Exam 3
A normal male marries a color-blind woman. What percent of their female children will be color-blind? A. 0% B. 25% C. 50% D. 75% E. 100%
A. 0%
In guinea pigs, B = black, b = brown, S = short hair, s = long hair. A heterozygous black, short-haired animal reproduces with a brown, long-haired animal. What is the expected phenotypic ratio of the offspring? A. 1 black short hair, 1 black long hair, 1 brown short hair, 1 brown long hair B. 9 black short hair, 3 black long hair, 3 brown long hair, 1 brown short hair C. 9 black short hair, 3 black long hair, 3 brown short hair, 1 brown long hair D. 9 black short hair, 6 black long hair, 3 brown long hair, 1 brown short hair
A. 1 black short hair, 1 black long hair, 1 brown short hair, 1 brown long hair
In humans, aniridia, a type of blindness, is due to a dominant allele A. Migraine headaches are due to another dominant allele M. If a man who suffers from both conditions (AaMm) marries a woman who suffers from both (AaMm), what are the chances of an offspring expressing both traits. A. 9/16 B. 3/16 C. 1/2 D. 1/16
A. 9/16
Which piece of evidence did Darwin observe during his 5-year journey aboard the HMS Beagle? A. A South American species of finch is most likely the ancestor of the Galápagos Island finches. B. Species do not change over time. C. All species share the same basic genetic and molecular makeup. D. The earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old.
A. A South American species of finch is most likely the ancestor of the Galápagos Island finches.
Fruit flies of the species Drosophila melanogaster are an important model organism for eukaryotic genetics. The genes for olive body color and purple eye color are on the same chromosome. Consider an organism with the chromosomes in the diagram above. What process is capable of producing a gamete with the alleles "pO"? A. Crossing Over B. Mitosis C. Independent Assortment D. Nondisjunction
A. Crossing Over
In a Mendelian monohybrid cross involving two homozygous genotypes, the ____ generation is always completely heterozygous. A. F1 B. F2 C. P D. P2
A. F1
At one time, biologists thought that fungi were merely forms of plants that had lost their chlorophyll and had returned to saprotrophy to gain food. Why is this no longer considered a solid theory? A. Fungal cell walls contain chitin rather than cellulose. B. Fungi attack and engulf food for internal digestion. C. Fungi have flagella at some stage, providing mobility that plants never have. D. Plants are multicellular and fungi are unicellular or multinucleated noncellular plasmodia. E. Plants store glycogen, while fungi store starch.
A. Fungal cell walls contain chitin rather than cellulose.
Which of the following is true about genetic drift? A. It may lead to an allele becoming fixed in a population when its alternative allele is lost from the population. B. It increases the number of heterozygotes in a population. C. It increases the level of rare alleles in a population. D. It reduces the chances of mutation in a population.
A. It may lead to an allele becoming fixed in a population when its alternative allele is lost from the population.
An individual who has an XXY combination of sex chromosomes is said to have _____ syndrome. A. Klinefelter B. Turner C. Down D. cri du chat
A. Klinefelter
Who invented the term "virus"? A. Louis Pasteur B. Anton van Leeuwenhoek C. Stanley Miller D. Harold Urey
A. Louis Pasteur
Which type of archaean is likely to be found in the intestines of animals? A. Methanogen. B. Halophile. C. Thermacidophile.
A. Methanogen.
A population of mice live in a grassy area near a stream. Some individuals have alleles that give them white fir while others have alleles for brown fur. A family of hawks move in and nest nearby. The hawks catch the white mice at a higher rate because those mice do not blend in to the surroundings so well. This changes the genetic makeup of the population and a higher percentage of the next generation of mice have brown fur. This is an example of _______. A. Natural Selection B. Genetic Drift C. Mutation D. Gene Flow
A. Natural Selection
Single-celled eukaryotes are A. Protists. B. Archaea. C. land plants. D. animals.
