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Frage 1 von 100

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The text states that ribonucleotides can diffuse through some types of liposomes. It is likely that the lipids present early in chemical evolution had short chains. Would liposomes formed from these types of lipids be more or less permeable to ribonucleotides than if early cells formed from long-chained lipids?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Same permeability

  • less permeable

  • more permeable

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Frage 2 von 100

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Through a microscope, you can see a cell plate beginning to develop across the middle of a cell and nuclei forming on either side of the cell plate. This cell is most likely _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • an animal cell in the process of cytokinesis

  • an animal cell in the S phase of the cell cycle

  • a plant cell in the process of cytokinesis

  • a plant cell in metaphase

  • a bacterial cell dividing

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Frage 3 von 100

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After telophase I of meiosis, the chromosomal makeup of each daughter cell is _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • haploid, and the chromosomes are each composed of a single chromatid

  • diploid, and the chromosomes are each composed of a single chromatid

  • tetraploid, and the chromosomes are each composed of two chromatids

  • haploid, and the chromosomes are each composed of two chromatids

  • diploid, and the chromosomes are each composed of two chromatids

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Frage 4 von 100

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Which of the following did Watson and Crick already know when they were trying to determine the structure of DNA? The number of _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • cytosines is always the same as adenines

  • purines is always larger than the number of pyrimidines

  • purines is always the same as pyrimidines

  • guanines is always the same as thymines

  • pyrimidines is always larger than purines

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Frage 5 von 100

1

Why did the F1 offspring of Mendel's classic pea cross always look like one of the two parental
varieties?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • No genes interacted to produce the parental phenotype.

  • One allele was dominant.

  • Each allele affected phenotypic expression.

  • The traits blended together during fertilization.

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Frage 6 von 100

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Independent assortment of chromosomes occurs during _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • mitosis and meiosis I

  • mitosis and meiosis II

  • meiosis II only

  • meiosis I only

  • Mitosis only

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Frage 7 von 100

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How do cells at the completion of meiosis compare with cells that are in prophase of meiosis I? They have _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • twice the amount of cytoplasm and half the amount of DNA.

  • half the number of chromosomes and half the amount of DNA.

  • half the amount of cytoplasm and twice the amount of DNA.

  • the same number of chromosomes and half the amount of DNA.

  • half the number of chromosomes and one-fourth the amount of DNA.

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Frage 8 von 100

1

The fastest way for organisms to adapt to a changing environment involves _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Sexual reproduction

  • Mutation

  • Asexual reproduction

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Frage 9 von 100

1

Crossing over normally takes place during which of the following processes?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • meiosis I

  • Mitosis and meiosis II

  • Meiosis II

  • Mitosis

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Frage 10 von 100

1

In comparison to eukaryotes, prokaryotes _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • are smaller

  • are more structurally complex

  • do not have membranes

  • are larger

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Frage 11 von 100

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If a DNA sample were composed of 10% thymine, what would be the percentage of guanine?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 40

  • 80

  • 10

  • 20

  • It is impossible to tell from the information given.

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Frage 12 von 100

1

David Pribnow studied the base sequences of promoters in bacteria and bacterial viruses. He found two conserved regions in these promoters (the -10 box and the -35 box). These two
regions of the promoter _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • bind the sigma subunit that is associated with RNA polymerase

  • signal the initiation site

  • attach the correct nucleotide triphosphate to the template DNA strand

  • separate the two DNA strands

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Frage 13 von 100

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Why is it that RNA can catalyze reactions but DNA cannot?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The primary structure of RNA is fundamentally different than the primary structure of DNA.

  • The phosphate groups of RNA are much more reactive than the phosphate groups of DNA.

  • The bases of RNA are much more reactive than the bases of DNA.

  • The sugar of RNA is much more reactive than the sugar of DNA.

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Frage 14 von 100

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Some cells have several nuclei per cell. How could such multinucleated cells be explained?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The cell had multiple S phases before it entered mitosis.

  • The cell underwent repeated cytokinesis but no mitosis.

  • The cell underwent repeated mitosis, but cytokinesis did not occur.

  • The cell underwent repeated mitosis with simultaneous cytokinesis.

