Questions and verified Answers
The diploid number of chromosomes in a human skin cell is - ANSW-23
As a result of photosynthesis... - ANSW-our atmosphere is now rich in oxygen gas
The chromosomes are aligned at the spindle equator during - ANSW-Metaphase
Tiny packets of radiant energy are called - ANSW-Photons
The ultimate source for food for most organisms is - ANSW-Sunlight
In order to fit within a cell, DNA becomes more compact by - ANSW-wrapping tightly around associated
proteins
Most of the cell cycle is spent in - ANSW-Interphase
If you continue to increase the intensity of light that a plant receives, what happens? - ANSW-The rate of
photosynthesis increases and then levels off
Suspended in the fluid stroma of chloroplasts are - ANSW-stacks of thylakoids called grana
What is the correct sequence of stages in the cell cycle? - ANSW-G1, S, G2, M
Asexually produced daughter cells are - ANSW-identical to each other and to the parental cell
Mitosis and cytoplasmic division function in ____. - ANSW-growth, asexual reproduction, replacement of
cells, and repair of tissue
What is the pathway that represents the flow of electrons during photosynthesis? - ANSW-H20 -->
NADPH --> Calvin cycle
Which of the following are not involved in the light-dependent reactions? ATP, Thylakoids, Chlorophyll,
Stroma or Water - ANSW-Stroma
Air enters and leaves through the - ANSW-stomata
Although the sperm and egg are both produced by the process of meiosis, they differ in - ANSW-The
timing for the completion of meiosis
Four of the five choices listed below are participants in photosynthesis, select the exception:
photosystem, granum, mitochondrion, chloroplast, thylakoid - ANSW-Mitchondrion
Excess glucose in most complex plants is stored as - ANSW-Starch
What happens when a chlorophyll molecule absorbs a photon of light? - ANSW-Some of its electrons are
raised to a higher energy level
The two photosystems of light reactions are designated - ANSW-photosystem I and photosystem II
Sexual production results in new combinations of - ANSW-genetic traits
Which of the following is not associated with meiosis: reduction of number of chromosomes, somatic
cells, sexual reproduction, sperm and egg, germ cells - ANSW-Somatic cells
Plants need these resource to carry on photosynthesis: - ANSW-Carbon dioxide, water and sunlight
Organisms, such as plants, that make their own food are called - ANSW-Autotrophs
Chlorophyll reflects which color of light? - ANSW-Green
The oxygen released in photosynthesis comes from - ANSW-water
Cells with two of each kind of chromosome are described by the term - ANSW-Diploid