1) A segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein is a:

1. 1) A segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein is a: • Chromosome • Gene • Nucleus • Chromatin

2. 2) Process of cell division resulting in two identical 46 chromosome cells: • Mitosis • Symbiosis • Meiosis • Transcription

3. 3) Meiosis occurs: • Heart cells • Skin cells • Testes and Ovaries • All of the Above

4. 4) Which is the genotype for a homozygous recessive individual: • TT • Tt • tt • All of the above

5. 5) How many children did person A and B have: • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4

6. 6) person C is the __________ of person G: • Sister • Uncle • Father • Grandmother

7. 7) What is the genotype of person D: • BB • Bb • bb • b Shaded = Blonde HairWhite = Brown Hair

8. 8) What is the genotype of person E: • BB • Bb • bb • B Shaded = Blonde HairWhite = Brown Hair

9. 9) What is the genotype for a person heterozygous for type A blood: • IAIA • IAi • IAIB • ii

10. 10) What are the possible blood types for a cross between two heterozygous type B people: • Only IBIB • IBi and ii • IBIB and IBi • IBIB, IBi, and ii

11. 11) Which blood type is the universal receiver? • A • B • O • AB

12. 12) An example of a polygenic trait is: • Height • Acne • Skin color • All of the above

13. 13)The gender of a baby is determined by the _____ because they make gametes with _____: • Female, X or Y • Female, X only • Male, X or Y • Male, Y only

14. 14) Hemophilia is common in _____ because they only have one X chromosome? • Humans • Males • Females • Babies

15. 15) Lamarck’s idea that animals passed on traits they got during their life time was the theory of: • acquired characteristics • population ecology • acquired meiosis • genetic variability

16. 16) The fitness of an organism is how well it can _____ and ____ in it’s environment? • Hunt and Gather • Survive and Reproduce • Run and Hide • Fight and Eat

17. 17) Dog breeders have successfully created hundreds of dog subspecies through the process of: ____ • Natural Selection • Acquired Characteristics • Artificial Selection • Specific Selection

18. 18) The amino acid sequences below indicate that the mouse is most closely related to the____ • Rabbit • Cat • Dog • Frog Mouse: Meth, Lys, Gly, Pro, Hist Frog: Meth, Gly, Gly, Hist, Hist Cat: Meth, Gly, Tryp, Tyro, Hist Rabbit: Meth, Lys, Gly, Pro, Meth Dog: Meth, Gly, Tryp, Tyro, Glu

19. 19) One example of a vestigial organ is: • The appendix in humans • The feathers on a bird • The claws of a cat • The heart of a fish

20. 20) Fireflies have matting lightshows that males use to attract females, but females only respond to the lightshow they like best. This is an example of: • Geographic Isolation • Alternative Isolation • Temporal Isolation • Behavioral Isolation

21. 21) The reason that sharks and dolphins both have long narrow bodies with fins, even though they are not related to each other, is due to: • Adaptive Radiation • Convergent Evolution • Co-evolution • Chance

22. 22) The way that the garter snake developed toxin resistance to the newt, and the newt developed more toxin is due to: • Adaptive Radiation • Convergent Evolution • Co-evolution • Chance

23. 23) When a catastrophe kills off most of a species leaving only a few to repopulate, this is called the: • Speciation • Adaptive Radiation • Founder Effect • Bottleneck Effect

24. 24) What is true about the first organisms on earth: • They were plants • They had a nucleus • They were single celled • They were photosynthetic

25. 25) What is the simplest organism on this cladogram: • Lizard • Mouse • Perch • Hagfish

26. 26) The drawing below shows a protista. Which word best describes it: • Eukaryote C. Plant • Prokaryote D. Bacteria

27. 27) Which of the following is NOT a Eukaryote: • Bacteria • Plants • Fungus • Protista

28. 28) The picture below is a(an) ____________ cell: • Plant • Fungus • Virus • Bacteria

29. 29) The picture below shows the taxons (categories) that livings are organized in. Which is the most specific? • Class • Genus • Phylum • Species

30. 30) All organisms are given a two part name which includes their genus and species. The scientific name for a polar bear is: Ursus maritimus Which animal is most closely related: • Rumex maritimus • Ailuropoda melanoleuca • Ursus arctos • There is no way to tell

31. 31) Which category would contain organisms that share the most in common? • Kingdom • Phylum • Class • Order

32. 32) Which taxa do you think is the most specific taxa that humans share with polar bears? • Genus • Family • Phylum • Class Ursus arctos Ursus Ursidae Carnivora Mammalia Chordata Animalia

33. 33) Neurons are part of the nervous system and their job is to transmit information: • from the external environment to the brain • from the skin to the muscles • from the liver to the heart • from the mouth to the stomach

34. 34) The brain and spinal cord are part of the: • Peripheral Skeletal system • Peripheral Nervous system • Central Skeletal system • Central Nervous system

35. 35) The layer of skin that contains blood vessels, hair follicles and sweat glands is called the: • Epidermis • Dermis • Keratin • Melanin

36. 36) Which of the following muscle types is matched incorrectly: • Skeletal muscle: creates movement • Cardiac muscle: makes up heart • Smooth muscle: attached to bones • All are correctly matched

37. 37) Actin and Myosin are two proteins found in which type of cell: • Skin Cells • Heart Cells • Liver Cells • Muscle Cells

38. 38)Veins carry ______blood_____: • Oxygenated, to the body • Oxygenated, to the heart • Deoxygenated, to the body • Deoxygenated, to the heart

39. 39) Which enzyme is not matched to the correct organ: • Amylase: Salivary Glands • Bile: Liver • Pepsin: Stomach • All are matched correctly

40. 40) Which enzyme is not matched to the correct macromolecule it breaks down: • Amylase: Carbohydrates • Bile: Nucleic acids • Pepsin: Proteins • All are matched correctly