Biology & Microbiology - General Biology Pre Quiz 4

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The Kreb Cycle begins with ________

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Using a stethoscope, you listen to a beating heart and hear "lub-dup, lub-dup." These sounds are created by

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Describe phylogenomics and its contributions to phylogenetic relationships between protists and other eukaryotes

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Natural killer (NK) cells that destroy virus-infected cells and cancer cells are

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The relative fitness values of three genotypes are: wAA = 1.0, wAa = 1.0, and waa = 0.7. What is the predicted equilibrium allele frequency if the rate of mutation of A to a is 2 x 10^-5?

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Which of the following is a genetic disorder in which a person bleeds excessively because of a faulty gene for a clotting factor?

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Briefly summarize the seminal idea presented in Darwin’s famous publication, On the Origin of Species by Means of

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Tidal volume + inspiratory reserve volume is called

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Place the layers of a mammalian gut in order, from the outermost layer to the lumen

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In prophase, ribosomal RNA synthesis stops when the chromosomes condense, and as a result:

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Cell walls of bacteria (domain Bacteria) usually consist of ________, a network of polysaccharide molecules connected by polypeptide cross-links.

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Before Darwin published his work, Lamarck and others had suggested mechanisms for evolution. By what means did Darwin propose species evolved over time?

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Which of the following statements concerning microsporidia is FALSE?

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Four of the five answers listed below are adaptations to aid in dispersal of fruit. Select the exception

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Apes and humans together make up a group called

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Each antibody has ______ binding site(s); binding of antibodies to a virus particle results in the particles being ________

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Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?

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What requires calcium to properly function

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In what other areas of biological study is systematics important?

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In the DNA of certain bacterial cells, 16% of the nucleotides are adenine. What are the percentages of the other nucleotides in the bacterial DNA?

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Which of the following describe the integumentary system?

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Scientists discover several skulls of hominids that are now extinct. Which of the following skull features would be most likely to appear in an older skull?

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Which habitat is most likely to be rich in fossils?

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The pea plant was an excellent choice for Mendel’s

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If the innate immune response is not effective,

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Which of these carry(ies) oxygen-poor blood?

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Which basal angiosperm is believed to be the closest living relative of the first flowering plants?

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Viruses used in gene therapy ____

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Following their respective breeding seasons, several species of hummingbirds occur at the same locations in North America and several hummingbird flowers bloom simultaneously in these habitats. These flowers seem to have converged to a common morphology and color. Birds have the most visual sensitivity to the color red. Following their breeding season, these species of hummingbirds are

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Which of the following pairs correctly matches the adrenal gland zone, or area, with the class of hormones it produces?

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The sexual reproduction of earthworms characteristically is

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Anaphase

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The ________ is a viral respiratory disease that is preventable by a yearly vaccination

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What is haplodiploidy, and how is it related to altruism in honeybees?

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Mitosis is division of the ________, whereas cytokinesis is division of the ________

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Pyruvate

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Which of the following products contain materials

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In a two-point test cross, 36 of the offspring were recombinant types. The remaining 64 offspring were

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Outside the CNS, groups of neuronal cell bodies that are clustered together to perform basic functions are termed

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In a grasshopper, how does ion composition of pre-urine compare to hemolymph?

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A gland located in the dermis of the skin that helps to regulate body temperature is the ________ gland, which is a type of ________ gland

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By 250 mya, the seed plants called ____ were our planet’s dominant flora

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Jamal and his friends order some chicken at a new restaurant, but they immediately notice that it tastes bitter. Jamal knows that everyone is really hungry, but he tells them not to eat another bite because the bitterness could potentially mean that

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Radioactive isotopes are used in dating materials from the distant past. Which of the following statements about radioactive dating techniques is true?