A. Protists.
Members of which genus of algae are found in ponds and have chloroplasts that are arranged in a spiral? A. Spirogyra B. Euglena C. Chlamydomonas D. Volvox
A. Spirogyra
Disruptive selection is described in the text with the case of British land snails. In the grassy fields, the light-banded snails escape bird predators. In the darker forest, the dark snails survive and the light-banded snails are eaten. As long as the snails continue to cruise across the British landscape mating at the same season and having access to each other, why doesn't this "disruptive selection" eventually lead to two separate species? A. There is no reproductive isolation to prevent gene flow. B. They are already two separate species and the intermediate forms are hybrids. C. The color forms are probably not genetically determined. D. There must be some unknown factor producing an equal stabilizing selection "to hold the species together." E. This will result in the formation of two species if given long enough time.
A. There is no reproductive isolation to prevent gene flow.
Common fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster, have been used as model organisms to study inheritance in animals for many years. Flies with the yellow body phenotype make no melanin. Look at the image above to see diagrams representing the "wild-type" and "yellow body" flies. In an experiment, Karen crossed a true-breeding line of wild-type flies with yellow body flies. All the offspring of those crosses were wild-type. Then Karen crossed the offspring with each other. She got 328 yellow body flies and 1014 wild-type flies. What is the probably inheritance pattern for the yellow body allele? A. Yellow body is recessive to wild-type. B. Wild-type is recessive to yellow body. C. Wild-type and yellow body are incompletely dominant. D. Wild-type and yellow body are codominant.
A. Yellow body is recessive to wild-type.
In peas, yellow is dominant over green in seeds. With which of these is it best to cross a yellow-seeded pea plant to determine whether it is homozygous or heterozygous? A. a green-seeded plant B. a heterozygous yellow-seeded plant C. a pure yellow-seeded plant D. a heterozygous yellow-seeded plant or a pure yellow-seeded plant
A. a green-seeded plant
The location of a gene on a chromosome is called A. a locus. B. a linkage map. C. a linkage group. D. an allele.
A. a locus.
Alternative forms of a gene that influence the same trait and are found at the same location in homologous chromosomes are called A. alleles. B. phenotypes. C. genotypes. D. incomplete dominance.
A. alleles.
The model of speciation that requires some time with geographic barriers between two populations, allowing evolution of reproductive isolation, is A. allopatric speciation. B. phyletic gradualism. C. sympatric speciation. D. punctuated equilibrium. E. prezygotic isolation.
A. allopatric speciation.
The fin of a tuna and the flipper of a dolphin are A. analogous structures. B. homologous structures. C. homogeneous structures. D. reciprocal structures.
A. analogous structures.
Lichens A. are a symbiotic relationship between an alga and fungus. B. thrive in areas of high pollution. C. cause the flavors in blue cheese. D. are important in making bread.
A. are a symbiotic relationship between an alga and fungus.
Mendel's law of segregation implies that the two members of an allele pair A. are distributed to separate gametes. B. are distributed to the same gamete. C. are assorted dependently. D. are segregated pairwise.
A. are distributed to separate gametes.
Diatoms A. are unicellular algae with glassy cell walls. B. have pseudopodia. C. are excavates. D. all of the above are true. E. Only A and B are true.
A. are unicellular algae with glassy cell walls.
Which stage of viral reproduction takes place when the spikes of the virus bind to a specific receptor molecule on the surface of a host cell? A. attachment stage B. penetration stage C. biosynthesis stage D. release stage
A. attachment stage
The process of bacterial reproduction is referred to as A. binary fission. B. budding. C. mitosis. D. meiosis.
A. binary fission.
You have two true-breeding rose bushes, one with red flowers and one with white flowers. A cross between these two roses yields a bush with white flowers that have red splotches. What condition does this demonstrate? A. codominance B. incomplete dominance C. environmental effects D. polygenetic inheritance E. monohybrid inheritance
A. codominance
Which type of natural selection increases the frequency of one extreme phenotype? A. directional B. stabilizing C. disruptive D. nonrandom
A. directional
Cyanobacteria A. do photosynthesis similar to green plants. B. are heterotrophs. C. have a nucleus and chloroplast. D. split hydrogen sulfide.
A. do photosynthesis similar to green plants.
The first membranes that formed before full cells were likely made of A. fatty acids. B. phospholipids. C. proteins. D. RNA.
