Cumulative Exam — Cumulative exam Answers

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Consider the diagram.Which process is represented?

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nondisjunction
B
translocation
C
inversion
D
insertion
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What is the end result of the eukaryotic cell cycle?

A
no parent cells and two daughter cells
B
one parent cell and two daughter cells
C
two parent cells and one daughter cell
D
one parent cell and one daughter cell
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Corn can be injected with herbicide-tolerant recombinant DNA. Which type of organism is herbicide-tolerant corn?

A
infertile organism
B
purebred organism
C
transgenic organism
D
recombinant organism
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In which part of the body is glycogen stored?

A
liver
B
blood
C
pancreas
D
exoskeleton
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Photo 51 is a picture of the structure of DNA that was used to create a model of DNA. Who created the photo?

A
James Watson and Francis Crick
B
Erwin Chargaff
C
Rosalind Franklin
D
Friedrich Miescher
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Which of the following is an inference?

A
A burning candle is extinguished when it is covered with a jar.
B
The candle burns longer than expected in a jar that has a plant in it.
C
A plant lives longer than expected in a jar that has a burning candle.
D
There is more oxygen in the jar because there is a plant in it.
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Where does a peptide bond form?

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between the five-carbon sugar of one nucleotide and the phosphate group of another nucleotide
B
between the R group of one amino acid and the carboxyl group of another amino acid
C
between the amino group of one amino acid and the carboxyl group of another amino acid
D
between the nitrogenous base of one nucleotide and the phosphate group of another nucleotide
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Which is not something that occurs in translation?

A
A codon and an anticodon pair.
B
A peptide bond is created.
C
A molecule of mRNA is formed.
D
An amino acid is added to a polypeptide.
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Which microscope uses a probe to map atoms on the surface of a specimen?

A
transmission electron microscope
B
compound light microscope
C
scanning electron microscope
D
scanning tunneling microscope
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Which career combines DNA technology and medicine?

A
nutriceuticals
B
paternity testing
C
environmental studies
D
genetics
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Which recent discovery led to a new understanding of how genetic mutations increase the risk of cancer?

A
double helix structure of DNA
B
BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes
C
nucleic acid monomers
D
formation of tumor suppressor proteins

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