1.

Week1MiniExam

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Kevin is studying predator-prey interactions. One day he notices a spider

eating a cricket caught in its web. Later that day, a bird eats the spider. How
many populations are included in his study?

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Kevin is studying predator-prey interactions. One day he notices a spider

eating a cricket caught in its web. Later that day, a bird eats the spider. How
many consumers are there is this scenario?

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# 1.3
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Based on the evolutionary tree of the three domains, which of the following is
true?

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All three domains

have a common
ancestor.
Domain Bacteria and
Domain Archaea are
more closely related
to each other than to
Domain Bacteria.
The Eukarya have
remained the same
throughout
evolutionary time.
All three domains are
equally related to one
another.
The Eukarya are the
common ancestors to
the three domains.

# 1.4
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Which of the following statements is not correctly matched with the scientific
method term?

Biologists suggested
that 2-3 cups of
coffee can decrease
death rates among
women - Hypothesis
Leslie set up mist
nets to catch bats
flying over a small
stream. Each bat that
was caught was
weighed and sexed Experimental design
Bethany watched
butterflies feeding in

a large field of wild

flowers. She noticed
that more butterflies
approached the
yellow and purple
flowers than the red
flowers - Observation
A researcher reported
that red-foot tortoises
preferred red colored
fruits and vegetables
to those that were
green or white
colored - Conclusion
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# 1.5
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All organisms are

comprised of cells Data

The various species of honeycreepers have an assortment of different bills,

but all species have a similar size and body shape. This is an example of

homeostasis.
descent with
modification.
taxonomy.
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adaptations.

DNA.

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Richard is an avid gardener who spends a lot of time caring for the plants in
his garden. To minimize damage from pests from his garden, Richard uses a
pesticide spray. At first the spray is very effective and kills off most of the
insects that he sees on his vegetable plants. However, after a few years of
using the same pesticide he notices that some insects are surviving and
continuing to eat his plants. The ability of some of the insects to survive
pesticide spraying would be considered

natural selection.
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evolution.

an adaptation.
a gene.
a learned response.

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Kevin is studying predator-prey interactions. One day he notices a spider

eating a cricket caught in its web. Later that day, a bird eats the spider. Based
on the organisms involved in this study, what level of organization is he
studying?

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population

community
ecosystem
biosphere
cells

# 1.8

Which of the following is NOT true with regards to extinction?

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Extinction of different
species can impact
humans.
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All extinctions are

caused by human
activities such as
habitat destruction.
As many as 400
species per day may
be lost due to human
activities.
Introduction of
nonnative species to
an area can increase
the rate of extinction.
Extinction is the
death of a species or
a larger taxonomic
group.

# 1.9

Which of the following classification categories for humans is not correct?

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Homo sapiens:
Binomial Name
Homo: genus
Animalia: Kingdom
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sapiens: family

Domain: Eukarya

#
1.10

After spending an hour working outside in the hot, sunny weather, a person
typically perspires and will need to drink water. This is part of

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metabolizing energy.
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maintaining
homeostasis.

regulating blood
proteins.
capturing solar
energy.
adaptation to the
warm weather.

1. Week 2 Mini-Exam

# 1.1
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If average temperatures from South Dakota were compared to temperatures

from Oregon it would show that Oregon has warmer winters and cooler
summers than South Dakota does. Account for why this could be when they
are at similar latitudes?

South Dakota has

less trees.
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The Pacific ocean

makes Oregon
temperatures more
moderate.
Oregon receives
more rainfall.
South Dakota has
fewer lakes and
rivers.
South Dakota has
more prevailing winds

from the west.

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When hot chocolate mix is added to water the hot chocolate is the ______
and the water is the ________.

solvent; solute
molecule; compound
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solute; solvent

compound; molecule
element; compound

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A coke has a pH of 3.5. This means that it has an excess of _______ ions and
would be called a(n) _____.

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H+; acid

OH-; acid
H+; base
OH-; base
H+; neutral solution

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Engineers design city sidewalks using blocks of concrete separated by a

small gap to prevent them from cracking. What property of water is being
taken into account for this design? Water

is a good solvent.
is less dense when it
is frozen.
is cohesive.
is resistant to
temperature
changes.
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# 1.5
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has a high heat

capacity.

Sulfur has an atomic number of 16. What would be the valence number of
this element?

One
Two
Three
Four
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Six

# 1.6

A gene in DNA is the code for ________.

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a sequence of amino
acids
a sequence of
glucose molecules
a sequence of fatty
acids used in a fat
a sequence of sugars
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a sequence of
functional groups

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Which of the following levels of a protein are susceptible to denaturation?

primary and secondary

structures

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secondary and tertiary

structures

tertiary and quaternary

structures
primary and tertiary structures
primary and quaternary
structures

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Which one of the following is a function of proteins?

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energy storage
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enzymatic activity

genetic coding
energy source
insulation

# 1.9
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Why are saturated triglycerides considered less healthy than unsaturated

ones?

They are solids at

room temperature.
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They possess no
double bonds
between carbon
atoms making them
more tightly packed
together.

Individuals tend to
consume more
saturated fats than
unsaturated fats.
Unsaturated fats are
found in processed
foods more
frequently.
They are digested
more quickly by the
body.

#
1.10

What category of biological molecules are steroids included in?

proteins

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lipids

carbohydrates
nucleic acids

#
1.11

_____ are bacterial structures involved in the passage of DNA into or out of
the cell.

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Flagella
Fimbriae
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Conjugation pili

Cilia
Capsule

#
1.12

Disease-causing bacteria often attach to cells they attack. The bacterial

structures used to aid that attachment are ________.