A. fatty acids.
Which evidence for evolution uses impressions of plants and animals pressed into sedimentary rock? A. fossil record B. biogeography C. comparative embryology D. comparative biochemistry
A. fossil record
A random alteration in the sequence of DNA nucleotides that provides a new variant of the gene is A. gene mutation. B. gene frequency. C. disruption. D. allele frequency.
A. gene mutation.
.Red-legged frogs and Bullfrogs can interbreed in the lab. However, Red-legged frogs only breed in fast-moving streams and Bullfrogs only breed in ponds. This is an example of a _______________ isolating mechanism. A. habitat B. temporal C. behavioral D. mechanical E. post zygotic
A. habitat
.Which of the following sex-linked diseases is characterized by the absence of a clotting factor? A. hemophilia B. color-blindness C. Duchenne muscular dystrophy D. None of the answer choices is true.
A. hemophilia
.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek A. improved microscope lenses to allow him to see tiny organisms he called animalcules. B. invented the idea of spontaneous generation. C. did experiments to refute the concept of spontaneous generation. D. tested theories about how organic molecules could form without the presence of life.
A. improved microscope lenses to allow him to see tiny organisms he called animalcules.
The organism represented in the above image A. is an excavate. B. is in the genus Euglena. C. is a flagellate. D. is a chromalveolate. E. is in the genus Amoeba. F. makes pseudopodia.
A. is an excavate. B. is in the genus Euglena. C. is a flagellate.
Which of the following represents the physical characteristics of the individual? A. phenotype B. genotype C. alleles D. dominance
A. phenotype
What genetic disorder is associated with the lack of an enzyme necessary for the normal metabolism of the amino acid phenylalanine? A. phenylketonuria (PKU) B. Huntington disease C. sickle cell disease D. cystic fibrosis (CF)
A. phenylketonuria (PKU)
Traits that are controlled by several sets or pairs of alleles, such as skin color and height in humans, are the result of what form of inheritance? A. polygenic B. incomplete dominance C. simple Mendelian inheritance D. codominance
A. polygenic
Some human diseases appear to be due to protein agents that may convert other normal proteins in the cell to also become these agents. This new disease protein agent is called a(n) A. prion. B. cyanobacterium. C. phage. D. retrovirus.
A. prion.
Which genetic disorder is associated with an irregular shape of the red blood cells? A. sickle cell disease B. Marfan syndrome C. Huntington disease D. cystic fibrosis (CF)
A. sickle cell disease
What general feature is necessary to consider an organism a microbe? A. small enough that a microscope is required to see them B. heterotrophic C. sexual reproduction D. use aerobic respiration for metabolism
A. small enough that a microscope is required to see them
Cheetahs are very genetically similar, meaning there is not a lot of genetic diversity in their gene pool. It appears that at least 2 times in the last 10,000 years cheetah populations crashed to very low numbers. The present day low genetic diversity is due to _____________. A. the bottleneck effect. B. the founder effect. C. natural selection. D. non-disjunction.
A. the bottleneck effect.
Lamarck's proposal of the inheritance of acquired characteristics included the idea that A. the continual stretching of giraffe's necks to reach leaves led to longer necks in offspring. B. local catastrophes cause mass extinctions of species. C. species are fixed and unchanging over time. D. organisms are acted on by the environment.
A. the continual stretching of giraffe's necks to reach leaves led to longer necks in offspring.
According to Lamarck, which variable would have the greatest influence on the evolution of an organism? A. the environment B. the genetics of the individual C. Both the environment and genetics are equally responsible for the evolution of an organism. D. Neither the environment nor the genetics of an organism play a role in its evolution.
A. the environment
. Lizards on a small island are more likely to have to mate with close relatives. The form of microevolution is A. the founder effect. B. mutation. C. gene flow. D. natural selection.
A. the founder effect.
.A viral envelope describes A. the outer layer of some viruses composed of the host's plasma membrane B. viral DNA. C. a prion. D. a protein capsid.
A. the outer layer of some viruses composed of the host's plasma membrane
Bacterial cells pick up free pieces of DNA from the medium pieces that were released from dead bacteria in a process called A. transformation. B. transduction. C. conjugation. D. replication.
A. transformation.
Which features set most of the members of protista apart from the rest of the kingdoms? A. unicellular and microscopic B. multicellular and microscopic C. photosynthetic and unicellular D. None of the answer choices is correct.
