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Biology Cumulative Final Exam 2025

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  • __________ are the building blocks of proteins
    amino acids
  • Which of the following phenotypes would be expressed given the genotype tt?
    the dominant phenotype
    none of these
    the heterozygous phenotype
    the recessive phenotype
  • When a part of a chromosome is left off, which type of chromosomal alteration is taking place?
    deletion
    inversion
    insertion
  • Which type of organism contains specialized cells?
    unicellular prokaryotes
    multicellular eukaryotes
    multicellular prokaryotes
  • Light absorption primiarly takes place during which part(s) of photosynthesis?
    Photosystem II
    the Calvin Cycle
    photosystem I
    photosystem I and II
  • Type of mutation where a single base pair is changed
    point mutation
  • Which of the following pairs is unrelated?
    transport protein - protein
    glycogen - lipid
    DNA - nucleic acid
    cellulose - carbohydrate
  • Which of the following genotypes would represent a homozygous recessive individual?
    Gg
    gg
    GG
  • In DNA, Adenine always pairs with ___________________.
    Cytosine
    Thymine
    Uracil
    Guanine
  • Which of the following is NOT one of the three main parts of DNA replication?
    Elongation
    Termination
    None of these
    Initiation
  • This organelle stores the genetic information in eukaryotic cells.
    the nucleus
  • ______________ makes sugars, while _____________ breaks down sugars.
    photosynthesis, cellular respiration
  • Protein synthesis takes place at __________________________.
    the golgi apparatus
    a ribosome
    chloroplasts
    the mitochondria
  • This organelle provides the site for cellular respiration.
    mitochondria
  • Which of the following best describes the definition of a gene?
    a gamete
    an alternate form of a gene
    none of these
    a specific location on a chromosome that codes for a trait
  • _____________ are the building blocks of lipids.
    triglycerides
  • The enzyme in charge of proof-reading the DNA strand after it is replicated is ________________.
    Ligase
    DNA Polymerase
    Helicase
    Nuclease
  • ___________ are the building blocks of carbohydrates
    monosaccharides
  • Which of the following is the name of the enzyme that unzips the double helix during DNA replication?
    helicase
    DNA polymerase
    ligase
    nuclease
  • _______________ is a mechanism for change in populations; i.e. the idea of “nature picks what works.”
    natural selection
    evolution
    artificial selection
    phylogeny
  • If you would cross a homozygous dominant individual with a heterozygous individual, what would be the phenotypic ratio of the possible offspring?
    50% would show dominant, 50% would show recessive
    100% would show recessive trait
    100% would show dominant trait
    25% would show dominant, 75% would show recessive
  • Which of the following is NOT one of the parts of a nucleotide?
    none of these
    sugar
    phosphate group
    nitrogenous base
  • When going from DNA to RNA, _______________________ is taking place.
    DNA replication
    translation
    transcription
    none of these
  • The central dogma of biology can be described as _______________________________.
    DNA is transcribed into RNA, and RNA is translated to protein.
  • Which of the following scientists is famous for his voyage on the HMS Beagle?
    Linnaeus
    Mendel
    Darwin
    Hooke
  • DNA replication occurs ___________________________.
    in the s phase of interphase
    during transcription
    during protein synthesis
    during translation
  • During which phase of meiosis does the crossing over of homologous chromosomes take place?
    prophase I
    metaphase I
    anaphase I
    interphase I
  • ____________ are the building blocks of nucleic acids
    nucleotides
  • Which of the following best describes the definition of evolution that we discussed in class?
    none of these
    what's evolution?
    the change to an individual organism
    the change in genetic frequencies in a population over time
  • Mitosis is the division of ______________ and Meiosis is the division of _______________.
    diploid cells, haploid cells
    all of these
    body cells, sex cells
    somatic cells, gametes
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