Biology Course Assessment Review
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Define genetic engineering. Give two examples.
What are density dependent factors? Give two examples.
What are density independent factors? Give two examples.
What are the five parts to the Hardy-Weinberg principle?
What are the differences between coevolution and convergent evolution? Give an example of each.
Adaptive radiation is often used to explain some principles of evolution. What is it and give an example.
Explain the difference between natural selection and artificial selection.
What are three differences between meiosis and mitosis?
In mitosis, if the parent cell has 8 chromosomes, each daughter cell will have _______ chromosomes.
Which of these crosses would produce a child who cannot curl their tongue? (C=Curl, c=no curl)
a. CC x Cc
b. CC x CC
c. cc x CC
d. Cc x Cc
A colorblind man has a daughter who is also colorblind. What is his genotype, his wife’s genotype, and his
daughter’s genotype?
From the previous question, show what proportion the offspring would be colorblind by using either the
Punnett Square or the FOIL method.
Who is Gregor Mendel? Give a brief description of his research.
Put the following in correct order to create a protein: mRNA protein DNA tRNA
15. A) What trophic level is the jackal found in? B) How does the
total energy level of the fourth trophic level compare to that of the first
trophic level?
16. The following is a pedigree of a family. A) Is this trait dominant or recessive? B) How do you know? C) What are
the genotypes AND phenotypes of the parents?
17. In order to get the most energy to survive the longest, in
what order should you eat the following:
Goat wheat Goat’s milk
18. Draw graphs showing exponential and logistic growths.
19. What is a nutrient-limiting factor?
20. Applying fertilizer to bean plants has been shown to
increase the number of beans per plant. Write a hypothesis using
IF, AND, THEN for this statement.
21. You’ve taken some antibiotics for a throat infection for two weeks and aren’t feeling any better. The doctor
then prescribes a different antibiotic. You improve dramatically. Explain in detail what happened.
22. Create a cladogram from the following table.
CELLS
SLUG
CATFISH
FROG
TIGER
BACKBONE
LEGS
FUR/HAIR