A. unicellular and microscopic
Anatomical features that are fully developed and functional in one group of organisms but reduced and functionless in a similar group are termed A. vestigial. B. homologous. C. analogous. D. sympatric.
A. vestigial.
What are the chances that two individuals with wavy hair (an incomplete trait) will have a curly-haired child? Curly hair and straight hair exhibit incomplete dominance. A. none B. 25% C. 50% D. 75%
B. 25%
Which of the following organisms move about by means of pseudopodia? A. trypanosome B. Amoeba proteus C. Chlamydomonas D. Paramecium caudatum
B. Amoeba proteus
Which is NOT true according to Mendel's law of segregation? A. Each individual contains two alleles for each trait. B. An individual can have either both dominant alleles, both recessive alleles, or a dominant and recessive allele. C. Alleles separate from each other during gamete formation. D. Each gamete contains one copy of each allele. E. Fertilization restores the presence of two alleles.
B. An individual can have either both dominant alleles, both recessive alleles, or a dominant and recessive allele.
Which of these is a correct description of a form of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria? A. Crossing-over occurs between paired chromosomes in meiosis. B. Conjugation occurs when a cell passes DNA to another cell by means of a sex pilus. C. Transformation occurs when a bacteriophage carries a bit of DNA from a previous host cell to a new host cell. D. Transduction occurs when a live bacterium picks up DNA from dead bacteria that have shed it into the environment of the living cell.
B. Conjugation occurs when a cell passes DNA to another cell by means of a sex pilus.
A man with AB blood type can have a child with type O. A. True B. False
B. False
All cases of Down syndrome are caused by trisomy of chromosome 21. A. True B. False
B. False
____ are mostly saprotrophic decomposers that assist in recycling of nutrients in ecosystems. A. Algae B. Fungi C. Protozoans D. Ciliates
B. Fungi
Molds (except slime and water molds) and mushrooms belong to the kingdom A. Protists. B. Fungi. C. Plantae. D. Animalia.
B. Fungi.
A population of mice live in a grassy area near a stream. Some individuals have alleles that give them white fir while other have alleles for brown fur. One day the stream floods killing a higher percentage of mice wtih the brown alleles basically at random. This changes the genetic makeup of the population and a higher percentage of the next generation of mice have white fur. This is an example of A. Natural Selection B. Genetic Drift C. Mutation D. Gene Flow
B. Genetic Drift
In what way are fungi like heterotrophic bacteria? A. They both produce gametes. B. They are both heterotrophic and play an important role in ecosystems. C. They both have cell walls of the same material. D. They are both photosynthetic and thus are producers. E. They are both eukaryotic.
B. They are both heterotrophic and play an important role in ecosystems.
Which of the following is NOT true about viruses? A. The genome may be DNA or RNA. B. They contain nucleic acid, protein, and mitochondria. C. They exhibit host specificity. D. They are obligate intracellular parasites.
B. They contain nucleic acid, protein, and mitochondria.
A person with an XO genotype is classified as having A. Down syndrome. B. Turner syndrome. C. Klinefelter syndrome. D. a poly-X state.
B. Turner syndrome.
Generally, it is not possible to determine whether nondisjunction failed to occur in oogenesis or spermatogenesis. However, it is possible to assert that _____ resulted in nondisjunction in ____. A. XXY; oogenesis B. XYY; spermatogenesis C. XXX; oogenesis D. XXY; spermatogenesis
B. XYY; spermatogenesis
Genes on the ___ chromosome determine if the sex of a child will be male or female. A. X B. Y C. 21st D. 5th
B. Y
When only a few individuals survive unfavorable times, thereby losing the majority of genotypes in the next generation, it is called A. natural selection. B. a bottleneck effect. C. a founder effect. D. industrial mechanism.
B. a bottleneck effect.
A chain of asexual spores produced by a sac fungus is called A. a mycelium. B. a conidia. C. an ascospore. D. a basidiospore.
B. a conidia.
A color-blind (recessive trait) woman will pass the allele to A. her sons only. B. all her children. C. her daughters only. D. none of her children. E. her husband.
