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I thought it would be helpful to start a link with biology practice questions. Here is the first one:

Which RNA typically contains the fewest nucleotides?
A. rRNA
B. tRNA
C. mRNA
D. All types of RNA contain the same number of nucleotides
 
I'll add some questions!

All of the following are examples of substances found in bacteria EXCEPT:

a. peptidoglycans
b. flagellin
c. bacteriorhodopsin
d. chitin
e. phycobilins
 
What is the value of the alcoholic fermentation pathway?

a. it produces ATP
b. it produces lactate (or lactic acid)
c. it produces ADP for the electron transport chain
d. it replenishes CO2 for he dark reaction
e. it replenishes NAD+ so that glycolysis can produce ATP
 
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After strenuous exercise, a muscle cell would contain increased amounts of the following EXCEPT:

a. ADP
b. CO2
c. lactate
d. glucose
e. P(subscript i)
 
Systolic blood pressure is maintained by the:

a. left atrium
b. right atrium
c. left ventricle
d. right ventricle
e. semilunar valves in the aorta
 
If only K+ gates open on the postsynaptic membrane, then:

a. the postsynaptice membrane releases a neurotransmitter
b. an excitatory postsynaptic potential is established
c. the post synaptice neuron is stimulated
d. the postsynaptic neuron is inhibited
e. Ca2+ is released
 
Wow this book has some really good questions. Thanks you for posting this thread. This was very helpfull. Can you pick this book up at any Barnes and Noble stores or is it from Amazon? Thanks.
 
I'll add some questions!

All of the following are examples of substances found in bacteria EXCEPT:

a. peptidoglycans
b. flagellin
c. bacteriorhodopsin
d. chitin
e. phycobilins

D. Chitin is a polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton or arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi.

Anyone care as to why the others are correct? Just means more typing for me..
 
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Just list the answers you dont have to type out the explanations.

Thanks so much these are great questions!!!
 
What is the value of the alcoholic fermentation pathway?

a. it produces ATP
b. it produces lactate (or lactic acid)
c. it produces ADP for the electron transport chain
d. it replenishes CO2 for he dark reaction
e. it replenishes NAD+ so that glycolysis can produce ATP

E. In the absence of oxygen, all of the NAD+ gets converted to NADH. With no NAD+ to accept electrons from the glycolytic steps, glycolysis stops. By replenishing NAD+, alcoholic fermentation allows glycolysis to continue.
 
Systolic blood pressure is maintained by the:

a. left atrium
b. right atrium
c. left ventricle
d. right ventricle
e. semilunar valves in the aorta

C. The contraction of the left ventricle pumps blood through the body and thus maintains the systolic blood pressure.
 
If only K+ gates open on the postsynaptic membrane, then:

a. the postsynaptice membrane releases a neurotransmitter
b. an excitatory postsynaptic potential is established
c. the post synaptice neuron is stimulated
d. the postsynaptic neuron is inhibited
e. Ca2+ is released

D. If K+ gates are stimulated to open on the postsynaptic membran, an inhibitory postsynaptic potential is established. This makes the membrane more polarized (remember the inside is more negative already), and it is more difficult to establish an action potential.
 
After strenuous exercise, a muscle cell would contain increased amounts of the following EXCEPT:

a. ADP
b. CO2
c. lactate
d. glucose
e. P(subscript i)


Forgot one!

D. During strenuous exercise, glucose is broken down to pyruvate. Anaerobic respiration, which would occur during strenuous exercise, would increase lactate formation. Exercise would also consume ATP, producing ADP and P.
 
D. If K+ gates are stimulated to open on the postsynaptic membran, an inhibitory postsynaptic potential is established. This makes the membrane more polarized (remember the inside is more negative already), and it is more difficult to establish an action potential.

What is the difference if you rush K+ or Na+ into the cell? The inside will become more positive either way, moving the potential toward treshhold. Example: Hair cells of the ear. To establish a inhibitory postsynaptic threshold the inside of the cell would need to become more negative moving away from threshold. Ex: Cl- ion rushing into the cell.

Anybody else want to chime in...
 
C. The contraction of the left ventricle pumps blood through the body and thus maintains the systolic blood pressure.

So if that is true then what happens in those people with a deficient aortic valve? The valve actually creates the pressure by preventing backflow. Think about a water hose....placing your thumb over the end of the hose increases the pressure causing the water to shoot out further. Remove your thumb and the pressure decreases. I think this is a trick question b/c the left ventricle when compared to the other chambers does have an increased pressure hence then more size but systole is due to the closing of the semi lunar valve.

Anyone one else....

Great questions!!!!!!! Everyone should contribute!!!!!!!!!
 
I found this to be one of those more 'difficult' questions, but biology is all about using what you allready know in the subject (which is probably a lot), and applying it...

...the correct answer is A...

You probably knew this answer, without realizing it (if your like me)...

fishes gave rise to the amphibians (remember - the development of tetrapods from those lungfishes that had fins that resmebled legs)

and it was the amphibians that gave rise to the reptiles, which also evolved into the primates...

