1. Vibration of this membrane moves 3 small bones that span the cavity of the middle ear:
Tympanic Membrane
Head,
Thorax,
And Abdomen
3. What accessory organ allows bony fish to remain at a certain depth in the water without swimming?
Swimbladder
4. What three main parts make up the carpel of a plant?
Stigma, Style, And Ovary
6. In plants, this naturally occurring auxin has the abbreviation IAA:
indole acetic acid
10. 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
1. deletion
2. inversion
3. translocation
4. duplication
Answer: B
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. Which of the following does NOT belong to the Class Arachnida:
1. spider
2. tick
3. mite
4. shrimp
Answer: D
1. by reverse transcriptase
2. by an oligoside
3. by DNA polymerase
4. in yeast as a protective measure
Answer: A
17. 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
18. In the cell cycle, DNA synthesis occurs during:
1. mitosis
2. G1
3. G2
4. interphase
Answer: D
19. The exchange of gases between blood and the tissue occurs normally in:
1. venules
2. arterioles
3. veins
4. capillaries
Answer: D
20. 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
21. In a typical cell, cytokinesis overlaps with:
1. S phase
2. metaphase
3. anaphase
4. telophase
Answer: D
22. 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
23. Which of the following does NOT directly function in the cytoskeleton:
1. microtubules
2. microfilaments
3. spectrin
4. actin
Answer: C
24. 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
1. accidents
2. cancer
3. cardiovascular disease
4. infectious disease
Answer: D
26. George Gamow made a contribution to biology by correctly interpreting the:
1. X-ray crystallographic structure of DNA
2. existence of reverse transcriptase
3. minimum number of letters in the code for amino acids
4. existence of oncogenes
Answer: C
1. cellular respiration
2. photosynthesis
3. an irreversible reaction
4. glycolysis
Answer: B
1. viviparity
2. ovoviviparity
3. oviparity
4. parity
Answer: A
29. Which of the following fins is NOT found on fish:
1. pectoral
2. lateral
3. dorsal
4. pelvic
Answer: B
Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
33. Which of the following is not caused by a virus:
1. mumps
2. yellow fever
3. small pox
4. leprosy
Answer: D
34. Plants gather wavelengths of light NOT absorbed by the main chlorophyll a and b through:
1. photosystem I
2. photosystem II
3. accessory pigments
4. carotenoids
Answer: C
35. The tectorial membrane is found in which of the following anatomical structures of a human:
1. inner ear
2. eye
3. testes
4. ovaries
Answer: A