Question 1

Which of the following is generally consistent among living organisms?

Accepted Answer

Structure and function of DNA

Question 2

According to the natural selection theory, who is more likely to survive and reproduce?

Accepted Answer

organisms that are more adapted to the environment

Question 3

A ___ is an assumption made before any research has been done, whereas a ___ is a tested, well-substantiated, unifying explanation for a set of verified and proven factors.

Accepted Answer

hypothesis; theory

Question 4

A research team is planning to test a certain drug's effectiveness in treating diabetes in humans. Which of the following will serve as the control group?

Accepted Answer

Non-diabetic individuals who will not receive the drug.

Question 5

What invention led to the discovery of the cell?

Accepted Answer

Microscope

Question 6

The role of telomerase RNA in telomere replenishing is to act as:

Accepted Answer

Template

Question 7

According to the result of the Hershey and Chase experiment, which of the following materials from bacteriophage entered and infected the bacteria?

Accepted Answer

the nucleic acid

Question 8

In Griffith's experiment, which combination of bacteria resulted in the transformation that led to the death of the mice?

Accepted Answer

Live R strain and heat-killed S strain

Question 9

Which one is polymerized in $$5' \rightarrow 3'$$ during DNA synthesis?

Accepted Answer

Leading strand

Question 10

Given the DNA strand $$5'\ \mathrm{CCTGGCAAT}\ 3'$$, which of the following is considered a substitution mutation?

Accepted Answer

$$5'\ \mathrm{CCTGGCTAA}\ 3'$$

Question 11

After the transcription process, the mRNA undergoes splicing before it exits the nucleus. What happens during the splicing process?

Accepted Answer

Introns are removed, leaving only the exons.

Question 12

Which of the following is critical in a nucleotide to support the addition of another nucleotide to the growing RNA chain?

Accepted Answer

free 3' hydroxyl group

Question 13

The total amount of DNA contained within one copy of a single complete genome is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

Genome size

Question 14

The idea that all species have a common origin and undergo evolutionary change is known as:

Accepted Answer

Descent with modification

Question 15

Which one of the following factors can disturb the Hardy-Weinberg Law?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 16

Which of the following tends to only reduce genetic variation?

Accepted Answer

Genetic drift

Question 17

Which of the following types of evolution does allopatric speciation belong to?

Accepted Answer

Divergent evolution

Question 18

A major part of the fossil records is made up of calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate coming from the animals' ____ that had evolved during the Cambrian period.

Accepted Answer

external skeletons

Question 19

Based on the given tree diagram, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

Humans are closely related to chimpanzees

Question 20

Which one of the following cells has short chains of amino acids in its cell wall?

Accepted Answer

A bacterial cell

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