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Biology Fundamentals: Q&A on Cells, DNA, and Ecosystems, Exams of Applied Biology

West Chester University of Pennsylvania (WCUPA)Applied Biology

Questions and answers covering core biology concepts: cell structure, energy, organization, DNA, and the scientific method. It also addresses agricultural technology, organism classification, natural selection, ecosystems, and basic chemistry. Designed to test and reinforce key principles for high school or introductory college biology, it spans cellular biology to ecology, offering a basic overview. Questions assess comprehension and application. It's a valuable resource for review, self-assessment, and exam preparation, providing a concise overview of key biological concepts and identifying areas for further study.

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  1. The g smallest g unit g that g has g all g of g the g characteristics g of g life g is g the Ans>> gCell
  2. Nutrient g molecules g are g used g to g build g cellular g structures g or g for g energy. g This g best g r epresents g which g characteristic g of g life? Ans>> gLivinggthingsgacquiregmaterialsgandg energygfromgthegenvironment.
  3. Organs g are g composed g of g tissues, g which g are g composed g of g cells. g This g is g an g example g of g w hich g characteristic g of g life? Ans>> gLivinggthingsghaveglevelsgofghierarchicalg organization.
  4. The g blueprints g for g structural g organization g and g metabolism g are g contained g in , g and g the g offspring g receive g copies g of g these g instructions. g Ans>> gDNA;gfromgthegparent

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  1. If g a g new g anti- cancer g drug g is g found g to g be g effective g in g initial g tests g with g mice, g what g might g researchers g c onclude? Ans>> gThegdruggisgeffectivegingthegmousegmodel;gitg mustgstillgbegtestedginghumans.
  2. Technology g is g the. g Ans>> gapplicationgofgscientificg knowledgegforgagpracticalgpurpose.
  3. Which g statement g regarding g science g technology g is g false? g Ans>> gSciencegtechnologyg isgagbasisgforgallgethicalgorgmoralgdecisions.
  4. Which g of g the g following g is g a g potential g consequence g if g people g stop g using g te chnology g in g the g agriculture g industry? Ans>> gTheregcouldgbegagsignificantgdecreaseg ingthegamountgofgfoodgproduced.
  5. A g multicellular, g photosynthetic g organism g with g complex, g specialized g cells g and g ti ssues g would g most g likely g be g assigned g to Ans>> gKingdomgPlantae
  1. Which g sequence g of g classification g categories g is g in g the g proper g order g from g least g to g mo st g inclusive? Ans>> gspecies,ggenus,gfamily,gorder,gclass,gphylum,gkingdom,gdomain
  2. You g have g discovered g a g previously g unknown g organism. g It g is g multicellular, g with g a g fil amentous g form, g and g absorbs g food g from g its g environment. g Upon g micro- g scopic g examination, g you g see g that g the g cells g have g nuclei. g How g would g you g classify g this g org anism? g Ans>> gKingdomgFungi
  3. Corn g belongs g to g the g kingdom g Ans>> gPlantae
  4. Suggested g evidence g of g natural g selection g at g work g in g humans g is g the g obser- g vation g of g Ans>> glowghemoglobinglevelsgdespiteghighgelevationgingTibetangpopulationsgoverg generati ons
  5. Which g level g of g biological g organization g is g composed g of g several g tissues? g Ans>> g -

organ

  1. Which g sequence g correctly g lists g the g different g levels g of g biological g organiza- g tion,
  1. Which g statement g about g an g ecosystem g is g incorrect? Ans>> gTheregisgagcommunity ofgorganisms,gbutgnognon-livinggcomponents.
  2. When g comparing g energy g and g chemicals g in g an g ecosystem, g **Ans>

