Intro to Biology Final Exam Questions
with Verified Answers
Which organelles produce proteins in the cell? - ANSWERSribosomes
Which organelles produce most of the energy needed by a cell? -
ANSWERSmitochondria
What is the function of a cell membrane? - ANSWERScontrol what goes in and out of
cell
What is the independent variable in an experiment - ANSWERSthe variable the scientist
changes or manipulates
Parts of the cell theory - ANSWERSCell basic unit of living things, cells only come from
other cells, all living things made of cells.
The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover and learn about
these - ANSWERScells
How many independent variables should an experiment have? - ANSWERSone
An organism's ability to maintain stable internal conditions - ANSWERShomeostasis
The source of energy for most autotrophs is - ANSWERSthe sun
The mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources is known as -
ANSWERSspontaneous generation
A change in an organism's surroundings that causes it to react is called -
ANSWERSstimulus
having more young than will survive - ANSWERSoverproduction
living - ANSWERSbiotic
struggle for resources - ANSWERScompetitions
eat producers - ANSWERSherbivores
eat only meat - ANSWERScarnivores
, resources or conditions that only allows a certain number of organisms to populate an
ecosystem - ANSWERSlimiting factors
feed on other organisms - ANSWERSconsumers
non-living - ANSWERSabiotic
Raw materials for respiration - ANSWERSglucose (sugar) and oxygen
the likelihood that a particular event will occur - ANSWERSprobability
The different forms of a gene - ANSWERSalleles
Alleles are neither dominant nor recessive - ANSWERScodominance
Chromosome pairs to split to form new reproductive cells (with half the number of
chromosomes) - ANSWERSmeiosis
Genetic makeup - ANSWERSgenotype
Physical appearance - ANSWERSphenotype
Chromosomes for human female - ANSWERSXX
Chromosome for human male - ANSWERSXY
Gradual change in a species over time - ANSWERSevolution
Picture of chromosomes - ANSWERSkaryotype
Someone who has one recessive and one dominant allele (have the allele but not the
trait- can pass it on) - ANSWERScarrier
Allele that get masked by other - ANSWERSrecessive
Allele that masks the appearance of the other - ANSWERSdominant
trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce - ANSWERSadaptation
Two dominant alleles - ANSWERSTT
One dominant and one recessive allele - ANSWERSTt
Two recessive alleles - ANSWERStt
What a Punnett Square shows - ANSWERSall the possible outcomes of a genetic cross
with Verified Answers
Which organelles produce proteins in the cell? - ANSWERSribosomes
Which organelles produce most of the energy needed by a cell? -
ANSWERSmitochondria
What is the function of a cell membrane? - ANSWERScontrol what goes in and out of
cell
What is the independent variable in an experiment - ANSWERSthe variable the scientist
changes or manipulates
Parts of the cell theory - ANSWERSCell basic unit of living things, cells only come from
other cells, all living things made of cells.
The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover and learn about
these - ANSWERScells
How many independent variables should an experiment have? - ANSWERSone
An organism's ability to maintain stable internal conditions - ANSWERShomeostasis
The source of energy for most autotrophs is - ANSWERSthe sun
The mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources is known as -
ANSWERSspontaneous generation
A change in an organism's surroundings that causes it to react is called -
ANSWERSstimulus
having more young than will survive - ANSWERSoverproduction
living - ANSWERSbiotic
struggle for resources - ANSWERScompetitions
eat producers - ANSWERSherbivores
eat only meat - ANSWERScarnivores
, resources or conditions that only allows a certain number of organisms to populate an
ecosystem - ANSWERSlimiting factors
feed on other organisms - ANSWERSconsumers
non-living - ANSWERSabiotic
Raw materials for respiration - ANSWERSglucose (sugar) and oxygen
the likelihood that a particular event will occur - ANSWERSprobability
The different forms of a gene - ANSWERSalleles
Alleles are neither dominant nor recessive - ANSWERScodominance
Chromosome pairs to split to form new reproductive cells (with half the number of
chromosomes) - ANSWERSmeiosis
Genetic makeup - ANSWERSgenotype
Physical appearance - ANSWERSphenotype
Chromosomes for human female - ANSWERSXX
Chromosome for human male - ANSWERSXY
Gradual change in a species over time - ANSWERSevolution
Picture of chromosomes - ANSWERSkaryotype
Someone who has one recessive and one dominant allele (have the allele but not the
trait- can pass it on) - ANSWERScarrier
Allele that get masked by other - ANSWERSrecessive
Allele that masks the appearance of the other - ANSWERSdominant
trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce - ANSWERSadaptation
Two dominant alleles - ANSWERSTT
One dominant and one recessive allele - ANSWERSTt
Two recessive alleles - ANSWERStt
What a Punnett Square shows - ANSWERSall the possible outcomes of a genetic cross
