Question 1

The organelles of movement are called:

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A)   nuclei.
B)   chloroplasts.
C)   flagella and cilia.
D)   mitochondria.
E)   cytosol.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Glucose is a(n) :

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A)   octahedral carbon base.
B)   six carbon sugar.
C)   heptahedral sugar.
D)   five carbon sugar.
E)   strong polar ion.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

An organic molecule comprised of linked similar units is called:

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A)   a sugar.
B)   a protein.
C)   a polymer.
D)   an enzyme.
E)   a monomer.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

In the context of population genetics, what is meant by the term "fitness?"

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Fitness is a measure of the reproductive...

Question 5

Match the words with the most closely associated term.
-Evolution

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A)  Only populations
B)  Only individuals
C)  Individuals and populationsD) A) and B)
E) All of the above

Question 6

Match the words with the most closely associated term.
-Structural proteins

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A)  muscle
B)  biological catalysts
C)  semi-rigid body parts of animalsD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 7

A eukaryote cell has all these features except

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A)   membrane-bound organelles.
B)   it lacks a nucleus.
C)   cytosol.
D)   it is often associated with other cells to form a multi-cellular organism.
E)   numerous chromosomes.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 8

Match the description with its most closely associated term.
-Anatomical isolation

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A)  divergent courtship methods
B)  spatially separated
C)  incompatible copulatory organsD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 9

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Match the term on the left with the associated items on the right.
-Glucose

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A)  glucose & fructose
B)  basic fuel for living cells
C)  glucose & glucoseD) A) and C)
E) B) and C)

Question 10

How are the processes of artificial selection and natural selection similar and how are they different?

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Both artificial selection and natural se...

Question 11

The occurrence of geographic isolation between two populations will ultimately lead to:

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A)   sexual dimorphism.
B)   allopatric speciation.
C)   morphological similarity.
D)   sympatric speciation.
E)   sexual selection.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

Match the words with the most closely associated term.
-Domain

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A)  Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
B)  Eukarya
C)  Archaea, Eubacteria, EukaryaD) B) and C)
E) A) and B)

Question 13

Amino acids are assembled within the cells to form:

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A)   nucleic acids.
B)   triglycerides.
C)   phospholipids.
D)   polypeptides.
E)   DNA.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Genes are composed of DNA sequences and are condensed into larger structures called:

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A)   DNA.
B)   proteins.
C)   chromosomes.
D)   lipids.
E)   cell membranes.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Carbohydrates contain all the following elements except:

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A)   carbon.
B)   nitrogen.
C)   hydrogen.
D)   oxygen.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

In eukaryotes the nucleus is duplicated in a process called:

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A)   binary fusion.
B)   meiosis.
C)   mitosis.
D)   fusion.
E)   cloning.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Match the words with the most closely associated term.
-Random genetic change

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A)  acts on organisms with disadvantages under existing environmental conditions
B)  affects generations that are better adapted to existing environmental conditions
C)  is uniqueD) B) and C)
E) A) and B)

Question 18

Match the phrase with the most closely associated name.
-Charles Darwin

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A)  binomial nomenclature
B)  speciation
C)  age of the earthD) All of the above
E) A) and C)

Question 19

How did the work of Charles Lyell influence Charles Darwin, as he was forming his theory of evolution by natural selection?

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Darwin knew of recent writings by Charle...

Question 20

Match the words with the most closely associated term.
-Enzymes

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A)  muscle
B)  biological catalysts
C)  semi-rigid body parts of animalsD) All of the above
E) B) and C)

Exam 5: Biological Concepts

The occurrence of geographic isolation between two populations will ultimately lead to:

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Match the words with the most closely associated term. -Enzymes

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Amino acids are assembled within the cells to form:

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Glucose is a(n) :

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Match the phrase with the most closely associated name. -Charles Darwin

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In eukaryotes the nucleus is duplicated in a process called:

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Genes are composed of DNA sequences and are condensed into larger structures called:

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Match the words with the most closely associated term. -Random genetic change

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An organic molecule comprised of linked similar units is called:

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Carbohydrates contain all the following elements except:

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A eukaryote cell has all these features except

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The organelles of movement are called:

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Match the words with the most closely associated term. -Evolution

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Match the description with its most closely associated term. -Anatomical isolation

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In the context of population genetics, what is meant by the term "fitness?"

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How are the processes of artificial selection and natural selection similar and how are they different?

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MATCHING Match the term on the left with the associated items on the right. -Glucose

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How did the work of Charles Lyell influence Charles Darwin, as he was forming his theory of evolution by natural selection?

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Match the words with the most closely associated term. -Domain

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Match the words with the most closely associated term. -Structural proteins

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