BIO 210 Exam 1 with verified answers

BIO 210 Exam 1 with verified answers
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Genetics |- |correct |answer |The |study |of |heredity |and |variation, |centered |on |genes



46 |- |correct |answer |Number |of |chromosomes |a |human |has



Tracnscription |- |correct |answer |The |process |of |DNA |being |converted |to |RNA



Translation |- |correct |answer |The |process |of |RNA |being |converted |to |proteins |which |carry |out |
most |life |functions



Central |Dogma |- |correct |answer |DNA |> |RNA |> |Protein



Allele |- |correct |answer |Variation |of |a |gene



Gene |- |correct |answer |Unit |of |genetic |information |within |chromosomes |coding |for |proteins



Gene |- |correct |answer |A |unit |of |heredity



Trait |- |correct |answer |Any |characteristics |that |an |organism |displays



Morphological |Traits |- |correct |answer |Affect |the |appearance |of |an |organism



Physiological |Traits |- |correct |answer |Affect |the |function |of |an |organism



Behavioral |Traits |- |correct |answer |Affect |the |ways |an |organism |responds |to |the |environment

, Molecular |Genetics |- |correct |answer |Storage |and |retrieval |of |hereditary |information, |
regulation |of |cellular |metabolism, |and |control |of |developmental |patterns



Classical |or |Mendelian |Genetics |- |correct |answer |Patterns |of |inheritance |within |specific |family |
lineages



Evolutionary |or |Population |Genetics |- |correct |answer |Examines |changes |in |the |abundance |(or |
frequencies) |of |alleles |over |time |in |and |among |populations |of |a |species



Bacteria |Cell |- |correct |answer |Possess |ribosomes |in |cytoplasm |and |bacterial |chromosome |in |a |
nucleoid



Locus |- |correct |answer |Physical |location |of |a |gene |on |a |chromosome



Meiosis |- |correct |answer |Two |cellular |divisions |produce |haploid |(1N) |cells |from |cells |that |were
|originally |diploid |(2N)= |a |reduction |in |total |amount |of |genetic |material




Fertilization |- |correct |answer |Union |of |haploid |(1N) |gametes: |1. |Restores |diploid |(2N) |
complement |of |chromosomes |2. |Creates |a |genetically |unique |organism



Blending |Theory |- |correct |answer |Theory |before |Mendel's |time. |Knew |some |type |of |heredity |
existed, |elements |of |mom |and |dad |form |permanent |hybrid, |and |offspring |was |intermediate |of
|mom |and |dad




Mendel |- |correct |answer |Whose |goals |were |to |identify |discrete |forms |of |individuals, |
determine |presence |of |these |form |in |each |generation, |and |ascertain |the |numerical |
relationship |between |forms |in |each |generation



Locus |- |correct |answer |A |specific |location |on |a |chromosome |where |a |particular |gene |resides



Allele |- |correct |answer |Particular |form |of |a |gene