...using this information, the answer had to be A)

...I hope that makes sense!


AAA.!!! Reptiles DID NOT give rise to primates in any shape or form!!! Reptiles are advanced Diapsids, while primates are advanced synapsids!
 
What is the difference if you rush K+ or Na+ into the cell? The inside will become more positive either way, moving the potential toward treshhold. Example: Hair cells of the ear. To establish a inhibitory postsynaptic threshold the inside of the cell would need to become more negative moving away from threshold. Ex: Cl- ion rushing into the cell.

Anybody else want to chime in...

I think a point you are missing, and it is an often forgotten fact, is that there is an excess of K+ inside the cell and an excess of Na+ outside the cell. Also, the inside of the cell is more negative than the outside the of the cell, thus it is polarized. When K+ gates open, K+ flows out of the cell following its concentration gradient thus making the inside of the cell even more negative (I believe this is called hyperpolarization).

Hope this helps!
 
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I'll add some questions!

All of the following are examples of substances found in bacteria EXCEPT:

a. peptidoglycans
b. flagellin
c. bacteriorhodopsin
d. chitin
e. phycobilins

ANSWER: D CHITIN as far as i remember is found only in insects.WHATS PHYCOBILINS NEVER HEARD OF THEM.
 
You take a nucleus of a rat embryo and inject it into an enucleated rat egg and it results in the development of a normal rat. This is an example/demonstrates what?

A. Cloning
B. Fertilization
C. Indeterminate fate (Determination)
D. Parthenogenesis
E. cellular differentiation
F. or maybe something else?


I remember this question from an old Life Science class and have been searching for the answer ever since remembering it. I actually don't know the answer to this one, so help would be appreciated... 🙂
 
What would happen to the rabbit population if the coyote population went down drastically?

A. Go up exponentially
B. Go up then down
C. stays the same
D. I dunno if any of those other ones are correct, I'm gonna explain my self...


again, don't quite know the answer my self... I would assume it goes up mighty quickly till it hits a cap and then drops, but that would make choosing between A and B difficult since you don't really know the time frame of B...
 
Oxidation of molecules is essential for releasing energy in a form that can be used by cells. All cellular oxidations have in common:
A. addition of oxygen
B. removal of water
C. removal of hydrogen
D. removal of electrons

ANswer is D

That why it is called oxidation
 
Hi guys ,
This thread was awesome ! I love it . It's really not fair to get benefits from people who posted these questions and answers . Therefore , i will add some questions ...

Which of the following describes how binary fission and mitosis are the same ?
A. Two genetically identical daughter cells are produced.
B. Replication of DNA occurs.
C. Only one chromosome involved.
D. Division of the nucleus occurs.
E. Chromosomes are separated.
 
A major function of the skin in frogs and other amphibians most closely supplements the function of which of the following organs ?
A. Gallbladder
B. Intestines
C. Kidneys
D. Lungs
E. Liver
 
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AAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 🙂

Wrong . At first , i chose A . But the answer key gave me the different answer . The answer is E . I do not quite agree with them because they said "
In prokaryotes , where binary fission occurs , there is a single chromosome that is not enclosed in a nucleus . Replication of the chromosome occurs , followed by invagination of the plasma membrane and cell wall formation that divide the cell into 2 genetically identical cells ( Clones) . The production of the of daughter cells in not the result of mitosis . Rather , the division of the cell to produce 2 daughter cells occurs in a second process called cytokinesis."🙁
 
Wrong . At first , i chose A . But the answer key gave me the different answer . The answer is E . I do not quite agree with them because they said "
In prokaryotes , where binary fission occurs , there is a single chromosome that is not enclosed in a nucleus . Replication of the chromosome occurs , followed by invagination of the plasma membrane and cell wall formation that divide the cell into 2 genetically identical cells ( Clones) . The production of the of daughter cells in not the result of mitosis . Rather , the division of the cell to produce 2 daughter cells occurs in a second process called cytokinesis."🙁

lol! they just trying to make you feel bad about your self! thats a load of crap! cytokinesis is PART of mitosis! actually, maybe not. hmm.....

well I'm not sure if E is so correct because in mitosis, chromaTIDS are separated, not crhomoSOMES. also, I'm not sure if binary fission even uses chromatids...


edit: wikipedia (love)
Cytokinesis is the process whereby the cytoplasm of a single cell is divided to spawn two daughter cells. It usually initiates during the late stages of mitosis, and sometimes meiosis

so it is part of mitosis.

and binary fission does not use chromatids, but mitosis does, so E cannot be correct...
 
A major function of the skin in frogs and other amphibians most closely supplements the function of which of the following organs ?
A. Gallbladder
B. Intestines
C. Kidneys
D. Lungs
E. Liver


wow the only logical choice is lungs? but thats weird, but sounds correct. I'm quite sure there are frogs with no lungs. I remember watching those lil suckers as a kid and wondering why they never opened their mouths. (didn't know they might have nose holes back then...)
 
wow the only logical choice is lungs? but thats weird, but sounds correct. I'm quite sure there are frogs with no lungs. I remember watching those lil suckers as a kid and wondering why they never opened their mouths. (didn't know they might have nose holes back then...)