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Frage 15 von 100

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A water sample from a hot thermal vent contained a single-celled organism that had a cell wall but lacked a nucleus. What is its most likely classification?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Eukarya

  • Fungi

  • Animalia

  • Protista

  • Archaea

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Frage 16 von 100

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In the figure above, mitosis is represented by which numbered part(s) of the cycle?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • I

  • II

  • III

  • IV

  • V

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Frage 17 von 100

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The first gap in the cell cycle (G1) corresponds to _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • normal growth and cell function

  • the phase between DNA replication and the M phase

  • the beginning of mitosis

  • the phase in which DNA is being replicated

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Frage 18 von 100

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In rabbits, the homozygous CC is normal, Cc results in deformed legs, and cc results in very short legs. The genotypeBB produces black fur,Bb brown fur, and bb white fur. If a cross is made between brown rabbits with deformed legs and white rabbits with deformed legs, what
percentage of the offspring would be expected to have deformed legs and white fur?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 100%

  • 25%

  • about 66%

  • 50%

  • 33%

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Frage 19 von 100

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What is the process component of the theory of chemical evolution?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The process occurred at black smokers, in the atmosphere and oceans, or in outer space.

  • During polymerization reactions, hydrolysis was completed with condensation.

  • Kinetic energy was transformed into chemical energy.

  • Acid-base reactions resulted in the formation of large, complex organic molecules.

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Frage 20 von 100

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Mitosis separates chromosomes. Cytoplasm is divided between two daughter cells by _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • cytokinesis

  • Binary fission

  • the formation of kinetochores

  • cloning

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Frage 21 von 100

1

Some viruses consist only of a protein coat surrounding a nucleic acid core. If you wanted to radioactively label the nucleic acids separately from the protein, you would use radioactive

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • nitrogen

  • sulfur

  • phosphorus

  • carbon

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Frage 22 von 100

1

Taxol is an anticancer drug extracted from the Pacific yew tree. In animal cells, Taxol disrupts microtubule formation. Surprisingly, this stops mitosis. Specifically, Taxol must affect _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • formation of the centrioles

  • chromatid assembly

  • the S phase of the cell cycle

  • the structure of the mitotic spindle

  • anaphase

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Frage 23 von 100

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What is the structural feature that allows DNA to replicate?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • disulfide bonding (bridging) of the two helixes

  • complementary pairing of the nitrogenous bases

  • twisting of the molecule to form an α-helix

  • sugar-phosphate backbone

  • three-component structure of the nucleotides

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Frage 24 von 100

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Your colleague proposes to test the mechanism of ant navigation by placing a food source 7 meters (m) from the nest. She then takes ants from the nest and places them in a spot that is 4 m from the nest and 3 m from the food source. Based on the previous data, where do you expect the ants to start searching for their nest on their return trip?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • after they have traveled 7 m from the food source

  • after they have traveled 4 m from the food source

  • after they have traveled 3 m from the food source

  • as soon as they leave the food source

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Frage 25 von 100

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Refer to the figure above. What is the function of the AGU on the loop of the tRNA?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • It is the active site of this ribozyme.

  • It attaches to the amino acid.

  • It stabilizes the tRNA-amino acid complex.

  • It base pairs with a codon of mRNA

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Frage 26 von 100

1

Mendel crossed yellow-seeded and green-seeded pea plants and then allowed the offspring to self-pollinate to produce an F2 generation. The results were as follows: 6022 yellow and 2001 green (8023 total). The allele for green seeds has what relationship to the allele for yellow seeds?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • codominant

  • recessive

  • incomplete dominant

  • dominant

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Frage 27 von 100

1

Movement of the chromosomes during anaphase would be most affected by a drug that prevents _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • elongation of microtubules

  • shortening of microtubules

  • nuclear envelope breakdown

  • cell wall formation

  • formation of a cleavage furrow

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Frage 28 von 100

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If a cell has accumulated DNA damage, it is unlikely to _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • enter G1 from mitosis

  • pass the G2 checkpoint

  • synthesize cyclin-dependent kinases

  • activate DNA repair mechanisms

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Frage 29 von 100

1

A man has extra digits (six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot). His wife and their daughter have a normal number of digits. Having extra digits is a dominant trait. The couple's
second child has extra digits. What is the probability that their next (third) child will have extra
digits?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 9/16

  • 3/4

  • 1/16

  • 1/2

  • 1/8

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Frage 30 von 100

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The work of Gregor Mendel provided an answer to two prevailing hypotheses popular at the time. What were these two hypotheses?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Peas and other domestic plants are unsuited for studies of inheritance, but wild plants are perfectly suited.

  • Animals use one set of rules for inheritance, while plants use a different set.

  • Mitosis is only typical in vertebrates. Meiosis is only typical in invertebrates.

  • The two major hypotheses of the time were blending inheritance and inheritance of acquired characteristics.