B. all her children.
What are alleles? A. genes for different traits, such as hair color and eye color B. alternative forms of a gene for a single trait, such as blue eyes or brown eyes C. the locations of genes on a chromosome D. recessive forms of a kind of characteristic carried by genes
B. alternative forms of a gene for a single trait, such as blue eyes or brown eyes
If a chromosomal segment appears more than once in the same chromosome, it is termed a(n) A. translocation. B. duplication. C. deletion. D. inversion.
B. duplication.
The innermost core of a virus's structure is made up of A. a membranous envelope. B. either DNA or RNA. C. a protein capsid. D. a protein spore coat.
B. either DNA or RNA.
Movement of alleles between populations such as by the migration of breeding individuals is called A. genetic drift. B. gene flow. C. nonrandom mating. D. natural selection.
B. gene flow.
You have two true-breeding rose bushes, one with red flowers and one with white flowers. A cross between these two roses yields a bush with pink flowers. What condition does this demonstrate? A. codominance B. incomplete dominance C. environmental effects D. polygenetic inheritance
B. incomplete dominance
When homologous chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis, this is termed A. linked genes. B. nondisjunction. C. crossover. D. monosomy
B. nondisjunction.
Cold weather can change the ______ of a Himalayan rabbit. A. genotype B. phenotype C. alleles D. sex
B. phenotype
The capsid of a virus is composed of A. RNA. B. protein. C. DNA. D. cellulose. E. lipid.
B. protein.
In Arkansas, the gray tree frog breeds in March, while the closely related species Harpers frog breeds at the end of May. This is an example of a ___________________ isolating mechanism. A. habitat B. temporal C. behavioral D. mechanical E. post zygotic
B. temporal
Miller's laboratory experiments showed that A. it is possible to form protocells. B. the primitive gases can react together to produce small organic molecules. C. atmospheric pressure is required for life to begin. D. the earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old.
B. the primitive gases can react together to produce small organic molecules.
.Which refers to the movement of a piece of one chromosome to another nonhomologous chromosome? A. inversion B. translocation C. deletion D. duplication
B. translocation
A person who has an extra copy of a chromosome is said to have A. monosomy. B. trisomy. C. nondisjunction. D. duplication.
B. trisomy.
A cross is made between two parents with genotypes AaBB and aabb. If there are 32 offspring, how many of them would be expected to exhibit both dominant characteristics? A. 32 B. 24 C. 16 D. 8 E. 0
C. 16
What will the genotypic ratio be of a monohybrid cross of two individuals who are both heterozygous for a trait? Use the link in the instructions to an online Punnet square frame. A. 100% homozygous dominant B. 50% homozygous dominant, 50% homozygous recessive C. 25% homozygous dominant, 50% heterozygous, 25% homozygous recessive D. 50% homozygous dominant, 50% heterozygous
C. 25% homozygous dominant, 50% heterozygous, 25% homozygous recessive
Color-blindness is inherited as an X-linked recessive trait. A male who is color-blind marries a heterozygous woman. What percent of their total children will be color-blind? A. 0% B. 25% C. 50% D. 75% E. 100%
C. 50%
The four o'clock flower is an example of incomplete dominance: R = red, r = white, and Rr = pink. If two hybrids are crossed, what are the chances that an offspring will have pink flowers? A. 0% B. 25% C. 50% D. 75% E. 100%
C. 50%
In guinea pigs, B = black, b = brown, S = short hair, s = long hair. Two heterozygous individuals reproduce. The expected results are A. 9 black long hair, 3 black short hair, 3 brown long hair, 1 brown short hair. B. 9 black short hair, 6 black long hair, 3 brown long hair, 1 black short hair. C. 9 black short hair, 3 black long hair, 3 brown short hair, 1 brown long hair. D. 9 brown short hair, 3 black long hair, 3 brown long hair, 1 black short hair.
C. 9 black short hair, 3 black long hair, 3 brown short hair, 1 brown long hair.
A pheasant breeder starts with two birds in the P generation, one of which is AA and the other is aa. If he takes two of the birds from the F1 generation and breeds them together, what can he expect in his F2 offspring? A. AA and Aa. B. Aa and aa. C. AA, Aa, and aa. D. Aa only.