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flagella
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fimbriae

sex pili
cilia
capsule

#
1.13

Without tight junctions in certain tissues

cells would not be

able to communicate
with each other.

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fluids may leak out

past the barrier the
junction would
create.
the tissues would not
be able to expand
and stretch without
damage.
nutrients would not
be able to be passed
from cell to cell.

cells would not be

able to migrate during
their development.

#
1.14
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There is an antibiotic called streptomycin that doctors prescribe for infection.

The antibiotic combines with the bacteria's ribosomes causing them to lose
their function. Consequently the cell dies and so the person gets better! In
other words, the antibiotic destroys bacteria by

stopping
photosynthesis.
preventing them from
packaging materials.
stopping the
production of ATP
energy.
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not allowing them

to produce proteins.

stops them from

being able to move.

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1.15
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Mitochondria & chloroplasts are similar in that they both ________; but are
different in that mitochondria, but not chloroplasts, ______________.

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are involved in
energy
conversions; are
found in all
eukaryotic cells
are found in bacteria;
are used to capture
radiant energy and
convert it into
chemical energy

are organelles
involved in the
production of
proteins; are found in
animal cells
produce glucose
needed for cellular
processes; are found
in plant cells
are responsible for
cell movements; help
to produce the
microtubules seen in
cilia

1. Bio100Week4Mini-Exam

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1.1
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Refer to the figure below. Differentiated cells, such as nerve cells, would be in
which of the following stages of the cell cycle?

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b
c
d
e

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Which of the following represents the phases of mitosis in their proper

sequence?

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prophase,
metaphase,
anaphase,
telophase
interphase,
prophase,
metaphase,
telophase
anaphase,
interphase,
prophase,
metaphase,
telophase
prophase,
metaphase,
anaphase, telophase,
cytokinesis
metaphase,
interphase,
cytokinesis,
anaphase, telophase

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Susan was examining a cell under the microscope and noticed the formation
of a cell plate in the midline of the cell and the formation of nuclei at opposite
poles of the cell. The cell under examination was most likely a(n) _________.

animal cell in the M

phase of the cell
cycle
dividing bacterial cell
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plant cell
undergoing
cytokinesis
animal cell
undergoing
cytokinesis
plant cell in the
anaphase stage

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Which of the following organelles would be abundant and in close proximity

to the cell plate in a plant cell undergoing cytokinesis?

centrioles
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Golgi apparatus

rough endoplasmic
reticulum
lysosomes
central vacuole

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1.5
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The figure below shows a cell in the mitotic stage of ________.

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anaphase

interphase
metaphase
prophase
telophase

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How do the daughter cells at the end of mitosis and cytokinesis compare to
their parent cell when it was in G1 of the cell cycle?

The daughter cells

have half of the
amount of cytoplasm
and half the amount
of DNA.
The daughter cells
have half the number
of chromosomes and
half the amount of
DNA.
The daughter cells

have the same

number of
chromosomes and
half the amount of
DNA.

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The daughter cells

have the same
number of
chromosomes and
the same amount of
DNA.
The daughter cells
have the same
number of
chromosomes and
twice the amount of
DNA.

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All of the following occur during the latter stages of mitotic prophase
EXCEPT

the coiling of
chromosomes.
the division of
centromeres.
the formation of
spindles.
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the synthesis of
DNA.
the degradation of
the nuclear envelope.

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Some of the drugs used in chemotherapy work by ________.

increasing telomeres

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preventing spindle
formation
producing kinases
inhibiting cytokinesis
causing cells to
divide quickly

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___ are a type of internal signal molecule used in controlling the cell cycle.

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Kinases

Histones
Centromeres
Actins
Nucleosomes

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1.10
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Cells grown in a petri dish tend to divide until they form a thin layer covering
the bottom of the dish. Which of the following statements explains why this
occurs?

The cells become

deficient in cyclin.
The petri dish inhibits
the cells growth.
Cell division can be
inhibited by the
proximity of other
cells of the same
type, a process called

contact inhibition.
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Most cells grown in

petri dishes have
gone through
apoptosis.
The cells have
differentiated into
more specialized
cells.

#
1.11

If cells in the process of dividing are subjected to colchicines, a drug that

interferes with the functioning of the spindle apparatus, at which stage will
mitosis be arrested?

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telophase
anaphase
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metaphase

interphase
prophase

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1.12
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If cells in the process of dividing are subjected to colchicines, a drug that

interferes with the functioning of the spindle fibers, at which stage will
mitosis be arrested?

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anaphase

prophase
telophase

metaphase
interphase.

#
1.13

Proteins that are involved in the regulation of the cell cycle, and that show
fluctuation in concentration during the cell cycle, are called ________.

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centromeres
kinetochores
centrioles
proton pumps
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cyclins

A group of cells is assayed for DNA content immediately following mitosis

and is found to have an average of 8 picograms of DNA nucleus. Those cells
would have _____ picograms at the end of the S phase and _____ picograms
at the end of G2.

8; 8
8; 16
16; 8
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16; 16

12; 16

#
1.15

Movement of chromosomes during anaphase would be most affected by a

drug that

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reduced cyclin
concentrations.
increased cyclin
concentrations.
prevented elongation
of microtubules.
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prevented
shortening of
microtubules.
prevented attachment
of the microtubules to
the kinetochore.