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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Which ONE of the following is the best definition of a species?
Respuesta
  • A population of similar animals which can interbreed.
  • A population of organisms which can breed to produce fertile offspring.
  • A community of organisms which can interbreed.
  • A population of organisms with similar characteristics.

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
What causes the genetic disorder where some males have the sex chromosomes XXY?
Respuesta
  • A sex-linked recessive allele.
  • Non-disjunction of chromosomes during meiosis.
  • Two sperm cells fertilise one ovum.
  • Crossing-over during meiosis.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
The chromosome complement of a human individual who inherits an X chromosome from the father, is ...
Respuesta
  • 44 and XX.
  • 44 and XY.
  • 46 and XX.
  • 46 and XY.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Which ONE of the following is an example of artificial selection?
Respuesta
  • DDT resistance in mosquitoes.
  • The development of different species of tortoise from a common ancestor.
  • The decreasing effect of antibiotics on bacteria.
  • Breeding dairy cattle to increase milk production.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
What percentage of adenine bases is present in a DNA molecule with 2 000 bases, if 400 of the bases are cytosine?
Respuesta
  • 20%
  • 30%
  • 40%
  • 60%

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Two parents both have blood group A. Their child has blood group O. What is the best explanation for this pattern of inheritance?
Respuesta
  • The child has inherited the blood group directly from a grandparent.
  • The parents are homozygous for the blood group alleles.
  • The parents are heterozygous for the blood group alleles.
  • There has been a mutation in the blood group alleles.
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