Bio Lecture Final Exam NWCC Questions With Complete
Solutions
A collection of cloned DNA fragments representing an
organism's entire genome is called a ________. Correct Answers
genomic library
A woman with blood type B and a man with blood type A could
have children with which of the following phenotypes? Correct
Answers A, B, AB, or O
According to the base pairing rules of DNA, if the sequence of
bases on one strand was AGGCTTA, what would be the
sequence of bases on the complementary strand? Correct
Answers TCCGAAT
An individual can be homozygous for a trait, which means
________. Correct Answers Both of their alleles carry the same
information
An individual who is homozygous ______. Correct Answers
carries two copies of the same allele for a gene
Assuming complete dominance, what is the expected ratio of
genotypes of the offspring following the cross of two
heterozygotes? Correct Answers 1:2:1
Assuming incomplete dominance, if a homozygous red-flowered
plant is crossed with a homozygous white-flowered plant, what
will be the color of the offspring Correct Answers pink
, At what stage(s) is carbon dioxide needed in photosynthesis?
Correct Answers During the Calvin cycle
ATP molecules are charged during cellular respiration; where
does the energy to charge the ATPs comes from? Correct
Answers The energy comes from the breaking of chemical
bonds within glucose
Cancer is ________. Correct Answers uncontrolled cell growth
Cell theory states that ________. Correct Answers All living
things are composed of cells, and cells arise from preexisting
cells
Cells spend most of their lives in ________. Correct Answers
interphase
Choose the best explanation as to why both consumers and
producers perform cellular respiration. Correct Answers
Although they obtain their sugars in different ways, both
consumers and producers rely on cellular respiration to make
ATP
Dead or damaged cells are replaced by the process of Correct
Answers mitosis
Define Mendel's law of independent assortment. Correct
Answers The inheritance of one character has no effect on the
inheritance of another character.
Solutions
A collection of cloned DNA fragments representing an
organism's entire genome is called a ________. Correct Answers
genomic library
A woman with blood type B and a man with blood type A could
have children with which of the following phenotypes? Correct
Answers A, B, AB, or O
According to the base pairing rules of DNA, if the sequence of
bases on one strand was AGGCTTA, what would be the
sequence of bases on the complementary strand? Correct
Answers TCCGAAT
An individual can be homozygous for a trait, which means
________. Correct Answers Both of their alleles carry the same
information
An individual who is homozygous ______. Correct Answers
carries two copies of the same allele for a gene
Assuming complete dominance, what is the expected ratio of
genotypes of the offspring following the cross of two
heterozygotes? Correct Answers 1:2:1
Assuming incomplete dominance, if a homozygous red-flowered
plant is crossed with a homozygous white-flowered plant, what
will be the color of the offspring Correct Answers pink
, At what stage(s) is carbon dioxide needed in photosynthesis?
Correct Answers During the Calvin cycle
ATP molecules are charged during cellular respiration; where
does the energy to charge the ATPs comes from? Correct
Answers The energy comes from the breaking of chemical
bonds within glucose
Cancer is ________. Correct Answers uncontrolled cell growth
Cell theory states that ________. Correct Answers All living
things are composed of cells, and cells arise from preexisting
cells
Cells spend most of their lives in ________. Correct Answers
interphase
Choose the best explanation as to why both consumers and
producers perform cellular respiration. Correct Answers
Although they obtain their sugars in different ways, both
consumers and producers rely on cellular respiration to make
ATP
Dead or damaged cells are replaced by the process of Correct
Answers mitosis
Define Mendel's law of independent assortment. Correct
Answers The inheritance of one character has no effect on the
inheritance of another character.