  • Self-fertilization is the rule in plants, while cross-fertilization is the rule in animals.

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Frage 31 von 100

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In the context of chemical evolution, DNA's structure is interesting because it suggests a possible copying mechanism. What about DNA's structure facilitates copying?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The strands of the double helix are complementary.

  • It has the same number of purines and pyrimidines.

  • DNA always goes from 5 prime to 3 prime.

  • The nitrogenous bases are located on the inside of the double helix.

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Frage 32 von 100

1

Which of the following is a true statement about sexual vs. asexual reproduction?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Asexual reproduction produces only haploid offspring.

  • In asexual reproduction, offspring are produced by fertilization without meiosis.

  • In sexual reproduction, individuals transmit half of their nuclear genes to each of their offspring.

  • Asexual reproduction, but not sexual reproduction, is characteristic of plants and fungi.

  • Sexual reproduction requires that parents be diploid.

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Frage 33 von 100

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How many different combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes can be packaged in gametes made by an organism with a diploid number of 8 (2n = 8)?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 8

  • 4

  • 32

  • 16

  • 2

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Frage 34 von 100

1

Which of these provides evidence of the common ancestry of all life?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • structure of cilia

  • structure of the nucleus

  • structure of chloroplasts

  • ubiquitous use of catalysts by living systems

  • near universality of the genetic code

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Frage 35 von 100

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Measurements of the amount of DNA per nucleus were taken on a large number of cells from a growing fungus. The measured DNA levels ranged from 3 to 6 picograms per nucleus. In which
stage of the cell cycle did the nucleus contain 6 picograms of DNA?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • M

  • G1

  • S

  • G0

  • G2

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Frage 36 von 100

1

About thirteen different species of finches inhabit the Galápagos Islands today, all descendants of a common ancestor from the South American mainland that arrived a few million years ago. Genetically, there are four distinct lineages, but the thirteen species are currently classified among three genera. The first lineage to diverge from the ancestral lineage was the warbler finch (genus Certhidea). Next to diverge was the vegetarian finch (genus Camarhynchus), followed by five tree finch species (also in genus Camarhynchus) and six ground finch species (genus Geospiza). If the six ground finch species have evolved most recently, then which of these is the most logical prediction?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • They should be limited to the six islands that most recently emerged from the sea.

  • The chances of hybridization between two ground finch species should be less than the chances of hybridization between two tree finch species.

  • Their genomes should be more similar to each other than are the genomes of the five tree finch species.

  • They should share fewer anatomical homologies with each other than they share with the tree finches.

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Frage 37 von 100

1

In eukaryotic cells, chromosomes are composed of _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • DNA and proteins

  • DNA and phospholipids

  • DNA and RNA

  • DNA only

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Frage 38 von 100

1

The drug cytochalasin B blocks the function of actin. Which of the following aspects of the cell cycle would be most disrupted by cytochalasin B?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • cleavage furrow formation and cytokinesis

  • spindle formation

  • DNA synthesis

  • cell elongation during anaphase

  • spindle attachment to kinetochores

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Frage 39 von 100

1

Which of the following is the best modern definition of evolution?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • change in the number of genes in a population over time

  • inheritance of acquired characters

  • descent with modification

  • survival of the fittest

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Frage 40 von 100

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An advantage of asexual reproduction is that it _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • allows a species to easily rid itself of harmful mutations

  • enables the species to rapidly colonize habitats that are favorable to that species

  • produces offspring that respond effectively to new pathogens

  • allows the species to endure long periods of unstable environmental conditions

  • enhances genetic variability in the species

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Frage 41 von 100

1

Which of the following are qualities of any good scientific hypothesis?
I. It is testable.
II. It is falsifiable.
III. It produces quantitative data.
IV. It produces results that can be replicated.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • I only

  • II only

  • III only

  • I and II

  • III and IV

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Frage 42 von 100

1

Radish flowers may be red, purple, or white. A cross between a red-flowered plant and a white-flowered plant yields all-purple offspring. The part of the radish we eat may be oval or
long, with long being the dominant trait. If true-breeding red long radishes are crossed with true-breeding white oval radishes, the F1 will be expected to be which of the following?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • red and long

  • purple and long

  • ren and oval

  • purple and oval

  • white and long

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Frage 43 von 100

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Nucleotides can be radiolabeled before they are incorporated into newly forming DNA and, therefore, can be assayed to track their incorporation. In a set of experiments, a studentfaculty research team used labeled T nucleotides and introduced these into the culture of dividing human cells at specific times.
-Which of the following questions might be answered by using the method described?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • When do spindle fibers attach to chromosomes?