Good job man , 👍. For the previous question , i agreed with u . Sometimes , the book is wrong .
 
someone PLEASE explain to me how this sentence makes ANY sense!!!?

"The hydrolysis of ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate can drive cellular work."

this is an implication from our beloved topcore... I cannot seem to wrap my head around this friggin question. I believe that it is inherently INCORRECT!

I believe that "from" should be "to"
 
someone PLEASE explain to me how this sentence makes ANY sense!!!?

"The hydrolysis of ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate can drive cellular work."

this is an implication from our beloved topcore... I cannot seem to wrap my head around this friggin question. I believe that it is inherently INCORRECT!

I believe that "from" should be "to"

yeah " to" not "from":laugh:
 
what does the inner mass of a Blastocyst get converted to?



don't have choices for this one cuz I don't know the answer, but I'm guessing its maybe endoderm? I know embryonic stem cells come from the ICM...
 
You cross a red flowered plant with a white flowered plant , and all of the offspring have pink floweres . What is the most probable explanation ?
A. Red is dominant
B. White is dominant
C. Pink is dominant
D. Red and white exhibit incomplete dominance
E. Red and white exhibit codominance
 
You cross a red flowered plant with a white flowered plant , and all of the offspring have pink floweres . What is the most probable explanation ?
A. Red is dominant
B. White is dominant
C. Pink is dominant
D. Red and white exhibit incomplete dominance
E. Red and white exhibit codominance

D. incomplete dominance.

the P generation are homozygous dominant for red and white. all the F1 are heterozygous. red and white are not being shown completely at the same time, rather, a mix of the two. so ditch codominance for incomplete dominance.
 
A major function of the skin in frogs and other amphibians most closely supplements the function of which of the following organs ?
A. Gallbladder
B. Intestines
C. Kidneys
D. Lungs
E. Liver
for anyone that is interested, check out the latest journal of SCIENCE...they just found a lungless frog. pretty cool if you ask me 😎👍
 
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I like you guys...here's my contribution

The bodywall of the tapeworm has millions of fingerlike projections that
A. increase the surface area for absorption of nutrients
B. cling to the host's intestinal wall
C. secret digestive enzymes
D. trap the tapeworm's prey
 
A vegetarian may become ___ deficient since it is usually obtained from meat
A. iron
B. zinc
C. sodium
D. calcium

the previous one to this is to increase absorption surface area.

this one I believe would be iron. I think heme iron is better/easier for the body than non-heme iron... aside from that, most of the other stuff is found in milk or nuts/nut variations (legumes...).
 
I like you guys...here's my contribution

The bodywall of the tapeworm has millions of fingerlike projections that
A. increase the surface area for absorption of nutrients
B. cling to the host's intestinal wall
C. secret digestive enzymes
D. trap the tapeworm's prey

A is the correct answer. Tapeworms don't have a digestive tract cuz they absorb already digested stuff, so increased SA would help.
 
what does the inner mass of a Blastocyst get converted to?



don't have choices for this one cuz I don't know the answer, but I'm guessing its maybe endoderm? I know embryonic stem cells come from the ICM...

I don't know where you got this question from, but I think the inner cell mass are ur stem cells. Therefore they could get converted to any organ you want to develop.
 
Some question froms my old campbell, so I really don't have answers to them. Lets decide what the answers would be

1. Pheasants do not feed their chicks. Immediately after hatching a pheasant chick starts pecking at seeds and insects on the ground. How might a behavioral ecologist explain the ultimate cause of the behavior?
A. Pecking is a FAP
B. Pheasants learned to peck and their offspring inherited this behavior
C. Pheasants hat pecked survived and reproduced best
D. Pecking is a result of imprinting during a sensitive period
E. Pecking is an example of habituation
 
2. Which of the following is true of animals that use the sun to navigate?

A. They cannot travel large distances
B. Most live in the sea, where ther are few landmarks
C. They must have accurate biological clocks
D. Most migrate in large schools, flocks,a nd herds
E. They more easily travel east and west than north and south
 
3. Ants carry dead ants out of the anthill and dump them on a "trashpile." If a live ant is painetd with a chemical from dead ant, other ants repeatedly carry it, kicking and struggling to the trashpile, until the substrate wears off. Which of the following best explains this behavior?

A. The chemical is a sign stumilus for FAP
B. The ants have become imprinted on the chemical
C. The ants continue the behavior until they become habituated
D. The ants can learn only by trial and error
E. The chemical trigger a negative taxis
 
4. Which of the following initiates the process of blood clotting?

A. damage to the lining of blood vessels
B. exposure of blood to the air
C. converison of fibrinogen to fibrin
D. attraction of leukocytes to a site of infection
E. conversion of fibrin to fibrinogen
 
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