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2 :: Vibration of this membrane moves 3 small bones that span the cavity of the middle ear:
Tympanic Membrane
3 :: In many arthropods, the segments of the body are grouped into 3 distinct parts. Name all three parts:
Head,
Thorax,
And Abdomen
Thorax,
And Abdomen
5 :: What three main parts make up the carpel of a plant?
Stigma, Style, And Ovary
7 :: In plants, this naturally occurring auxin has the abbreviation IAA:
indole acetic acid
11 :: A newborn babys immunity, which is acquired from the mother, is often referred to as:
1. active immunity
2. passive immunity
3. bistander immunity
4. physical immunity
Answer: B
2. passive immunity
3. bistander immunity
4. physical immunity
Answer: B
12 :: Which of the following is the term for when a segment of a chromosome rotates 180 degrees and rejoins the same chromosome:
1. deletion
2. inversion
3. translocation
4. duplication
Answer: B
2. inversion
3. translocation
4. duplication
Answer: B
13 :: An example of negative feedback control is when:
1. the end product of a metabolic pathway inhibits an earlier reaction
2. the initial enzyme of a metabolic pathway inhibits a later reaction
3. the end product of a metabolic pathway stimulates an earlier reaction
4. the initial product of a metabolic pathway inhibits the next reaction
Answer: A
2. the initial enzyme of a metabolic pathway inhibits a later reaction
3. the end product of a metabolic pathway stimulates an earlier reaction
4. the initial product of a metabolic pathway inhibits the next reaction
Answer: A
14 :: Which of the following is true about a brain cell from a normal individual human:
1. some DNA sequences are present in multiple copies
2. most of the DNA codes for protein
3. most genes are transcribed
4. most genes are arranged in operon-like clusters
Answer: A
2. most of the DNA codes for protein
3. most genes are transcribed
4. most genes are arranged in operon-like clusters
Answer: A
15 :: Transfer RNA with an amino acid attached to it is called:
1. a charged tRNA
2. an amino acyl tRNA
3. a tRNA with an amino acid attached
4. t-primed RNA
Answer: B
2. an amino acyl tRNA
3. a tRNA with an amino acid attached
4. t-primed RNA
Answer: B
16 :: Which of the following does NOT belong to the Class Arachnida:
1. spider
2. tick
3. mite
4. shrimp
Answer: D
2. tick
3. mite
4. shrimp
Answer: D
17 :: DNA is produced from RNA:
1. by reverse transcriptase
2. by an oligoside
3. by DNA polymerase
4. in yeast as a protective measure
Answer: A
2. by an oligoside
3. by DNA polymerase
4. in yeast as a protective measure
Answer: A
18 :: Growth and development are synonymous, respectively, with which of the following:
1. division and multiplication
2. multiplication and division
3. multiplication and differentiation
4. zygote and embryo
Answer: C
2. multiplication and division
3. multiplication and differentiation
4. zygote and embryo
Answer: C
19 :: In the cell cycle, DNA synthesis occurs during:
1. mitosis
2. G1
3. G2
4. interphase
Answer: D
2. G1
3. G2
4. interphase
Answer: D
20 :: The exchange of gases between blood and the tissue occurs normally in:
1. venules
2. arterioles
3. veins
4. capillaries
Answer: D
2. arterioles
3. veins
4. capillaries
Answer: D
21 :: Francesco Redi is known for an experiment that refuted which of the following theories:
1. the theory of spontaneous generation
2. phlogiston theory
3. the theory of bad humors
4. the theory that disease was caused by astrological events
Answer: A
2. phlogiston theory
3. the theory of bad humors
4. the theory that disease was caused by astrological events
Answer: A
22 :: In a typical cell, cytokinesis overlaps with:
1. S phase
2. metaphase
3. anaphase
4. telophase
Answer: D
2. metaphase
3. anaphase
4. telophase
Answer: D
23 :: Stems grow longer by creating new cells at their tips, in a region known as the:
1. terminal division section
2. terminal mitotic
3. shoot apical meristem
4. apical terminus
Answer: C
2. terminal mitotic
3. shoot apical meristem
4. apical terminus
Answer: C
24 :: Which of the following does NOT directly function in the cytoskeleton:
1. microtubules
2. microfilaments
3. spectrin
4. actin
Answer: C
2. microfilaments
3. spectrin
4. actin
Answer: C
25 :: Physicians give patients immuno-suppressing drugs after an organ transplant to prevent:
1. infection
2. a graft verses host response
3. rejection of the transplant
4. viral infections
Answer: C
2. a graft verses host response
3. rejection of the transplant
4. viral infections
Answer: C