  • How many cells are produced by the culture per hour?

  • What is the length of the S phase of the cell cycle?

  • How many picograms of DNA are made per cell cycle?

  • When is the S chromosome synthesized?

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Frage 44 von 100

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Nucleotides can be radiolabeled before they are incorporated into newly forming DNA and, therefore, can be assayed to track their incorporation. In a set of experiments, a student-faculty research team used labeled T nucleotides and introduced these into the culture of dividing human cells at specific times.
- The research team used their experiments to study the incorporation of labeled nucleotides into a culture of lymphocytes and found that the lymphocytes incorporated the labeled nucleotide at a significantly higher level after a pathogen was introduced into the culture. They concluded that _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • their tissue culture methods needed to be relearned

  • infection causes lymphocyte cultures to skip some parts of the cell cycle

  • infection causes cell cultures in general to reproduce more rapidly

  • the presence of the pathogen made the experiments too contaminated to trust the results

  • infection causes lymphocytes to divide more rapidly

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Frage 45 von 100

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If a cell has completed meiosis I and is just beginning meiosis II, which of the following is an appropriate description of its contents?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • It has half the amount of DNA as the cell that began meiosis.

  • It is identical in content to another cell formed from the same meiosis I event.

  • It has the same number of chromosomes, but each of them has different alleles than another cell from the same meiosis.

  • It has one-fourth the DNA and one-half the chromosomes as the originating cell.

  • It has half the chromosomes but twice the DNA of the originating cell.

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Frage 46 von 100

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Which of the following statements about the 5' end of a polynucleotide strand of RNA is correct?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • the 5' end has a carboxyl group attached to the number 5 carbon of ribose.

  • the 5' end is the fifth position on one of the nitrogenous bases.

  • the 5' end has a hydroxyl group attached to the number 5 carbon of ribose.

  • the 5' end has phosphate attached to the number 5 carbon of the nitrogenous base.

  • the 5' end has a phosphate group attached to the number 5 carbon of ribose.

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Frage 47 von 100

1

GeneS controls the sharpness of spines in a type of cactus. Cactuses with the dominant allele,S, have sharp spines, whereas homozygous recessivess cactuses have dull spines. At the same
time, a second gene,N, determines whether or not cactuses have spines. Homozygous recessive nn cactuses have no spines at all. A cross between a true-breeding sharp-spined cactus and a spineless cactus would produce_____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • all spineless progeny

  • all sharp-spined progeny

  • 50% sharp-spined, 50% dull-spined progeny

  • 25% sharp-spined, 50% dull-spined, 25% spineless progeny

  • It is impossible to determine the phenotypes of the progeny.

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Frage 48 von 100

1

Gray seed color in peas is dominant to white. Assume that Mendel conducted a series of experiments where plants with gray seeds were crossed among themselves, and the following
progeny were produced: 302 gray and 98 white.
(a) What is the most probable genotype of each parent?
(b) Based on your answer in (a) above, what genotypic and phenotypic ratios are expected in these progeny? (Assume the following symbols: G = gray and g = white.)

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • (a) GG ×gg; (b) genotypic = 3:1, phenotypic = 1:2:1

  • (a) gg ×Gg; (b) genotypic = 1:2, phenotypic = 3:1

  • (a) Gg ×Gg; (b) genotypic = 3:1, phenotypic = 9:3:3:1

  • (a) GG ×Gg; (b) genotypic = 1:2:1, phenotypic = 2:1

  • (a) Gg ×Gg; (b) genotypic = 1:2:1, phenotypic = 3:1

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Frage 49 von 100

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Suppose that an induced mutation removes most of the 5′ end of the 5′ UTR of an mRNA. What is most likely to happen?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Removal of the 5′ UTR also removes the 5' cap and the mRNA will quickly degrade.

  • Removal of the 5′ UTR will have no effect because the exons are still maintained.

  • The 3′ UTR will duplicate and one copy will replace the 5′ end.

  • The first exon will not be read because I1 will now serve as the UTR.

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Frage 50 von 100

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Refer to the accompanying figure. Recall that eggs from the same female were exposed to each of the eight treatments used. This aspect of the experimental design tested which of the following hypotheses?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Differences in diet trigger the development of different types of caterpillars.

  • The differences are genetic. A female will either produce all flowerlike caterpillars or all twig-like caterpillars.

  • The longer day lengths of summer trigger the development of twig-like caterpillars.

  • Differences in air pressure, due to elevation, trigger the development of different types of caterpillars.

