BIOL University of Maryland General Biology Multiple Choice Questions
I would appreciate assistance with this study prep.. What are two atoms with the same atomic number, but different atomic mass, called?undefined radioactiveisotopesproteinselectronsnuclei undefinedundefined2. You observe a cell under a microscope and don't see a well-defined nucleus. What type of cell is this?undefined ProkaryoticEukaryoticPlantAnimal undefined3. What is the atomic number of an element with 10 protons, 11 neutrons and 10 electrons?undefined 10112131 undefinedundefinedundefined4. Which of the following statements about mitosis and meiosis is *NOT* true?undefined The cells resulting from meiosis are diploid and the cells resulting from mitosis are haploid.Meiosis and meiosis both starts with one cell, meiosis ends with four and mitosis with two.Mitosis produces new cells for growth and repair, meiosis produces gametes.Mitosis goes through cytokinesis once, meiosis goes through cytokinesis twice.Cross over happens in meiosis, but not in mitosis. undefined5. What will most likely happen if a cell's lysosomes burst?undefined The cell would shrivelThe cell would divide into two cellsThe cell would digest itselfThe cell would need to manufacture more lysosomes undefinedundefined6. Which of the following statements about photosynthesis is correct? undefined The light dependent reaction produces glucose from sunlight energyOxygen is converted to carbon dioxide in the photosynthetic reactionThe products of cellular respiration are used as reactants in photosynthesisWater is used during photosynthesis to capture the electrons released from excited chlorophyll pigmentsThe oxygen produced in the light reaction is used to make sugars in the Calvin cycle undefined undefined7. If you start with a DNA sequence of AAACAGGTCCCA, what will the resulting mRNA sequence be after transcription? undefined AAACAGGUCCGTTTTGTCCAGGGTUUUGUCCAGGGUCCAGTGGACCCA undefined undefined8. Which of the following organisms do have cellular respiration? Select all that apply. undefined Sunflower Siberian tigerMushroomGreen AlgaeZebra Fish undefined undefined9. Consider a cell that underwent mitosis but not cytokinesis. What would the result be?undefined One cell with one nucleus containing twice the normal number of chromosomesOne cell with two nuclei, each containing a normal number of chromosomesTwo daughter cells that are unusually smallTwo daughter cells with no nucleusTwo daughter cells with twice the number of chromosomes undefined10. The allele for brown eyes (B) is dominant, while the allele for blue eyes (b) is recessive. A man with genotype bb and a woman with genotype BB have four children. How many of the children are likely to have blue eyes? undefined 34012 undefined11. A man carries a sex-linked gene for Goltz Syndrome on his X chromosome. Who will he pass this on to? undefined All of his daughtersHalf of his daughtersAll of his sonsHalf of his sons undefinedundefined12. Information stored in genes is expressed as proteins. Which two processes are involved in the transfer of information from genes to proteins? undefined translation and mutationrespiration and translationtranslation and protein synthesis transcription and translationrespiration and protein synthesis undefined13. If various types of human cells were genetically modified, which of the following cell types would transfer these modifications to future generations?undefined ImmuneGameteIntestinalSomatic undefined undefined14. What is the smallest biological unit that can evolve? undefined Individual CellsSpeciesPopulation undefinedundefined15. What is a recessive trait? undefined A trait that not everyone in your family shareA trait only visible when organisms are heterozygous for the responsible geneA trait that a person carries but that does not affect the phenotypeA trait that appears when a person has two recessive alleles for that geneThe least common variation of that trait in a population undefinedundefinedundefinedundefined16. Biomedical scientists study species as different as worms, fruit flies, mice, zebrafish, or rhesus monkeys to understand human genes and how they lead to diseases. Why? undefined Because they make up an interconnected food web when bacteria are added.Because these species have many inherited features that are very similar to our own.Because rhesus monkeys gave us the Rh+ factor when they bit our ancestors.Because these species are all prokaryotes, and therefore their genes are 99.9% identical to one another. undefined undefined17. Why are most food chains limited to 3 to 5 trophic levels?undefined The higher the trophic level, the larger the organism; the larger the organism, the less likely it will be prey.The nutritional quality of existing biomass decreases with increasing trophic level.Most ecosystems have insufficient space to support the increased number of organisms that more trophic levels would require.There is insufficient energy to support more trophic levels. undefinedundefined18. Which of the following factors in considered the greatest threat to biodiversity today?undefined Habitat destruction and fragmentationInvasive speciesOverexploitationPollution undefinedQuestion 19undefinedThe Tomato Hornworm is the caterpillar stage of the five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata). The white objects seen on the back of the caterpillar are wasp eggs. When the larvae hatch they will feed on the worm.Which term best describes the relationship between the wasps and the Tomato Hornworms?undefined competitionmutualismpredationsymbiosis undefined20. What is one way in which energy flow differs from chemical cycling?undefined Energy flow is unidirectional; chemical elements can be recycled.Energy can enter but cannot leave an ecosystem; chemical elements can leave but cannot enter an ecosystem.Energy flows from lower to higher trophic levels; chemicals cycle from higher to lower trophic levels.Energy can both enter and leave an ecosystem; chemical elements