EOC Exam

Question 0

Durning ___________ the cell uses information from a gene on a chromosome to produce a specific protein.

Answer 0

Protein Synthisis

Question 1

_________ carries amnio acids and adds them to growing protiens

Answer 1

Transfer RNA

Question 2

_______ can cause a cell to produce an incorrect protein during protein synthesis.

Answer 2

Mutations

Question 3

The structure of DNA is illustrated by a right handed _________ with about 10 nucleotide pairs per helical turn.

Answer 3

Double Helix

Question 4

_______&_______ are connected by 2 hydrogen bonds(non-covalent)

Answer 4

Adenine & Thymine

Question 5

Each spiral strand of DNA structure is composed of a ________ and attached bases.

Answer 5

Sugar-phosphate backbone

Question 6

Cytosine pairs with _______.

Answer 6

Guanine

Question 7

Adenine pairs with________.

Answer 7

Thymine

Question 8

Guanine pairs with ________.

Answer 8

Cytosine

Question 9

Thymine pairs with ________.

Answer 9

Adenine

Question 10

________ is the scientific study of heredity.

Answer 10

Genetics

Question 11

Scientists identify different forms of a gene as ________.

Answer 11

Alleles

Question 12

The study of heredity was begun by a scientist named Gregor ________.

Answer 12

Mendel

Question 13

_________ is the number that descibes how likely it is an event will occur.

Answer 13

Probiblity

Question 14

A organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait is said to be _________ for that trait.

Answer 14

Hertozygous

Question 15

An organism’s ________ is its genetic makeup or allele combination.

Answer 15

Genotype

Question 16

When as organism has two different alleles for a trait the organism is said to be ________ for that trait.

Answer 16

Homozygous

Question 17

A _______ ________ is a chart that shows all possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross.

Answer 17

Punnet square

Question 18

A ________ can help determine if an organism has the correct number of chromosomes in its cells.

Answer 18

Karatype

Question 19

An organism’s ________ is its physical appearance or visible traits.

Answer 19

Phenotype

Question 20

_________ copies the coded message from the DNA in the nucleus and carries it to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm.

Answer 20

RNA

Question 21

Rosalyn Franklin produced photo 51 using ___________.

Answer 21

X-ray diffraction

Question 22

________ are the genetic material carried in each cell of an organism.

Answer 22

Chromosome

Question 23

A ___________ is a chart or “ family tree” that tracks which members have a particular trait.

Answer 23

Pedegree

Question 24

During ______ the chromosome pairs separate and are distributed to two different cells.

Answer 24

Meiosis