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Frage 51 von 100

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Refer to the accompanying figure. In every case, caterpillars that feed on oak flowers look like oak flowers. In every case, caterpillars that were raised on oak leaves looked like twigs. These
results support which of the following hypotheses?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The differences are genetic. A female will either produce all flowerlike caterpillars or all twig-like caterpillars.

  • The longer day lengths of summer trigger the development of twig-like caterpillars.

  • Differences in air pressure, due to elevation, trigger the development of different types of caterpillars.

  • Differences in diet trigger the development of different types of caterpillars.

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Frage 52 von 100

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Refer to the accompanying figure. Which one of the following is NOT a plausible hypothesis to explain the differences in caterpillar appearance observed in this population?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The cooler temperatures of spring trigger the development of flowerlike caterpillars.

  • The longer day lengths of summer trigger the development of twig-like caterpillars.

  • Differences in air pressure, due to differences in elevation, trigger the development of different types of caterpillars.

  • Differences in diet trigger the development of different types of caterpillars.

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Frage 53 von 100

1

Steroid hormones are large communication molecules that are modified cholesterol molecules. How do you think they enter a cell?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Their lipid nature probably allows them to diffuse through the plasma membrane.

  • Their size probably allows them to diffuse through the plasma membrane.

  • Their protein structure probably allows them to diffuse through the plasma membrane.

  • They must require a protein transporter, because the plasma membrane is completely impermeable to molecules.

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Frage 54 von 100

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The fact that all seven of the pea plant traits studied by Mendel obeyed the principle of independent assortment most probably indicates which of the following?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • All of the genes controlling the traits were located on the same chromosome.

  • All of the genes controlling the traits behaved as if they were on different chromosomes.

  • The formation of gametes in plants occurs by mitosis only.

  • None of the traits obeyed the law of segregation.

  • The diploid number of chromosomes in the pea plants was 7.

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Frage 55 von 100

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During which phase of mitosis do the chromatids become chromosomes?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • prophase

  • cytokinesis

  • telophase

  • metaphase

  • anaphase

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Frage 56 von 100

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Researchers pulsed rapidly dividing cultured cells with radioactive thymidinefor 30 minutes. The cells were then exposed to a solution containing non-radiolabeled thymidine. Cells were
analyzed at 2-hour intervals. At the 2-hour time point, no cells appeared to be dividing. Only
after 4 hours did some labeled cells appear to be in M phase. This result can be explained in the following way:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The cells were arrested in a nondividing state because of the treatment and could not enter M phase until several hours after the label was removed.

  • The synthesis (S) phase is lengthy, about 12 hours in most cell types, and the radioactive thymidine was not present long enough for most cells to be labeled.

  • Radiolabeled compounds are somewhat cytotoxic, and cell division was initially inhibited.

  • There seems to be a gap or a lag in the cell cycle, between the synthesis of DNA and cell division.

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Frage 57 von 100

1

Which of the following evidence most strongly supports the common origin of all life on Earth? All organisms _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • require energy

  • use essentially the same genetic code

  • evolve

  • show heritable variation

  • reproduce

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Frage 58 von 100

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In eukaryotic cells, transcription cannot begin until _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • the DNA introns are removed from the template

  • the two DNA strands have completely separated and exposed the promoter

  • the 5′ caps are removed from the mRNA

  • DNA nucleases have isolated the transcription unit

  • several transcription factors have bound to the promoter

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Frage 59 von 100

1

Cystic fibrosis affects the lungs, the pancreas, the digestive system, and other organs, resulting in symptoms ranging from breathing difficulties to recurrent infections. Which of the following
terms best describes this?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • epistasis

  • codominance

  • multiple alleles

  • incomplete dominance

  • pleiotropy

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Frage 60 von 100

1

RNA and proteins combine in cells to form structures called ribosomes. Ribosomes contain the active site for peptide bond formation. Based on their chemical structures, do you think protein
or RNA molecules actually form the active site within the ribosome?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • RNA, because proteins cannot catalyze a reaction that involves another protein

  • protein, because RNA cannot catalyze reactions

  • It could be either, because both molecules have catalytic properties.

