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BIOL 1406 Final Exam COMPLETE NEWEST 200
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: The amount of energy available to do work after a chemical reaction has occurred is
called - ANSWER-kinetic energy
QUESTION: The cell cycle consists of - ANSWER-mitosis and interphase
QUESTION: Which is NOT a correct attribute of a metabolic pathway? - ANSWER-A constant
supply of new enzymes must be produced to keep the metabolic pathway active.
QUESTION: If the protein coat of a virus that infects a bacterium is labeled with radioactive
sulfur and the DNA of the virus is labeled with radioactive phosphorus, over time - ANSWER-
only the phosphorus will be found inside the bacterium.
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QUESTION: According to the fluid-mosaic model of membrane structure - ANSWER-proteins
float inside or within the phospholipid bilayer.
QUESTION: When comparing energy and chemicals in an ecosystem, - ANSWER-chemicals cycle
over and over again but energy flows through once.
QUESTION: All of the following are benefits of sequencing the human genome except -
ANSWER-the discovery of the chemical makeup of DNA
QUESTION: Which organelle primarily functions to package or regulate the production of
H2O2? - ANSWER-Peroxisome
QUESTION: If you wished to increase enzyme activity, you would do all of the following except -
ANSWER-Decrease the temperature.
QUESTION: The term "biodiversity" refers to - ANSWER-the total number of species, variation of
species and the ecosystems in which they live.
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Q;Ever since the antibiotic drug penicillin was discovered in 1928, the incidence of resistant
bacteria has steadily increased as a direct result of - ANSWER-Natural Selection
QUESTION: Which of the following statements about glycolysis is true? - ANSWER-Glycolysis
breaks glucose down to two pyruvate molecules.
QUESTION: Which statement is true regarding both gymnosperms and angiosperms? -
ANSWER-They both have a separate male and female gametophyte generation.
QUESTION: Mendel carried out most of his research with - ANSWER-pea plants
QUESTION: Saprotrophs - ANSWER-are organisms that break down dead organic matter in
order to absorb the nutrient molecules.
QUESTION: The hereditary material found in all cells is - ANSWER-DNA
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QUESTION: The "powehouse" of the cell is the - ANSWER-Mitochondria
QUESTION: If you were to breed a black male guinea pig to a brown female guinea pig in an
attempt to determine which one was homozygous dominant and which one was homozygous
recessive, how could you be certain that the guinea pigs are truly homozygous? - ANSWER-The
guinea pigs would be homozygous for black (or brown) coat color if each strain could be bred
for many generations and only black (or brown) colored offspring were produced.
QUESTION: What are the chances that two individuals with wavy hair (an incomplete trait) will
have a curly-haired child? Curly hair and straight hair exhibit incomplete dominance. - ANSWER-
25%
QUESTION: Molecules such as glucose and amino acids are NOT lipid soluble and therefore they
- ANSWER-must be converted to lipids before they can enter a cell.
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BIOL 1406 Final Exam COMPLETE NEWEST 200
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: The amount of energy available to do work after a chemical reaction has occurred is
called - ANSWER-kinetic energy
QUESTION: The cell cycle consists of - ANSWER-mitosis and interphase
QUESTION: Which is NOT a correct attribute of a metabolic pathway? - ANSWER-A constant
supply of new enzymes must be produced to keep the metabolic pathway active.
QUESTION: If the protein coat of a virus that infects a bacterium is labeled with radioactive
sulfur and the DNA of the virus is labeled with radioactive phosphorus, over time - ANSWER-
only the phosphorus will be found inside the bacterium.
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, Page 2 of 42
QUESTION: According to the fluid-mosaic model of membrane structure - ANSWER-proteins
float inside or within the phospholipid bilayer.
QUESTION: When comparing energy and chemicals in an ecosystem, - ANSWER-chemicals cycle
over and over again but energy flows through once.
QUESTION: All of the following are benefits of sequencing the human genome except -
ANSWER-the discovery of the chemical makeup of DNA
QUESTION: Which organelle primarily functions to package or regulate the production of
H2O2? - ANSWER-Peroxisome
QUESTION: If you wished to increase enzyme activity, you would do all of the following except -
ANSWER-Decrease the temperature.
QUESTION: The term "biodiversity" refers to - ANSWER-the total number of species, variation of
species and the ecosystems in which they live.
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Q;Ever since the antibiotic drug penicillin was discovered in 1928, the incidence of resistant
bacteria has steadily increased as a direct result of - ANSWER-Natural Selection
QUESTION: Which of the following statements about glycolysis is true? - ANSWER-Glycolysis
breaks glucose down to two pyruvate molecules.
QUESTION: Which statement is true regarding both gymnosperms and angiosperms? -
ANSWER-They both have a separate male and female gametophyte generation.
QUESTION: Mendel carried out most of his research with - ANSWER-pea plants
QUESTION: Saprotrophs - ANSWER-are organisms that break down dead organic matter in
order to absorb the nutrient molecules.
QUESTION: The hereditary material found in all cells is - ANSWER-DNA
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QUESTION: The "powehouse" of the cell is the - ANSWER-Mitochondria
QUESTION: If you were to breed a black male guinea pig to a brown female guinea pig in an
attempt to determine which one was homozygous dominant and which one was homozygous
recessive, how could you be certain that the guinea pigs are truly homozygous? - ANSWER-The
guinea pigs would be homozygous for black (or brown) coat color if each strain could be bred
for many generations and only black (or brown) colored offspring were produced.
QUESTION: What are the chances that two individuals with wavy hair (an incomplete trait) will
have a curly-haired child? Curly hair and straight hair exhibit incomplete dominance. - ANSWER-
25%
QUESTION: Molecules such as glucose and amino acids are NOT lipid soluble and therefore they
- ANSWER-must be converted to lipids before they can enter a cell.
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