Question 1 of 45 Mendels law of independent assortment states that __________. 2 of 45 Individual features of all organisms are the result of __________. 3 of 45 How many sex chromosomes are in a human gamete? 4 of 45 Any gene located on a sex chromosome __________. 5 of 45 Why are sex-linked conditions more common in men than in women? 6 of 45 A colorblind woman mates with a man who is not colorblind. All of the sons and none of the daughters are colorblind. What is the best explanation of this result? 7 of 45 Karyotyping __________. 8 of 45 If a chromosome fragment breaks off and is lost from the original chromosome, the resulting chromosomal abnormality is called an) __________. 9 of 45 If short hair ) is dominant to long hair ), animals and have the same __________. 10 of 45 One of Mendels defining ideas was the theory of segregation. This idea __________. 11 of 45 If short hair ) is dominant to long hair ), then what fraction of the offspring produced by a cross of x will be homozygous dominant? 12 of 45 If a child belonged to blood Type O, he or she could NOT have been produced by which set of parents? 13 of 45 Amniocentesis involves sampling __________. 14 of 45 Which of the following genotypes is said to be homozygous? 15 of 45 Which of the following is NOT a true statement about genes? 16 of 45 A karyotype __________. 17 of 45 A woman heterozygous for colorblindness an X-linked recessive allele marries a man with normal color vision. What is the probability that their first child will be colorblind? 18 of 45 What could the children of a colorblind woman and a man with normal vision be? 19 of 45 DNA replication __________. 20 of 45 If one strand of DNA is CGGTAC, the corresponding strand would be __________. 21 of 45 Which one of the following sequences best describes the flow of information when a gene directs the synthesis of a cellular component? 22 of 45 Which one of the following best describes the sequence of events of translation? 23 of 45 In DNA, correct complementary base pairing would occur between __________. 24 of 45 Which of the following is NOT true of DNA polymerase? 25 of 45 The movement of DNA fragments in a gel electrophoresis experiment is based on __________. 26 of 45 Which of the following is the most precise explanation of how genes work? 27 of 45 The form of RNA that carries the code from the DNA to the site where the protein is assembled is called __________. 28 of 45 Which nucleotide base is found in RNA but not in DNA? 29 of 45 Transcription __________. 30 of 45 Which of the following could NOT be an RNA transcript? 31 of 45 Which of the following kinds of RNA is directly responsible for carrying specific amino acids to the ribosomes in protein synthesis? 32 of 45 What kind of virus is HIV, the AIDS virus)? 33 of 45 HIV delivers its greatest damage to __________. 34 of 45 HIV is responsible for _____. 35 of 45 Restriction enzymes __________. 36 of 45 Gel electrophoresis sorts DNA molecules on the basis of their __________. 37 of 45 Which of the following areas of research will benefit from the human genome project? 38 of 45 Which of the following best defines the term ? 39 of 45 Genetic variation within a population is developed and maintained because of __________. 40 of 45 The prime goal of current work in genetic engineering is to __________. 41 of 45 Viruses that infect bacteria are ______. 42 of 45 Which of these can act as a vector to introduce new genes into a cell? 43 of 45 Which of the following is a major category of animal tissue? 44 of 45 Maintaining the volume and composition of body fluids is the direct responsibility of which of the following systems? 45 of 45 Which of the followin
g organs is NOT in the abdominal cavity? Part2 1 of 45 The basic structural and functional part of the kidney is the __________. 2 of 45 Which one of the following types of tissue stores fat in the body? 3 of 45 Which of the following is true of a typical skeletal muscle? 4 of 45 Which type of tissue forms a communication and coordination system within the body? 5 of 45 Homeostasis __________. 6 of 45 What are the four fundamental types of body tissues? 7 of 45 What is the main function of connective tissue? 8 of 45 Which of the following is NOT a function of the skin? 9 of 45 What are the two main divisions of the skeletal system? 10 of 45 Which of the following carry incoming messages toward the cell body of a neuron? 11 of 45 The four stages of food processing are, in order: 12 of 45 Once an action potential is triggered, the first major chemical change is __________. 13 of 45 The function of the sphincter at the downstream end of the stomach is to __________. 14 of 45 Muscles are connected to bones by ______. 15 of 45 A thick filament consists of ______. 16 of 45 When the wall of the stomach fails to protect itself from erosion by gastric juice, the result is __________. 17 of 45 Most nutrient absorption occurs in which part of the digestive system? 18 of 45 Which of the following is a junction between two neurons? 19 of 45 Which of the following organs of the digestive system is different from the other four because it does NOT produce any secretions that aid in the digestive process? 20 of 45 Outnumbering neurons by up to 50 to 1, which cells protect, insulate, and reinforce neurons? 21 of 45 All veins carry __________. 22 of 45 Trace the path of a red blood cell in a circuit that takes it from the capillary bed of the right kidney to the capillary bed of the left kidney. 23 of 45 When you examine fluid that you have drawn from a blood vessel, you find that it is relatively high in carbon dioxide and waste products. Assuming that the fluid comes from a healthy individual, you conclude that the blood vessel from which you have drawn the blood could have been __________. 24 of 45 White blood cells play a particularly important role in __________. 25 of 45 Temperature regulation, hormone distribution, and exchanging nutrients and wastes with the interstitial fluid are all functions of the _____ system. 26 of 45 Animals need oxygen because it __________. 27 of 45 In the human respiratory system, gas exchange occurs across the cells of the _____. 28 of 45 When you hold your breath, which of the following blood gas changes leads initially to the urge to breathe again? 29 of 45 Which of the following is one of the bodys first lines of defense against infection? 30 of 45 When you cut yourself, the damaged cells immediately release which of the following chemical alarm signals? 31 of 45 Why do diseases involving widespread infection usually result in a fever? 32 of 45 The appendix, bone marrow, thymus, and spleen are all parts of the __________ system. 33 of 45 Antibodies __________. 34 of 45 Hormones regulate __________. 35 of 45 Which of the following best describes the relationship of insulin to glucagon? 36 of 45 What moves the human egg through the oviduct? 37 of 45 In a human male reproductive system: 38 of 45 A vaccine contains __________. 39 of 45 Oxygen moves from the alveoli to the bloodstream __________. 40 of 45 Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the human female? 41 of 45 Most of the oxygen in the blood is transported by __________. 42 of 45 The correct term to describe the production of the human sperm is __________. 43 of 45 In vitro fertilization __________. 44 of 45 A vasectomy __________. 45 of 45