  • proteins, because only proteins can catalyze a reaction that involves another protein

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Frage 61 von 100

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What is responsible for termination of transcription in eukaryotic protein-coding genes?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • three nonsense mutations in sequence

  • a polyadenylation signal or poly(A)

  • a portion of the polymerase holoenzyme

  • a sigma factor

  • a termination loop composed of guanine

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Frage 62 von 100

1

Both DNA and RNA _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • are information-containing molecules

  • show primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure

  • naturally occur as a double helix

  • are highly reactive catalysts in cells

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Frage 63 von 100

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Vinblastine is a standard chemotherapeutic drug used to treat cancer. Because it interferes with the assembly of microtubules, its effectiveness must be related to _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • disruption of mitotic spindle formation

  • suppression of cyclin production

  • myosin denaturation and inhibition of cleavage furrow formation

  • inhibition of DNA synthesis

  • inhibition of regulatory protein phosphorylation

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Frage 64 von 100

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If there are 20 chromatids in a cell, how many centromeres are there?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 30

  • 20

  • 80

  • 10

  • 40

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Frage 65 von 100

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Genetic mutations in asexually reproducing organisms lead to more evolutionary change than do genetic mutations in sexually reproducing ones because _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • sexually reproducing organisms can produce more offspring in a given time than can asexually reproducing organisms

  • asexually reproducing organisms have more dominant genes than organisms that reproduce sexually

  • asexually reproducing organisms devote more time and energy to the process of reproduction than do sexually reproducing organisms

  • asexually reproducing organisms, but not sexually reproducing organisms, pass all mutations on to their offspring

  • more genetic variation is present in organisms that reproduce asexually than is present in those that reproduce sexually

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Frage 66 von 100

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In human and many other eukaryotic species' cells, the nuclear membrane has to disappear to permit _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • the attachment of microtubules to kinetochores

  • the splitting of the centrosomes

  • the disassembly of the nucleolus

  • cytokinesis

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Frage 67 von 100

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A cell in late anaphase of mitosis will have _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • no chromosomes in the center of the cell

  • one large nuclear envelope

  • individual chromatids beginning to separate from one another

  • chromosomes clustered at one end of the cell

  • chromosomes clustered tightly at the center

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Frage 68 von 100

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Compare proteins to nucleic acids. Which of the following is true?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Both contain sulfur.

  • Both take on structural roles in the cell.

  • Both have primary and secondary structure.

  • Both have monomers, which contain phosphorus.

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Frage 69 von 100

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a serious condition caused by a recessive allele of a gene on the human X chromosome. The patients have muscles that weaken over time because they have absent or decreased dystrophin, a muscle protein. They rarely live past their twenties. How likely is it for a woman to have this condition?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Only if a woman is XXX could she have this condition.

  • Women can never have this condition.

  • One-half of the daughters of an affected father and a carrier mother could have this condition.

  • One-fourth of the daughters of an affected man would have this condition.

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Frage 70 von 100

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Cells are _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • characteristic of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms

  • characteristic of eukaryotic but not prokaryotic organisms

  • limited in size to 200 and 500 micrometers in diameter

  • only found in pairs, because single cells cannot exist independently

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Frage 71 von 100

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Which of these statements is correct?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Single, haploid (2n) sets of chromosomes in ovum and sperm unite during fertilization, forming a diploid (4n), single-celled zygote.

  • At sexual maturity, ovaries and testes produce haploid gametes by meiosis.

  • In humans, each of the twenty-three maternal autosomes has a homologous paternal chromosome.

  • In humans, the twenty-second pair, the sex chromosomes, determines whether the person is female (XY) or male (XX).

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Frage 72 von 100

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Which of the following best describes the logic of scientific inquiry?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • If my hypothesis is correct, I can expect certain test results.

  • If my prediction is correct, it will lead to a testable hypothesis.

  • If my experiments are set up right, they will lead to a testable hypothesis.

  • If I generate a testable hypothesis, tests and observations will support it.

  • If my observations are accurate, they will support my hypothesis.

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Frage 73 von 100

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The bulldog ant has a diploid number of two chromosomes. Therefore, following meiosis, each daughter cell will have a single chromosome. Diversity in this species may be generated by
mutations and _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • crossing over

  • independent assortment

  • nothing else

  • crossing over and independent assortment

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Frage 74 von 100

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Mendel studies seven different traits in the garden pea. What genetic term is used to describe an observable trait, such as those studied by Mendel?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • phenotype

  • haplotype

  • category

  • genotype

  • appearance

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Frage 75 von 100

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Darwin and Wallace's theory of evolution by natural selection was revolutionary because it _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • proved that individuals acclimated to their environment over time

  • was the first theory to refute the ideas of special creation

  • was the first time a biologist had proposed that species changed through time

  • dismissed the idea that species are constant and emphasized the importance of variation and change in populations

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Frage 76 von 100

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Which of the following could be considered an evolutionary advantage of asexual reproduction in plants?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • production of numerous progeny.