always remain within a single ecosystem. undefined undefined21. Why do some scientists argue that viruses are non-living?undefined Viruses are able to reproduceViruses evolveViruses are not made of cellsViruses have an organized and complex structure undefined22. Which of the following activities decreases greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?undefined Cutting down trees.Driving gasoline-powered vehicles.Using electricity from coal power plants.Planting trees.Heating your home with an oil furnace. undefined23. How does high heat impact most enzymes? undefined Enzyme activity is decreased due to hydrolysisEnzymes are inactivated due to denaturationEnzyme activity is increased due to saturationSince enzymes are temperature independent activity will remain the same. undefinedundefined24. Which of the following situations has the greatest potential for observer bias in an experimental study?undefined Ms McCormack is an outside consultant who is conducting a health and wellness survey for a pharmaceutical company. She neither knows the name of the company, nor the name of the drug being tested during the surveyGraduate student Jonas Brown is conducting a survey of weight loss for his professor. He asks each student in the study the same questions.Dr. Smith is analyzing biopsy examples from rats who have been given either a placebo or an experimental drug believed to reduce inflammation. Each sample is identified by a code number; therefore, Dr. Smith cannot tell which treatment each rat received.Ms Williamson is a research technician who surveys the responses to a new cold remedy by a study group. She only knows the e-mail address of each participant and asks them identical questions by computer.Dr. Jones is evaluating cancer patients for their responses to a new therapeutic drug. She knows which patients are receiving the drug and which patients are receiving the placebo. undefined25. If life on another planet were fundamentally like life on earth, the macromolecules of living things would be based on which element?undefined A. Carbon B. Hydrogen C. Nitrogen D. Oxygen E. Phosphorus undefinedundefined26. Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between photosynthesis and respiration?undefined Photosynthesis occurs only in plants and respiration occurs only in animals.Respiration is anabolic and photosynthesis is catabolic.Photosynthesis stores energy in complex organic molecules, while respiration releases it.ATP molecules are produced in photosynthesis and used up in respiration.Photosynthesis produces energy, respiration uses energy. undefined undefined27. You have formulated a hypothesis: "Blueberries contain more vitamin C than raspberries." To test this hypothesis you measure vitamin C levels in 20 blueberries and 20 raspberries from plants that were grown in the same field with the same temperature, amount of rain and sunlight. Select all statements that are true about this experiment.undefined The control group in the experiment is the raspberries The type of berry is a controlled variableThe independent variable is temperatureThe dependent variable is the vitamin C levels in the berries undefinedQuestion 28undefinedSelect all correct answers as they apply to this picture of a cell.undefined #1 (d, e) is a chloroplast#2 (f, g) is a mitochondriaThis is a plant cellThis is an eukaryotic cellThis is a prokaryotic cell#3 (m, n, o) is the nucleusThis is an animal cell#1 (d, e) is the cell wall undefinedQuestion 29undefinedUsing the provided image of a food web please answer the following questions: undefined1. Name at least two producers, two herbivores and two carnivores in this food webundefined2. What is the maximum number of trophic levels in this food web? undefined3. Explain three processes in which carbon atoms cycle in an ecosystem. undefined4. Explain how one element cycle through this food web, mention at least 3 processes involved. undefined5. How may human activities negatively impact this ecosystem? undefined30. A graduate student injects 10 mice with a chemical compound commonly found in the environment and finds that all of the mice die within a few days. Eager to publish her results, the student comes to you, her adviser. What would you suggest the student do before publishing her results? Help her design a controlled experiment. State a good hypothesis, describe the experiment, identify the control group, independent, dependent and controlled variables.undefined31. Lithops are succulent plants that resemble stones. Describe four of the characteristics of life that distinguish these plants from the dead stones they mimic.undefined32. In spring, Lisa notices that there is an equal amount of long and short stemmed buttercups in the vacant lot across the street from her house as well as in his own backward. In late summer she notices that there are mostly long-stemmed buttercups in the lot, but mostly short stemmed buttercups in her yard. These observations are examples of what biological principle. Develop a hypothesis to explain Lisa's observations.undefined33. A group of researchers investigated the effects of a drug called Pressure Drop Z on lowering blood pressure in a group of women between the ages of 60 and 80 years old. The researchers did the following experiment and obtained the indicated results: One group of 100 women took a tablet containing Pressure Drop Z for 4 weeks – 95 of these women experienced decreased blood pressure by at least 10%. Another group of 100 women were given a tablet with no added Pressure Drop Z for 4 weeks – 10 of these women experienced decreased their blood pressure by 10%. What is the independent variable in this experiment?undefined Amount of Pressure Drop ZBlood pressureThe age and gender of the participantsThe 4 week time period and sample size of 100 e. The group of women that received the pills with no added Pressure Drop Z 34. Which macromolecule is the primary energy source for organisms? SunlightProteinFatCarbohydrateNucleic acid