Quiz #4: Genetics, DNA Technology, Development, Evolution, Ecology, and Human Impacts

Quiz #4: Genetics, DNA Technology, Development, Evolution, Ecology, and Human Impacts Genetics and Inheritance DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering Development Ecosystems, Populations, and Human Impacts Evolution and Origins of Life $200 $100 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $200 $300 $400 $500 FINAL ROUND $100 Genetics and Inheritance: $100 Question A carrier is a person who _____. suffers from a dominant disease is a heterozygous for a recessive disease is a homozygous for a recessive disease suffers from a recessive disease. ANSWER BACK TO GAME Genetics and Inheritance: $100 Answer A carrier is a person who _____. suffers from a dominant disease is a heterozygous for a recessive disease is a homozygous for a recessive disease suffers from a recessive disease. BACK TO GAME Genetics and Inheritance: $200 Question Genetically, a person is female if they have _____. two X chromosomes two Y chromosomes an X and a Y chromosome two X and one Y chromosomes ANSWER BACK TO GAME Genetics and Inheritance: $200 Answer Genetically, a person is female if they have _____. two X chromosomes two Y chromosomes an X and a Y chromosome two X and one Y chromosomes BACK TO GAME Genetics and Inheritance: $300 Question What is the probability that a child will be homozygous recessive for a given gene if the parents are both heterozygous for the same gene? 0% 100% 50% 25% ANSWER BACK TO GAME Genetics and Inheritance: $300 Answer What is the probability that a child will be homozygous recessive for a given gene if the parents are both heterozygous for the same gene? 0% 100% 50% 25% BACK TO GAME Genetics and Inheritance: $400 Question The inheritance pattern in which the phenotype of both alleles is equally expressed is called _____. incomplete dominance polygenic inheritance complete dominance codominance ANSWER BACK TO GAME Genetics and Inheritance: $400 Answer The inheritance pattern in which the phenotype of both alleles is equally expressed is called _____. incomplete dominance polygenic inheritance complete dominance codominance BACK TO GAME Genetics and Inheritance: $500 Question DNA controls specific behaviors by coding _____. for specific functional proteins such as insulin for determinant pathways for lipids in cell membranes (phospholipids) all of the above ANSWER BACK TO GAME Genetics and Inheritance: $500 Answer DNA controls specific behaviors by coding _____. for specific functional proteins such as insulin for determinant pathways for lipids in cell membranes (phospholipids) all of the above BACK TO GAME DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering: $100 Question What biotechnology process is used to make many copies of a given DNA sequence? Gel electrophoresis DNA sequencing DNA fingerprinting Polymerase chain reaction ANSWER BACK TO GAME DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering: $100 Answer What biotechnology process is used to make many copies of a given DNA sequence? Gel electrophoresis DNA sequencing DNA fingerprinting Polymerase chain reaction BACK TO GAME DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering: $200 Question Researchers who work with DNA are able to cut it into desired lengths through the use of _____. cloning restriction enzymes transformation translation ANSWER BACK TO GAME DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering: $200 Answer Researchers who work with DNA are able to cut it into desired lengths through the use of _____. cloning restriction enzymes transformation translation BACK TO GAME DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering: $300 Question Genetically engineered bacteria have been used to _____. produce human hormones make vaccines produce enzymes in industrial quantities all of the above ANSWER BACK TO GAME DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering: $300 Answer Genetically engineered bacteria have been used to _____. produce human hormones make vaccines produce enzymes in industrial quantities all of the above BACK TO GAME DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering: $400 Question If a heritable disease such as cystic fibrosis were to be eradicated by gene therapy, the new gene must be _____. expressed only by somatic cells carried by cells that become gametes dominant over the dysfunctional genes expressed by viruses ANSWER BACK TO GAME DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering: $400 Answer If a heritable disease such as cystic fibrosis were to be eradicated by gene therapy, the new gene must be _____. expressed only by somatic cells carried by cells that become gametes dominant over the dysfunctional genes expressed by viruses BACK TO GAME DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering: $500 Question DNA fingerprinting is _____. sequencing the entire genome of a particular individual used to identify the protein encoded by a gene used to identify persons based on their unique DNA profile all of the above ANSWER BACK TO GAME DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering: $500 Answer DNA fingerprinting is _____. sequencing the entire genome of a particular individual used to identify the protein encoded by a gene used to identify persons based on their unique DNA profile all of the above BACK TO GAME Development: $100 Question The hormone that is measured and is the basis of the pregnancy test is _____. LH human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) estrogen progesterone ANSWER BACK TO GAME Development: $100 Answer The hormone that is measured and is the basis of the pregnancy test is _____. LH human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) estrogen progesterone BACK TO GAME Development: $200 Question Which embryological development process involves several cell divisions to form a ball of identical cells? Cleavage Fertilization Morphogenesis Differentiation ANSWER BACK TO GAME Development: $200 Answer Which embryological development process involves several cell divisions to form a ball of identical cells? Cleavage Fertilization