  • increased agricultural productivity in a rapidly changing environment.

  • maintenance and expansion of a large genome.

  • increased success of progeny in a stable environment.

  • increased ability to adapt to a change in the environment.

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Frage 77 von 100

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If 14C-labeled uracil is added to the growth medium of cells, what macromolecules will be labeled?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • phospholipids

  • DNA

  • both DNA and RNA

  • RNA

  • proteins

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Frage 78 von 100

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A controlled experiment _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • proceeds at a slow pace to guarantee that the scientist can carefully observe all reactions and process all experimental data

  • includes one group for which the scientist controls all variables

  • is repeated many times to ensure that the results are accurate

  • includes at least two groups, one of which does not receive the experimental treatment

  • includes at least two groups, one differing from the other by two or more variables

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Frage 79 von 100

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Two plants are crossed, resulting in offspring with a 3:1 ratio for a particular trait. This ratio suggests that _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • a blending of traits has occurred

  • each offspring has the same alleles for each of two different traits

  • the parents were true-breeding for contrasting traits

  • the particular trait shows incomplete dominance

  • the parents were both heterozygous for the particular trait

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Frage 80 von 100

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Which of the following does NOT occur during mitosis?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • separation of the spindle poles

  • condensation of the chromosomes

  • spindle formation

  • replication of the DNA

  • separation of sister chromatids

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Frage 81 von 100

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In the cells of some organisms, mitosis occurs without cytokinesis. This results in _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • cells with more than one nucleus

  • destruction of chromosomes

  • cells that are unusually small

  • cell cycles lacking an S phase

  • cells lacking nuclei

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Frage 82 von 100

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DNA double helices are soluble in water but insoluble in alcohol. How do these physical properties reflect the chemical structure of the DNA molecule?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The 5 prime to 3 prime polarity of DNA makes it soluble in water but not in alcohol.

  • The purine and pyrimidine bases are hydrophilic.

  • The charged phosphate groups and sugars of DNA are hydrophilic.

  • The charged R-groups of DNA are hydrophilic.

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Frage 83 von 100

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Codons are three-base sequences that specify the addition of a single amino acid. How do eukaryotic codons and prokaryotic codons compare?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Codons are a nearly universal language among all organisms.

  • Prokaryotic codons usually specify different amino acids than those of eukaryotes.

  • The translation of codons is mediated by tRNAs in eukaryotes, but translation requires no intermediate molecules such as tRNAs in prokaryotes.

  • Prokaryotic codons usually contain different bases than those of eukaryotes.

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Frage 84 von 100

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If the cell whose nuclear material is shown in the accompanying figure continues toward completion of mitosis, which of the following events would occur next?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • synthesis of chromatids

  • formation of telophase nuclei

  • spindle fiber formation

  • cell membrane synthesis

  • nuclear envelope breakdown

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Frage 85 von 100

1

Franklin and Wilkins analyzed DNA by bombarding DNA crystals with X-rays. Their analysis yielded two numbers that sparked interest, 3.4 nm and 0.34 nm. What is the significance of these numbers?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The width of a DNA molecule is 3.4 nm, whereas the width of a nucleotide monomer is 0.34 m.

  • The 10 to 1 ratio signifies that DNA molecules are ten times longer than they are wide.

  • DNA molecules are 3.4 nm long and 0.34 nm wide.

  • It turned out to be just a coincidence.

  • These numbers tell us there are ten rungs, or steps, on the DNA "ladder" for every turn of the helix.

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Frage 86 von 100

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A ribozyme is _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • an enzyme that synthesizes RNA as part of the transcription process

  • an RNA with catalytic activity

  • an enzyme that synthesizes RNA primers during DNA replication

  • an enzyme that catalyzes the association between the large and small ribosomal subunits

  • a catalyst that uses RNA as a substrate

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Frage 87 von 100

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At which phase are centrioles beginning to move apart in animal cells?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • metaphase

  • prometaphase

  • telophase

  • prophase

  • anaphase

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Frage 88 von 100

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If one strand of a DNA molecule has the sequence of bases 5'ATTGCA3', the other complementary strand would have the sequence _____.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 5'UAACGU3'

  • 5'TGCAAT3'

  • 5'UGCAAU3'

  • 5'TAACGT3'

  • 3'UAACGU5'

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Frage 89 von 100

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A typical natural population of guppies consists of hundreds of guppies. Which statement best describes the guppies of a single species in an isolated population?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The guppies share all of the same characteristics and are identical to each other.

