SCI 115 Midterm Exam: Chapters 1–9

• Question 1

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	How many nucleotides comprise one codon?​
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• Question 2

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	Accumulations of cells that divide uncontrollably are called ______.
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• Question 3

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	​If a protein or molecule is taken up by the cell and must be digested, to which cellular structure is it sent?
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• Question 4

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	​Nucleotides are monomers of ____.
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• Question 5

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	New alleles arise by _____.​
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• Question 6

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	Homeostasis is ____.​
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• Question 7

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	Meiosis produces _____.​
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• Question 8

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	Sampling error can be minimized by which one of the following?
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• Question 9

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	Which organisms are single-celled and lack a nucleus?​
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• Question 10

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	A result is statistically significant if ____.
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• Question 11

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	The species extinctions taking place today are being caused by ____ activities.
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• Question 12

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	Which process is responsible for the conversion of DNA information into messenger RNA?​
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• Question 13

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	DNA varies from species to species in _____.​
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• Question 14

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	In eukaryotes, DNA is transcribed in the _____.​
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• Question 15

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	In the scientific name, Pan paniscus, Pan represents the name of the ____, while paniscus represents the name of the ____.
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• Question 16

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	A gene is a DNA sequence that codes for a protein or _____ product.
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• Question 17

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	Which source of energy powers the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis?
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• Question 18

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	Each DNA strand has a backbone that consists of alternating _____.​
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• Question 19

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	When glucose is used as the energy source, the largest amount of ATP is produced in ____.
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• Question 20

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	​A series of enzyme-mediated reactions by which cells build, remodel, or break down organic molecules is known as ____.
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