C. AA, Aa, and aa.
Some plants fail to produce chlorophyll, due to a recessive trait. If we locate a pea plant that is heterozygous for this trait, self-pollinate it, and harvest the seeds, what are the likely phenotypes of the resulting offspring? A. All will be green with chlorophyll since that is the dominant trait. B. About one-half will be green and one-half white since that is the distribution of the genes in the parents. C. About one-fourth will be white and three-fourths green since it is similar to a monohybrid cross. D. About one-fourth will be green and three-fourths white since it is similar to a monohybrid cross.
C. About one-fourth will be white and three-fourths green since it is similar to a monohybrid cross.
A new classification by domains separates prokaryotes into A. Bacteria and Cyanobacteria. B. photosynthetic bacteria and chemosynthetic bacteria. C. Archaea and Bacteria. D. autotrophs and heterotrophs.
C. Archaea and Bacteria.
What is the evolutionary relationship among archaea, bacteria, and eukarya? A. Since archaea are the most primitive, archaean ancestors gave rise to bacteria that in turn gave rise to eukaryotes. B. All three domains are equally distant from the most primitive common ancestor, a protocell. C. Archaea and eukarya share nucleic acid similarities, so eukarya split off from archaea. D. Bacterial ancestors gave rise to both archaea and to eukaryotes as two separate side branches.
C. Archaea and eukarya share nucleic acid similarities, so eukarya split off from archaea.
Which protist is NOT correctly linked to the type of movement it shows? A. amoeboids-pseudopodia B. ciliates-cilia C. Euglena-pseudopod D. Paramecium-cilia
C. Euglena-pseudopod
The kingdom ____ are characterized by having filaments called hyphae that are used to absorb nutrients. A. Archaea B. Protista C. Fungi D. Animalia E. Plantae
C. Fungi
A population of mice live in a grassy area near a stream. Some individuals have alleles that give them white fir while others have alleles for brown fur. One day a mouse is born in which an allele for brown fur has change and causes the mouse to be tan. This is an example of A. Natural Selection B. Genetic Drift C. Mutation D. Gene Flow
C. Mutation
____ are organisms that break down dead organic matter in order to absorb the nutrient molecules. A. Eukaryotes B. Parasites C. Saprotrophs D. Heterotrophs
C. Saprotrophs
Which statement is NOT true about bacteria? A. They lack mitochondria. B. They lack a nucleus but contain DNA. C. They reproduce sexually. D. They have a single circular chromosome.
C. They reproduce sexually.
During allopatric speciation A. gene flow continues between subpopulations. B. reproduction between all subpopulations is impossible. C. a geographic separation occurs between subpopulations. D. wide phenotype differences appear between subpopulations. E. subpopulations are still able to interbreed.
C. a geographic separation occurs between subpopulations.
In peacock spiders, a male displays before a female. If the male is of the wrong species then the female will reject him because he does not do the correct courtship display or have the correct color patterns. This is an example of a ___________________ isolating mechanism. A. habitat B. temporal C. behavioral D. mechanical E. post zygotic
C. behavioral
Fungi are NOT photosynthetic because they lack A. xylem. B. cell walls. C. chloroplasts. D. cell membrane.
C. chloroplasts.
One bacterial cell passes DNA to a second cell through a sex pilus in the process of A. transformation. B. transduction. C. conjugation. D. replication.
C. conjugation
.Which refers to the loss of a portion of a chromosome? A. inversion B. translocation C. deletion D. duplication
C. deletion
Which is an example of an alga? A. amoebae B. slime molds C. diatoms D. ciliates
C. diatoms
Louis Pasteur A. improved microscope lenses to allow him to see tiny organisms he called animalcules. B. invented the idea of spontaneous generation. C. did experiments to refute the concept of spontaneous generation. D. tested theories about how organic molecules could form without the presence of life.
C. did experiments to refute the concept of spontaneous generation.
Hydrangeas are a flowering plant with large showy blooms. When a plant is grown in aluminum-rich soil it has blue flowers. If the same plant is transplanted into soil that is lacking aluminum, the flowers produced will be pink. This is an example of A. codominance. B. incomplete dominance. C. environmental effects. D. polygenetic inheritance.