** gchemicalsgcycleg overgandgovergagaingbutgenergygflowsgthroughgonce.

  1. The g layer g where g organisms g can g exist g on g the g surface g of g the g earth g is g the g Ans>> g - biosphere
  2. Which g of g the g following g is g of g least g importance g when g concerning g the g preser- g vation g of g ecosystems? Ans>> gPreservationgofgecosystemsgallowsghumansgtogexploitgasgmanygresourcesgasgpossible.
  3. An g ecosystem g generally g requires g solar g energy, g nutrients, g decomposers, g consumers g and. Ans>> g producers
  4. A g community g of g organisms g along g with g their g physical g environment g consti- g tutes g a(n) Ans>> g ecosystem.
  5. Ever g since g the g antibiotic g drug g penicillin g was g discovered g in g 1928, g the g inci- g dence g of g resistant g bacteria g has g steadily g increased g as g a g direct g result g of Ans>> gnaturalgselection.
  6. The g term g "biodiversity" g refers g to Ans>> gthegtotalgnumbergofgspecies,gvariationgofg species,gandgthegecosystemsgingwhichgtheyglive.
  7. All g the g banded g sunfish g (Enneacanthus g obesus) g in g a g pond g would g comprise g a(n) g A ns>> gpopulation.
  1. When g two g glucose g molecules g combine g they g form g a g disaccharide g molecule g and

cules, g must g be g the g causative g agent. g If g a g virus g was g responsible g for g these g brain g diseases, g t hen g the g infectious g agent g would g contain g either g RNA g or g DNA. g Other g possibilities g were g t hat g the g agent g was g a g carbohydrate, g fat, g or g protein. g Tissue g filtrates were g treated g with g agents g that g destroyed g just g one g of g these g chemicals g and g then g injected g into g a g healthy g animal, g with g the g results g as g follows.What g is g the g infectious g agent?

- Amylasegdigests g carbohydrates; g tissue g filtrate g still g infects g healthy g test g **animal.

  • Lipasegdigestsgfats;gtissue** g filtrate g still g infects g healthy g test g **animal.
  • Formaldehydegand/ or** g heat g denatures g DNA g and g RNA; g tissue g filtrate g still g infects g healthy g test g **animal.
  • Trypsin digests protein; tissue filtrate does not infect healthy test** animal. g Ans>> g - protein
  1. The g metabolic g pathways g of g photosynthesis g and g cellular g respiration g Ans>> gbothginvolvegoxidationgandgreductiongreactions.
  2. The g location g in g which g the g enzyme g and g substrate g complexes g is g called g the g A ns>> gactivegsite.
  3. Whether g or g not g an g enzyme g is g active g and g present g within g a g cell g depends g on g all g of g the g fol lowing g except Ans>> gwhethergthegenzymegcatalyzesgangendergonicgorgexergonicg reaction.
  4. Which g of g the g following g is g consistent g with g the g laws g of g physics g governing g en- g ergy? g Ans>> gEventually,gsunlightgthatgisgabsorbedgongthegearthgreturnsgtogthegatmospheregasgdispersedg heat.
  5. Which g of g the g following g is g a g by-product g of g photosynthesis? g Ans>> goxygen
  1. The g equation C6H12O6 g + g 6O2 g ’g 38 g ATP g + g 6CO2 g + g 6H2O g represents g which g cellular g process? g Ans>> gcellulargrespiration
  2. You g have g discovered g an g organism g that g lives g inside g the g gastrointestinal g tract g and g does g not g contain g a g nucleus. g Based g on g what g you g know g of g cellular g respiration, g how g does g it g obtain g its g energy? Ans>> gglycolysis
  3. Which g of g the g following g is g not g a g consequence g of g the g lactate g that g results g from g fermentation g in g the g muscles? Ans>> gItgisgstoredgingmusclegcellsgforglatergATPgproduction.
  4. Where g does g glycolysis g take g place g within g the g cell? g Ans>> gcytoplasm
  5. Why g is g fermentation g essential g to g humans? g Ans>> gItgisgessentialgwhengwegneedgagrapidgburstgofgenergy.
  6. Fermentation g is g inefficient g in g using g the g energy g found g in g food g molecules g and g the g resu lting g alcohol g can g be g toxic g to g the g organism g producing g it. g Which g of g the g following g is g not g a g re ason g why g an g organism g would g utilize g fermentation? Ans>> gFer-g mentationgisgthegpreferredgprocess,gevengwhengoxygengisgavailable.

is g surrounded g by g a g double g membrane g and g carries g the g coding g that g determines g protei n g synthesis.

