Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a multicellular organism?

Accepted Answer

A)  bacteria
B)  protozoa
C)  worms
D)  archaea

Question 2

In what ways does meiosis differ from mitosis?

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Question 3

A cell's nucleus __________.

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A)  separates the genetic material from the rest of the cell
B)  is a fluid-filled space within a cell
C)  contains a number of structures essential to cellular function
D)  is the permeable outer boundary of the cell

Question 4

Which of the following best defines the term allele?

Accepted Answer

A)  a sex cell
B)  the location of a gene on a chromosome
C)  the state of the DNA before replication
D)  a version of a gene

Question 5

The __________ contains organelles.

Accepted Answer

A)  prokaryote
B)  nucleus
C)  cytoplasm
D)  all of these

Question 6

The base-pair sequence of DNA is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a polypeptide
B)  a hormone
C)  the genetic code
D)  none of these

Question 7

A karyotype is a photograph of chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A nucleotide consists of three parts __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a phosphate,a sugar,and a ribosome
B)  a sugar,a phosphate,and a base
C)  a phosphate,a base,and a nucleus
D)  a sugar,a base,and a ATP particle

Question 9

Human biological variability arises from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly genetic influences
B)  mostly cultural influences
C)  both of these
D)  neither of these

Question 10

A geneticist tracking how various traits are passed from one generation to the next is engaged in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  phylogenetics
B)  population genetics
C)  Mendelian genetics
D)  molecular genetics

Question 11

All of your mtDNA comes from your mother.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In most eukaryotic cells,the most prominent structure is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nucleus
B)  mitochondria
C)  ribosomes
D)  DNA

Question 13

Most of the amino acids are represented by more than one codon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Population geneticists only study traits at the molecular level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Protein synthesis is a two-step process involving __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  transcription and replication
B)  replication and translation
C)  transcription and translation
D)  mutation and replication

Question 16

Classical or Mendelian genetics involves the study of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pedigrees of related individuals
B)  how individuals vary within populations
C)  the evolutionary relationships among groups of species
D)  cells and DNA

Question 17

Explain two ways DNA may be directly used in bioanthropological research.

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DNA can be directly used in bioanthropol...

Question 18

Tissues are comprised of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic cells
B)  stem cells
C)  gametes
D)  RNA

Question 19

Two identical daughter cells result from which process?

Accepted Answer

A)  mitosis
B)  translation
C)  mutation
D)  meiosis

Question 20

During cell division,the DNA exists __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  as chromosomes
B)  in its chromatin state
C)  outside the cell
D)  as RNA

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The __________ contains organelles.

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In most eukaryotic cells,the most prominent structure is the __________.

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A cell's nucleus __________.

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During cell division,the DNA exists __________.

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Human biological variability arises from __________.

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Population geneticists only study traits at the molecular level.

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In what ways does meiosis differ from mitosis?

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Protein synthesis is a two-step process involving __________.

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Two identical daughter cells result from which process?

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Classical or Mendelian genetics involves the study of __________.

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A karyotype is a photograph of chromosomes.

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Explain two ways DNA may be directly used in bioanthropological research.

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The base-pair sequence of DNA is known as __________.

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All of your mtDNA comes from your mother.

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A nucleotide consists of three parts __________.

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