TEST 5 BIOL 1408

Question 1

What is a Frameshift mutation?

Answer 1

insertion/deletion of a base, changing the reading frame

Question 2

What is vestigial trait?

Answer 2

features we inherited from ancestors, but no longer have any function

Question 3

What is a neutral mutation?

Answer 3

substitution of a base, but doesn’t change the function of the protein

Question 4

What is a anatomical homology?

Answer 4

similarities in bone structure, and example is wing of bat/forearm of person

Question 5

What does Uracil pair with?

Answer 5

Adenine

Question 6

What is the order of Linnean Classification?

Answer 6

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 7

What is DNA?

Answer 7

deoxyribose, double helix, ATCG, can’t leave nucleus

Question 8

What is RNA?

Answer 8

ribose, single-stranded, AUCG, can leave nucleus

Question 9

What is a start codon?

Answer 9

sets the reading frame, AUG

Question 10

What is stop codon?

Answer 10

stops protein synthesis, UAA, UGA, UAG

Question 11

What is rBGH used for?

Answer 11

inserted into cows to increase milk production

Question 12

How do fossils prove evolution?

Answer 12

provides a record of how species have evolved over time

Question 13

What is transcription?

Answer 13

DNA –> RNA, occurs in the nucleus

Question 14

What is translation?

Answer 14

RNA –> Protein, occurs in ribosomes

Question 15

What is Aureus?

Answer 15

Genus

Question 16

Where did Darwin go?

Answer 16

Galapagos Islands

Question 17

What is a micro evolution example?

Answer 17

HIV

Question 18

Do you need two DNA strands for transcription?

Answer 18

FALSE (only one)

Question 19

Why is it that fossils that are deeper older?

Answer 19

sedimentation

Question 20

What is microevolution?

Answer 20

changes that occur within a biological population

Question 21

What are 3 ways to see evolution?

Answer 21

all of the above

Question 22

Where is codon found?

Answer 22

mRNA

Question 23

Where is anti-codon found?

Answer 23

tRNA

Question 24

What does regulating gene expression do?

Answer 24

controls the amount of proteins produced

Question 25

What is biogeography?

Answer 25

distribution of species on earth

Question 26

Is nRNA real?

Answer 26

NO

Question 27

What does tRNA do?

Answer 27

transfers RNA

Question 28

What does mRNA do?

Answer 28

messenger RNA that contains the instructions