14 g Ans>> g nucleus

  1. The g cell g theory g states Ans>> gallgcellsgcomegonlygfromgothergcells.
  2. The g failure g of g which g organelle g during g development g can g result g in g a g child g being g b orn g with g webbed g toes? Ans>> g lysosomes
  3. Which g of g the g following g cells g can g be g part g of g a g multi- cellular g organism, g have g a g nucleus, g and g have g a g specialized g organelle g for g energy g pr oduction? Ans>> geukaryote
  4. If g the g chloroplast g is g the g result g of g endosymbiosis, g what g membrane g of g the g c hloroplast g represents g the g plasma g membrane g of g the g original g prokaryote? g Ans>> gtheginnergchloroplastgmembrane
  5. All g of g the g following g are g possible g origins g of g cell g organelles g in g eukaryotes g EXCEPT g Ans>> ggroupsgofgprokaryoticgcellsgbegingtoglivegingagsmallggroup,gsharinggproductsg ofgmetabolism.
  6. Which g of g the g following g results g in g genetic g variation? Ans>> gCrossinggovergbetweeng homologousgchromosomesgduringgProphasegI
  7. Enzymes, g the g key g molecules g that g help g chemical g reactions g occur g in g the g body g are g Ans>> gproteins
  8. Which g intercellular g junction g allows g for g the g rapid g movement g of g small g mole- g cules g or g ions g to g flow g from g one g animal g cell g to g the g next? Ans>> ggapgjunctions
  9. Which g of g the g following g molecules g add g stiffness g and g strength g to g the g plasma g membrane?

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  1. What g two g components g are g commonly g found g in g the g extracellular g matrix g that g help g resist g stretching g and g provide g resilience? Ans>> gproteinsgandgpolysaccharides
  2. Which g type g of g membrane g protein g will g be g used g to g bind g to g hormones? g Ans>> grecep-gtorgproteins
  3. According g to g the g fluid- mosaic g model g of g membrane g structure, g Ans>> gproteinsgfloatginsidegor gwithingthegphospholipidgbilayer.
  4. Kidney g dialysis g relies g on g diffusion g of g various g dissolved g waste g molecules g (solutes) g acr oss g a g non- living g semipermeable g membrane. g If g the g concentration g of g solutes g in g the g blood g increases g o ver g time g before g dialysis g is g administered, g what g will g happen g to g the g rate g of g dialysis g when g it g o ccurs? Ans>> gThegrategwillgspeedgupg sincegthegconcentrationggradientgisghigher.
  5. You g are g examining g a g cell g under g the g microscope g that g is g undergoing g cell g division g a nd g cannot g find g any g asters. g What g else g would g not g be g present g in g this g cell? Ans>> gagcleavagegfurrow
  6. In g plant g cells, g what g is g responsible g for g organizing g the g spindle? g Ans>> gcentrosomes
  7. There g are g two g sets g of g caspases g operating g during g apoptosis. g Which g of g the g follo wing g statements g does g not g correctly g characterize g the g role g of g these g caspases? g Ans>> gCaspasesgaregnormallygactivegduringgthegentiregcellgcycle.
  8. Which g of g the g following g best g describes g the g role g of g histones? g Ans>> gHistonesgde-g terminegthegstructuregofgthegchromosome.

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  1. Due g to , g water g is g absorbed g by g the g kidneys g and g taken g up g by g capillaries g in g the g tissues. Ans>> gOsmoticgpressure