) both transcription and translation
D) Replication
7) A characteristic that an organism displays is called __________.
A) a gene
B) a chromosome
C) DNA
D) gene expression
E) a trait
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, 8) The level of study of genetics where the prevalence of a trait in a species is investigated
is known as _____ .
A) population genetics
B) organismal genetics
C) cellular genetics
D) molecular genetics
9) The study of the processes of transcription and translation is at what level of biological
organization?
A) Population
B) Organismal
C) Cellular
D) Molecular
10) Alternate versions of a specific gene are called _________.
A) nucleotides
B) chromosomes
C) alleles
D) traits
11) Genetic variation is ultimately based upon which of the following?
A) Morphological differences
B) Small variations in nucleotide sequence of the DNA
C) Carbohydrate content of the cell
D) Translation
12) An organism whose cells contains two copies of each chromosome is called _______.
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, A) a genetic mutation
B) a morph
C) haploid
D) diploid
E) alleles
13) A cell that makes up the body structure of an organism and is diploid is _______.
A) a gamete
B) a somatic cell
C) an allele
D) rare
E) a sperm cell
14) In many organisms, one set of chromosomes comes from the maternal parent, while the
other set comes from the paternal parent. Similar chromosomes in these sets are said to be
_________.
A) morphs
B) alleles
C) haploid
D) homologs
E) physiological traits
15) In humans, gametes are different than other cells of the body in that they are _________.
A) diploid
B) haploid
C) genetic mutations
D) morphs
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MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) The basic unit of heredity is the ___________.
A) individual
B) gene
C) macromolecule
D) trait
E) none of the answers are correct
2) A variation of a gene is called a(n) _______.
A) species
B) morph
C) genome
D) allele
E) proteome
3) Which of the following acts to accelerate chemical reactions in a cell?
A) Nucleic acids
B) Lipids
C) Carbohydrates
D) Enzymes
E) DNA
4) The building blocks of DNA are _____________.
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, A) amino acids
B) carbohydrates
C) enzymes
D) nucleotides
E) lipids
5) If a carbohydrate is going to be broken down for energy, which of the following
molecules would be directly involved in the breakdown?
A) Catabolic enzymes
B) Nucleotides
C) Anabolic enzymes
D) Lipids
E) Chromosomes
6) RNA is formed by the process of _____________.
A) transcription
B) translation
C) both transcription and translation
D) Replication
7) A characteristic that an organism displays is called __________.
A) a gene
B) a chromosome
C) DNA
D) gene expression
E) a trait
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, 8) The level of study of genetics where the prevalence of a trait in a species is investigated
is known as _____ .
A) population genetics
B) organismal genetics
C) cellular genetics
D) molecular genetics
9) The study of the processes of transcription and translation is at what level of biological
organization?
A) Population
B) Organismal
C) Cellular
D) Molecular
10) Alternate versions of a specific gene are called _________.
A) nucleotides
B) chromosomes
C) alleles
D) traits
11) Genetic variation is ultimately based upon which of the following?
A) Morphological differences
B) Small variations in nucleotide sequence of the DNA
C) Carbohydrate content of the cell
D) Translation
12) An organism whose cells contains two copies of each chromosome is called _______.
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, A) a genetic mutation
B) a morph
C) haploid
D) diploid
E) alleles
13) A cell that makes up the body structure of an organism and is diploid is _______.
A) a gamete
B) a somatic cell
C) an allele
D) rare
E) a sperm cell
14) In many organisms, one set of chromosomes comes from the maternal parent, while the
other set comes from the paternal parent. Similar chromosomes in these sets are said to be
_________.
A) morphs
B) alleles
C) haploid
D) homologs
E) physiological traits
15) In humans, gametes are different than other cells of the body in that they are _________.
A) diploid
B) haploid
C) genetic mutations
D) morphs
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