BIOL 1001 UMN Exam 1 Questions With Complete
Solutions
(AGCT) variation in DNA< can appear in any order along
strand Correct Answers Nitrogenous bases
(GUAC) Ribonucleic acid, assists with synthesis of proteins
Correct Answers RNA
>2 paired sets of chromosomes Correct Answers Polyploidy
1 = p^2 + 2pq + q^2 where p = frequency of dominant, q =
frequency of recessive = 1 - p Correct Answers Hardy-
Weinberg equation
1 locus affects multiple traits Correct Answers Pleiotropy
1 set of unpaired chromosomes Correct Answers Haploid cell
1) more individuals are born that can survive/reproduce 2)
Individuals vary in most traits 3)Individuals with certain traits
are more likely to survive and reproduce 4) Variation is at least
partly heritable Correct Answers Natural selection 4
hypotheses
2 chromosomes in a diploid cell that contain the same genes
Correct Answers Homologous chromosomes
2 identical copies of a chromosome Correct Answers Sibling
chromatids
, 2 sets of paired chromosomes Correct Answers Diploid cell
20 different amino acids together Correct Answers
Protein/polypeptide
A change in allele frequency in a population from 1 generation
to the next Correct Answers Evolution
A diploid cell resulting from the fertilization of two gametes
Correct Answers Zygote
A large reduction in population due to environmental
impacts/human activity Correct Answers Bottleneck
A localized group of individuals of the same species Correct
Answers Population
A pair of homologous partners Correct Answers Tetrad
A population or set of populations that can only interbreed with
each other Correct Answers Speciation
After fertilization; includes hybrid inviability, sterility, and
breakdown Correct Answers Post-zygotic isolation
All combinations in a dihybrid cross are equally likely Correct
Answers Law of independent assortment
Alleles on a chromosome that cannot assort independently
Correct Answers Linked loci
Solutions
(AGCT) variation in DNA< can appear in any order along
strand Correct Answers Nitrogenous bases
(GUAC) Ribonucleic acid, assists with synthesis of proteins
Correct Answers RNA
>2 paired sets of chromosomes Correct Answers Polyploidy
1 = p^2 + 2pq + q^2 where p = frequency of dominant, q =
frequency of recessive = 1 - p Correct Answers Hardy-
Weinberg equation
1 locus affects multiple traits Correct Answers Pleiotropy
1 set of unpaired chromosomes Correct Answers Haploid cell
1) more individuals are born that can survive/reproduce 2)
Individuals vary in most traits 3)Individuals with certain traits
are more likely to survive and reproduce 4) Variation is at least
partly heritable Correct Answers Natural selection 4
hypotheses
2 chromosomes in a diploid cell that contain the same genes
Correct Answers Homologous chromosomes
2 identical copies of a chromosome Correct Answers Sibling
chromatids
, 2 sets of paired chromosomes Correct Answers Diploid cell
20 different amino acids together Correct Answers
Protein/polypeptide
A change in allele frequency in a population from 1 generation
to the next Correct Answers Evolution
A diploid cell resulting from the fertilization of two gametes
Correct Answers Zygote
A large reduction in population due to environmental
impacts/human activity Correct Answers Bottleneck
A localized group of individuals of the same species Correct
Answers Population
A pair of homologous partners Correct Answers Tetrad
A population or set of populations that can only interbreed with
each other Correct Answers Speciation
After fertilization; includes hybrid inviability, sterility, and
breakdown Correct Answers Post-zygotic isolation
All combinations in a dihybrid cross are equally likely Correct
Answers Law of independent assortment
Alleles on a chromosome that cannot assort independently
Correct Answers Linked loci