  • The guppies share all of the essential characteristics of the species; the minor variations they display don’t affect survival.

  • The guppies are all identical on the inside, but have many differences in appearance.

  • The guppies share many essential characteristics, but also vary in many features.

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Frage 90 von 100

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Fitness is a term often used by biologists to explain the evolutionary success of certain organisms. Which feature would a biologist consider to be most important in determining which guppies were the “most fit”?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • large body size and ability to swim quickly away from predators

  • excellent ability to compete for food

  • high number of offspring that survived to reproductive age

  • high number of matings with many different females.

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Frage 91 von 100

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Assuming ideal conditions with abundant food and space and no predators, what would happen if a pair of guppies were placed in a large pond?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The guppy population would grow slowly, as guppies would have only the number of babies that are needed to replenish the population.

  • The guppy population would grow slowly at first, then would grow rapidly, and thousands of guppies would fill the pond.

  • The guppy population would never become very large, because only organisms such as insects and bacteria reproduce in that manner.

  • The guppy population would continue to grow slowly over time.

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Frage 92 von 100

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Once a population of guppies has been established for a number of years in a real (not ideal) pond with other organisms including predators, what will likely happen to the population?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The guppy population will stay about the same size.

  • The guppy population will continue to rapidly grow in size.

  • The guppy population will gradually decrease until no more guppies are left.

  • It is impossible to tell because populations do not follow patterns.

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Frage 93 von 100

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In guppy populations, what are the primary changes that occur gradually over time?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The traits of each individual guppy within a population gradually change.

  • The proportions of guppies having different traits within a population change.

  • Successful behaviors learned by certain guppies are passed on to offspring.

  • Mutations occur to meet the needs of the guppies as the environment changes.

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Frage 94 von 100

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Lizards eat a variety of insects and plants. Which statement describes the availability of food for lizards on the Canary Islands?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Finding food is not a problem since food is always in abundant supply.

  • Since lizards can eat a variety of foods, there is likely to be enough food for all of the lizards at all times.

  • Lizards can get by on very little food, so the food supply does not matter.

  • It is likely that sometimes there is enough food, but at other times there is not enough food for all of the lizards.

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Frage 95 von 100

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What do you think happens among the lizards of a certain species when the food supply is limited?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The lizards cooperate to find food and share what they find.

  • The lizards fight for the available food and the strongest lizards kill the weaker ones.

  • Genetic changes that would allow lizards to eat new food sources are likely to be induced.

  • The lizards least successful in the competition for food are likely to die of starvation and malnutrition.

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Frage 96 von 100

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A well-established population of lizards is made up of hundreds of individual lizards. On an island, all lizards in a lizard population are likely to . . .

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • be indistinguishable, since there is a lot of interbreeding in isolated populations.

  • be the same on the inside but display differences in their external features.

  • be similar, yet have some significant differences in their internal and external features.

  • be the same on the outside but display differences in their internal features.

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Frage 97 von 100

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Which statement best describes how traits in lizards will be inherited by offspring?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • When parent lizards learn to catch particular insects, their offspring can inherit their specific insect-catching-skills.

  • When parent lizards develop stronger claws through repeated use in catching prey, their offspring can inherit their stronger-claw trait.

  • When parent lizards’ claws are underdeveloped because easy food sources are available, their offspring can inherit their weakened claws.

  • When a parent lizard is born with an extra finger on its claws, its offspring can inherit six-fingered claws.

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Frage 98 von 100

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According to the theory of natural selection, where did the variations in body size in the three species of lizards most likely come from?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The lizards needed to change in order to survive, so beneficial new traits developed.

  • The lizards wanted to become different in size, so beneficial new traits gradually appeared in the population.

  • Random genetic changes and sexual recombination both created new variations.

  • The island environment caused genetic changes in the lizards.

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Frage 99 von 100

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Fitness is a term often used by biologists to explain the evolutionary success of certain organisms. Below are descriptions of four fictional female lizards. Which lizard might a biologist consider to be the “most fit”?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • lizard A

  • lizard B

  • lizard C

  • lizard D

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Frage 100 von 100

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What could cause one species to change into three species over time?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Groups of lizards encountered different island environments so the lizards needed to become new species with different traits in order to survive.

  • Groups of lizards must have been geographically isolated from other groups and random genetic changes must have accumulated in these lizard populations over time.

  • There may be minor variations, but all lizards are essentially alike and all are members of a single species.

  • In order to survive, different groups of lizards needed to adapt to the different islands, and so all organisms in each group gradually evolved to become a new lizard species.

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