Biology Final

If a cell is unable to take up simple sugars, which of the following biological molecules will it be unable to
make?

Where in the human body could you find haploid cells?

How many pairs of chromosomes are found within the most cells of human beings?

How many unique 3-base sequences can be formed from the 4 bases found in DNA?

Which of the following is most likely to dissolve in olive oil?

Which of the following is associated with eukaryotic cells, but not prokaryotic cells?

The "endosymbiotic hypothesis" is a concept that __________.

What is the purpose of careful primer design before PCR?

Newly synthesized double stranded DNA consists of:

What is the functional role of PCR in the forensic analysis of DNA (DNA fingerprinting).

A tentative explanation for an observed phenomenon is called a(n):

In 1981, a peer-reviewed study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, reported that drinking 2
cups of coffee per day doubled the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. What have subsequent studies
shown?

Which of the following biological molecules possesses the greatest caloric density (cal/g)?

The cell membrane is primarily composed of:

What was one of the take home messages of psychologist Daniel Kahneman’s Nobel winning research?

Which of the following organelles in your own body are understood to have evolved from bacteria through
endosymbiosis?

Which technique did Rosalind Franklin use to deduce the three dimensional structure of DNA?

What are the criteria for a good hypothesis?

DNA and RNA are polymers composed of:

Which of the following does NOT distinguish eukaryotes from prokaryotes?

How many covalent bonds can one carbon atom form with other atoms?

Penicillin and other antibiotics are produced by _________________ to kill ___________________.

Penicillin interferes with the synthesis of:

Which of the following statements about bacteria is FALSE?

According to a recent study, Israeli appeals court judges are more likely to rule in favor of a person when:

A study was conducted to determine if the growth rate of babies differs between babies that are bottle-fed
and babies that are breast-fed. In this experiment, growth rate is referred to as the:

What kind of bonds hold nitrogenous base pairs together in the middle of double stranded DNA?

Statistical significance is scientific studies generally depends upon:

What subatomic particles are located in the nucleus of an atom?

As an acidic compound dissolves in water, the pH of the water __________.

Unlike penicillin, antibiotics that are effective against gram-negative bacteria target the bacterial:

Which of the following groups of organisms does not have cells enclosed within a cell wall?

What did Alexander Fleming do that ultimately ensured penicillin would be developed as the first widely
available antibiotic?

According to fossil evidence, about how many years has life existed on Earth?

A deep sea bacterium that thrives by consuming hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and carbon dioxide (CO2) would
be an example of a:

Which of the following would NOT provide strong evidence of life?

The ability of living organisms to maintain a stable environment is termed

If starches are polymers of monosaccharides, what are the monomers that form proteins?

The term peer review means that:

What is the correct order of the phases of the cell cycle?

During which phase of the cell cycle are organelles and proteins synthesized?

When did Gregor Mendel publish his famous paper on patterns of inheritance in pea plants?

A woman is heterozygous for eye color (1 ‘brown’ allele and 1 ‘blue’ allele) has children with a man who is
also heterozygous for eye color (brown and blue). If the ‘brown’ allele is dominant, what is the probability that
their first child will have blue eyes?

In the process of transcription, DNA has to split apart so that a complimentary strand of mRNA can be
synthesized. After the DNA splits apart, what happens next?

Which molecule binds to codons on an mRNA molecule?

‘Golden rice’ is a transgenic crop engineered to bring enhanced nutrition to the developing world. The gene
that has been engineered into the rice encodes:

Which of the following are examples of haploid cells?

Which of the following is NOT true of somatic mutations?

Which of the following roles does anti-thrombin normally carry out?