Answers
_____ the tendency of water molecules to stay attached to one another
correct answer -cohesion
A basement membrane _____. correct answer -????
NAD+ is considered a _____. correct answer -Coenzyme
Light-independent reactions occur in the ____. correct answer -Stroma
Each DNA strand serves as a _____ during DNA synthesis correct answer -
template
At the beginning of prophase I, there are ______ chromosomes in the germ cell
that will develop into a human sperm cell. correct answer -?????
The mutated gene that causes cystic fibrosis is _____. correct answer -CFTR
Which of the following happens first in the PCR process? correct answer -
DNA is mixed with DNA polymerase, primers, and nucleotides
One of the advantages of PCR is the ability to _____. correct answer -make
millions of copies of a rare DNA sequence
Which of the following molecules are able to cut DNA molecules at specific
sequences? correct answer -restriction enzymes
Which two enzymes do researches need to cut and paste DNA from different
sources? correct answer -restriction enzymes and DNA LIGASE
Which of the following most accurately describes the process of DNA cloning?
correct answer -set of laboratory procedures that uses living cells to mass-
produce specific DNA fragments
Gradual changes have shaped the earth (same geological principles have
always existed) correct answer -theory of uniformity
, Unique catastrophic geological events altered the face of the past correct
answer -Catastrophism
Change in a line of descent of a species correct answer -evolution
Cuvier correct answer -Catastrophism
Lyell correct answer -gradual formation of earth's features
Malthus correct answer -Over crowding
these form as a plate moves across an undersea hot spot correct answer -
volcanic islands (archipelagos)
Where one of the advancing edge of one plate plows under an adjacent plate,
buckling it correct answer -trench
In geological terms, a sudden, violent application of extreme pressure can be
detected by the presence of ______. correct answer -tektite
The accepted explanation for the disappearance of the dinosaurs is ______.
correct answer -the result of an asteroid impact
Aristotle's ideas on the natural world greatly influenced ______, who believed
that the "great chain of being" extended from _____. correct answer -later
European thinkers; plants to spiritual beings
Darwin was influenced by _____ ideas on the geological history of the earth,
which allowed him to better understand the geology of the regions he would
visit on his journey aboard the Beagle correct answer -Lyell's
After the publication of On the Origin of Species, evolution was generally
accepted, which part of evolution was fiercely debated? correct answer -
natural selection
Which observation led Darwin to propose that the glyptodont is related to the
armadillo? correct answer -Both species have helmets, bony shells, and
unusual bony plates