C. environmental effects.
The _____ indicates the gene combination of an individual. A. phenotype B. loci C. genotype D. homozygous
C. genotype
The ____ algae are thought to be closely related to the first plants because they share most of the characteristics of plants. A. brown B. red C. green D. pink
C. green
In a testcross, an organism with a dominant phenotype, but unknown genotype is crossed with which of the following to establish its genotype? A. homozygous dominant B. heterozygous C. homozygous recessive D. heterozygous dominant
C. homozygous recessive
Considering that males can have Klinefelter (XXY) syndrome, XYY, and normal XY chromosomal combinations, and females can have Turner (XO) syndrome, poly-X (XXX, XXXX), and normal XX combinations, it is obvious that A. maleness results from the presence of only one X chromosome. B. maleness results from the absence of two or more X chromosomes. C. maleness results from the minimal presence of one Y chromosome. D. femaleness results from the presence of two or more X chromosomes.
C. maleness results from the minimal presence of one Y chromosome.
Inbreeding within a population is an example of A. genetic drift. B. gene flow. C. nonrandom mating. D. natural selection.
C. nonrandom mating.
During sympatric speciation A. evolution ceases for a time. B. wide phenotype differences disappear between subpopulations. C. reproductive isolation between certain subpopulations occurs. D. a geographic separation occurs between certain subpopulations. E. mutations begin to appear, making the subpopulations distinctly different.
C. reproductive isolation between certain subpopulations occurs.
An organism that will feed on dead plants, animals, and microbes are called A. autotrophic. B. heterotrophic. C. saprotrophs. D. parasitic.
C. saprotrophs.
Which of these conditions is NOT among the requirements of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? A. no net mutations B. no net migration of alleles into or out of the population C. small population with genetic drift D. no selection of one genotype over another
C. small population with genetic drift
Which type of natural selection occurs when an intermediate phenotype is favored? A. disruptive selection B. directional selection C. stabilizing selection D. genetic drift selection E. adaptive radiation
C. stabilizing selection
When an enveloped animal virus enters a cell during the entry stage, A. the next thing it does is assemble a new virus. B. the envelope is removed after the virus is inside the cell's nucleus. C. the protein capsid is removed through uncoating to expose the viral genome. D. it immediately integrates its nucleic acid genome into the host chromosomes.
C. the protein capsid is removed through uncoating to expose the viral genome.
Which type of genetic exchange occurs among bacteria in which DNA is carried into a bacterial cell by means of a virus? A. conjugation B. transformation C. transduction D. budding
C. transduction
Which of the following is NOT correct concerning the law of independent assortment? A. It is based upon the process of meiosis. B. Each pair of factors separates independently. C. All possible combinations of factors can occur in the gametes. D. It follows the observation that all maternal chromosomes end up in the egg.
D. It follows the observation that all maternal chromosomes end up in the egg.
Which statement is NOT true about the founder effect? A. It is a form of genetic drift. B. It produces a high frequency of some rare alleles in a small isolated population. C. Founding members contain a tiny fraction of the alleles found in the original population. D. The founder effect occurs when a population is subjected to near extinction and then recovers, so that only a few alleles are left in survivors.
D. The founder effect occurs when a population is subjected to near extinction and then recovers, so that only a few alleles are left in survivors.
Which statement is true about bacteria? A. They contain a nucleus. B. They lack ribosomes. C. They usually lack a cell wall. D. They contain a single, circular DNA molecule as the genetic material.
D. They contain a single, circular DNA molecule as the genetic material.
When he arrived at the Galápagos Islands, Darwin did not observe the amazing tool-using "woodpecker finch" that can modify twigs to pry out grubs. Because there are no true woodpeckers on the Galápagos Islands, this behavior allows this finch to exploit an untapped food source. However, not all members of this species exhibit this behavior, which is probably learned from watching other finches. Therefore, which of the following is NOT true? A. Young isolated at hatching will not know how to do this. B. It is probably not "hardwired" in the brain as a behavior passed on genetically. C. There must be a great advantage to reaching this food source for this learned behavior to be repeated by most descendants each generation. D. This "learned" behavior will not lead to evolutionary change in the woodpecker population.
D. This "learned" behavior will not lead to evolutionary change in the woodpecker population.
The mycelium is a mesh of filaments, each of which is called A. a conidium. B. an ascospore. C. a basidiospore. D. a hypha.
