BIOLOGY A CUMULATIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TO
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1. During which process is ethanol produced? alcohol fermenta-
lactic acid fermentation tion
alcohol fermentation
citric acid cycle
electron transport chain
2. The first strands of DNA were observed through which electron micro-
microscope? scope
tunneling microscope
simple microscope
compound light microscope
electron microscope
3. Mitosis is divided into phases.Which phase of mitosis anaphase
is shown in the diagram?
anaphase
metaphase
telophase
prophase
4. Pandas eat bamboo for energy. What are pandas? consumers
producers
consumers
decomposers
autotrophs
5. Unattached earlobes is a dominant trait, E. A par- 100 percent Ee
ent who is homozygous for unattached earlobes is
crossed with a parent who is homozygous for at-
tached earlobes. Which describes the genotypes of
their offspring?
100 percent Ee
100 percent unattached earlobes
100 percent ee
100 percent attached earlobes
6. Kudzu is a vine that was brought to the United States Kudzu outcom-
from Japan to prevent erosion. Once here, kudzu be- petes native plants
came invasive. What role does kudzu most likely play
, in the environment in the United States? for sunlight and
Kudzu experiences loss due to overeating by live- nutrients.
stock.
Kudzu is very susceptible to harsh winter conditions.
Kudzu outcompetes native plants for sunlight and
nutrients.
Kudzu reproduces at a slow rate.
7. If the data below were put into a bar graph, which ani- mountain lions
mal would have the lowest bar on the bar graph?Num-
ber of Individuals in a Rocky Mountain ForestOr-
ganismPopulationMountain lions150Bobcats300Coy-
otes10,000Deer25,000
mountain lions
bobcats
coyotes
deer
8. Why is water considered to be abiotic? because it is not
because it is not part of the biosphere living and never
because it came from something living lived
because it is dead
because it is not living and never lived
9. Which statement best describes how Watson and They used
Crick's model used other scientists' work to create a Franklin's photo
model of DNA? to determine that
They used Chargaff's rule to determine that it contains DNA was a double
ribose sugar. helix.
They used Franklin's photo to determine that DNA
was a double helix.
They used Levene's work to determine the number of
base pairs in each strand.
They used Nirenberg and Matthei's studies to deter-
mine that DNA is made of nucleotides.
10. Aristo was riding in a car and noticed a pond that cow pasture
was covered in algal blooms due to excess phospho-
rus in the water. Which of these other features in the
landscape could be the reason for the high levels of
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