Morphogenesis Differentiation BACK TO GAME Development: $300 Question The placenta _____. is maternal tissue has cavities with maternal blood has chorionic villi from fetal tissue all of the above ANSWER BACK TO GAME Development: $300 Answer The placenta _____. is maternal tissue has cavities with maternal blood has chorionic villi from fetal tissue all of the above BACK TO GAME Development: $400 Question What is hypothesized to cause aging? The shortening of telomeres with each cell division Accumulation of damaged DNA Gradual decline in function of one or more organ systems All of the above ANSWER BACK TO GAME Development: $400 Answer What is hypothesized to cause aging? The shortening of telomeres with each cell division Accumulation of damaged DNA Gradual decline in function of one or more organ systems All of the above BACK TO GAME Development: $500 Question Death occurs when _____. all organ systems slow their activity a person’s body cools off all brain functions irreversibly stop a person requires cardiopulmonary support ANSWER BACK TO GAME Development: $500 Answer Death occurs when _____. all organ systems slow their activity a person’s body cools off all brain functions irreversibly stop a person requires cardiopulmonary support BACK TO GAME Evolution and Origins of Life: $100 Question Which of the following contribute(s) evidence for evolution? Fossil record Comparative anatomy Comparative biochemistry All of the above ANSWER BACK TO GAME Evolution and Origins of Life: $100 Answer Which of the following contribute(s) evidence for evolution? Fossil record Comparative anatomy Comparative biochemistry All of the above BACK TO GAME Evolution and Origins of Life: $200 Question What are analogous structures? They provide the same function, but evolve from different ancestors. They arise from a common ancestor. They appear during embryogenesis but disappear after birth. They have no function. ANSWER BACK TO GAME Evolution and Origins of Life: $200 Answer What are analogous structures? They provide the same function, but evolve from different ancestors. They arise from a common ancestor. They appear during embryogenesis but disappear after birth. They have no function. BACK TO GAME Evolution and Origins of Life: $300 Question Which of the following contributes to evolution? Random genetic mutations Natural selection Gene flow All of the above ANSWER BACK TO GAME Evolution and Origins of Life: $300 Answer Which of the following contributes to evolution? Random genetic mutations Natural selection Gene flow All of the above BACK TO GAME Evolution and Origins of Life: $400 Question The earliest cells were _____. present more than 7 billion years ago eukaryotic prokaryotic stem cells ANSWER BACK TO GAME Evolution and Origins of Life: $400 Answer The earliest cells were _____. present more than 7 billion years ago. eukaryotic prokaryotic stem cells BACK TO GAME Evolution and Origins of Life: $500 Question Which of the following hominin characteristics evolved earliest? Bipedalism Large brain Language Rationalization ANSWER BACK TO GAME Evolution and Origins of Life: $500 Answer Which of the following hominin characteristics evolved earliest? Bipedalism Large brain Language Rationalization BACK TO GAME Ecosystems, Populations, and Human Impacts: $100 Question Which of the following is an example of a density-dependent regulating factor? Earthquake Starvation Salinization Drought ANSWER BACK TO GAME Ecosystems, Populations, and Human Impacts: $100 Answer Which of the following is an example of a density-dependent regulating factor? Earthquake Starvation Salinization Drought BACK TO GAME Ecosystems, Populations, and Human Impacts: $200 Question The main cause in the increase of carbon dioxide in the last 150 years is _____. increase in worldwide primary production the burning of larger amounts of wood and fossils increased worldwide standing crop additional respiration by the rapidly growing human population ANSWER BACK TO GAME Ecosystems, Populations, and Human Impacts: $200 Answer The main cause in the increase of carbon dioxide in the last 150 years is _____. increase in worldwide primary production the burning of larger amounts of wood and fossils increased worldwide standing crop additional respiration by the rapidly growing human population BACK TO GAME Ecosystems, Populations, and Human Impacts: $300 Question The accumulation of toxic pollutants in top-level predators is called _____. eutrophication biological magnification global warming pollution ANSWER BACK TO GAME Ecosystems, Populations, and Human Impacts: $300 Answer The accumulation of toxic pollutants in top-level predators is called _____. eutrophication biological magnification global warming pollution BACK TO GAME Ecosystems, Populations, and Human Impacts: $400 Question What is the greenhouse effect? Deforestation caused by rising CO2 Heat being trapped by atmospheric pollutants A change in the climate that favors plant growth Cooling of Earth’s surface ANSWER BACK TO GAME Ecosystems, Populations, and Human Impacts: $400 Answer What is the greenhouse effect? Deforestation caused by rising CO2 Heat being trapped by atmospheric pollutants A change in the climate that favors plant growth Cooling of Earth’s surface BACK TO GAME Ecosystems, Populations, and Human Impacts: $500 Question Humans can negatively impact biodiversity by _____. practicing monocrop agriculture consuming renewable energy sources cultivating native plants in their gardens none of the above ANSWER BACK TO GAME Ecosystems, Populations, and Human Impacts: $500 Answer Humans can negatively impact biodiversity by _____. practicing monocrop agriculture consuming renewable energy sources cultivating native plants in their gardens none of the above BACK TO GAME FINAL ROUND Question What will help us toward a sustainable future on this planet? Consume less, recycle more Reduce poverty worldwide Lower fertility rates All of the above ANSWER BACK TO GAME FINAL ROUND Answer What will help us toward a sustainable future on this planet? Consume less, recycle more Reduce poverty worldwide Lower fertility rates All of the above BACK TO GAME