D. a hypha.
Amoebae A. have pseudopodia. B. have a nucleus C. are heterotrophic. D. all of the above are true. E. Only A and C are true.
D. all of the above are true.
The life cycle stage of an animal virus during which a mature capsid forms around copies of the viral RNA genome is A. budding. B. biosynthesis. C. uncoating. D. assembly.
D. assembly.
.Which of these is the most accurate description of a virus? A. a noncellular living organism B. one of the smallest bacteria known C. a cell at the boundary between living and nonliving things D. chemical complexes of RNA or DNA protected by protein
D. chemical complexes of RNA or DNA protected by protein
Which refers to the addition of a repeat segment of a chromosome? A. inversion B. translocation C. deletion D. duplication
D. duplication
Which of the following is an example of the blending of phenotypes? A. codominance B. polygenic inheritance C. simple Mendelian inheritance D. incomplete dominance
D. incomplete dominance
If a chromosomal segment is turned around 180°, the chromosomal mutation is termed a(n) A. translocation. B. duplication. C. deletion. D. inversion.
D. inversion.
Two species of peas are visited by the same species of bee. Each species of pea has its stamens positioned to place pollen on different parts of the bee's body. Upon visiting other flowers, the pollen from the bee can only get on the female parts of the same species. This is an example of a ___________________ isolating mechanism. A. habitat B. temporal C. behavioral D. mechanical E. post zygotic
D. mechanical
Which refers to the loss of a complete chromosome? A. inversion B. translocation C. deletion D. monosomy
D. monosomy
If the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is met, what is the net effect? A. evolution leading to a population better adapted to an unchanging environment B. evolution leading to a population better adapted to a changing environment C. very slow and continuous evolution with no increased adaptation D. no evolution because the alleles in the population remain the same
D. no evolution because the alleles in the population remain the same
Which of the following kinds of molecules is thought to have been absent from the primitive reducing atmosphere? A. water vapor (H2O) B. methane (CH4) C. hydrogen (H2) D. oxygen (O2)
D. oxygen (O2)
Microbiology is the study of microbes. These include all but which of the following? A. Archaea B. Bacteria C. viruses D. plants
D. plants
When two or more genes with multiple alleles affect the same trait in an additive fashion, it is termed A. a double-trait cross. B. codominant. C. incomplete dominance. D. polygenic inheritance.
D. polygenic inheritance.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or "mad cow disease," is caused by a(n) A. archeon. B. bacterium. C. cyanobacterium. D. prion. E. virus.
D. prion.
Considering the various theories, the energy used in forming organic molecules in the primitive atmosphere could have come from all EXCEPT A. lightning. B. ultraviolet radiation. C. heat from volcanoes. D. sound.
D. sound.
When the cap of an average gilled mushroom is cut off and shaken, a cloud of powdery material is released. The material released are A. mycelia. B. sporangia. C. hyphae. D. spores. E. seeds.
D. spores.
What evidence would NOT be studied by a biogeographer? A. continental drift or the movement of tectonic plates over time B. ocean currents and wind patterns C. ranges of animals and ability to migrate D. the genetic makeup of organisms that evolved in separate but similar conditions
D. the genetic makeup of organisms that evolved in separate but similar conditions
In which kind of cross could you expect to find ratios of 1:1:1:1 among the offspring? A. monohybrid cross B. dihybrid cross C. one-trait test cross D. two-trait test cross
D. two-trait test cross
Which of the following conditions does NOT contribute to evolution? A. mutations B. gene flow C. genetic drift D. unchanging environmental conditions
D. unchanging environmental conditions
A woman who can roll her tongue (presumably dominant) is married to a man who cannot. Two of their four children can roll their tongues and two cannot. If A = roll tongue and a = cannot roll tongue, then what is the genotype of the parents? A. woman Aa; man Aa B. woman AA; man aa C. woman Aa; man AA D. woman Aa; man aa
D. woman Aa; man aa
Euglena A. is an excavate. B. is an chromalveolate. C. has an eyespot. D. all of the above are true. E. Only A and C are true.
E. Only A and C are true.
Which of the following is considered to be acellular? A. bacteria B. fungi C. algae D. protozoans E. viruses
E. viruses
