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BACK TO GAME Cell Division $100 Question Genes are carried on ______. a. centrosomes b. chiasma c. nuclei d. chromosomes ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Cell Division $100 Answer Genes are carried on ______. a. centrosomes b. chiasma c. nuclei d. chromosomes

BACK TO GAME Cell Division $200 Question Which of the following events occurs during prophase? a. chromosomes line up on the midline of the cell b. nucleoli reappear c. the mitotic spindle begins to form d. cytokinesis ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Cell Division $200 Answer Which of the following events occurs during prophase? a. chromosomes line up on the midline of the cell b. nucleoli reappear c. the mitotic spindle begins to form d. cytokinesis

BACK TO GAME Cell Division $300 Question Homologous chromosomes _________. a.carry the same gene sequence b.are a set of chromosomes that a cell receives from one parent c.do not include the sex chromosomes d.are formed when the chromosomes separated during anaphase ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Cell Division $300 Answer Homologous chromosomes _________. a.carry the same gene sequence b.are a set of chromosomes that a cell receives from one parent c.do not include the sex chromosomes d.are formed when the chromosomes separated during anaphase

BACK TO GAME Cell Division $400 Question A duplicated chromosome consists of two sister _________. a. centromeres b. centrosomes c. chromatids d. chromatins ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Cell Division $400 Answer A duplicated chromosome consists of two sister _________. a. centromeres b. centrosomes c. chromatids d. chromatins

BACK TO GAME Cell Division $500 Question Which of the following events occurs during telophase? a. chromosomes align on the midline of the cell b. the cleavage furrow forms c. tetrads form d. centromeres divide ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Cell Division $500 Answer Which of the following events occurs during telophase? a. chromosomes align on the midline of the cell b. the cleavage furrow forms c. tetrads form d. centromeres divide

BACK TO GAME Patterns of Inheritance $100 Question When is amniocentesis usually performed? a. during the third trimester b. between week 14 and week 20 of pregnancy c. prior to the fourth week of pregnancy d. after the birth of the child ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Patterns of Inheritance $100 Answer When is amniocentesis usually performed? a. during the third trimester b. between week 14 and week 20 of pregnancy c. prior to the fourth week of pregnancy d. after the birth of the child

BACK TO GAME Patterns of Inheritance $200 Question Who is a monk known for his work on inheritance using garden peas? a. Charles Darwin b. E.O. Wilson c. Gregor Mendel d. Theodor Schleiden ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Patterns of Inheritance $200 Answer Who is a monk known for his work on inheritance using garden peas? a. Charles Darwin b. E.O. Wilson c. Gregor Mendel d. Theodor Schleiden

BACK TO GAME Patterns of Inheritance $300 Question An individual heterozygous for cystic fibrosis _______. a. is a carrier of cystic fibrosis b. cannot reproduce c. has cystic fibrosis d. cannot have children with cystic fibrosis ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Patterns of Inheritance $300 Answer An individual heterozygous for cystic fibrosis _______. a. is a carrier of cystic fibrosis b. cannot reproduce c. has cystic fibrosis d. cannot have children with cystic fibrosis

BACK TO GAME Patterns of Inheritance $400 Question What is the genotype of an individual who is heterozygous for dimples? a. DD b. dd c. Dd d. dimples ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Patterns of Inheritance $400 Answer What is the genotype of an individual who is heterozygous for dimples? a. DD b. dd c. Dd d. dimples

BACK TO GAME Patterns of Inheritance $500 Question What is the name given to the specific location of a gene on a chromosome? a. phenotype b. locus c. site d. allele ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Patterns of Inheritance $500 Answer What is the name given to the specific location of a gene on a chromosome? a. phenotype b. locus c. site d. allele

BACK TO GAME Molecular Biology $100 Question DNA and RNA are polymers of _______ monomers. a. carbohydrate b. nucleotide c. nucleic acid d. amino acid ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Molecular Biology $100 Answer DNA and RNA are polymers of _______ monomers. a. carbohydrate b. nucleotide c. nucleic acid d. amino acid

BACK TO GAME Molecular Biology $200 Question What type of bond joins the bases of complimentary DNA strands? a. ionic b. covalent c. hydrophobic d. hydrogen ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Molecular Biology $200 Answer What type of bond joins the bases of complimentary DNA strands? a. ionic b. covalent c. hydrophobic d. hydrogen

BACK TO GAME Molecular Biology $300 Question Which enzyme is responsible for RNA synthesis? a. RNA polymerase b. RNA ligase c. Rnase d. RNA gyrase ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Molecular Biology $300 Answer Which enzyme is responsible for RNA synthesis? a. RNA polymerase b. RNA ligase c. Rnase d. RNA gyrase

BACK TO GAME Molecular Biology $400 Question Any change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA is called a ____________. a. double helix b. intron c. prophase d. mutation ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Molecular Biology $400 Answer Any change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA is called a ____________. a. double helix b. intron c. prophase d. mutation

BACK TO GAME Molecular Biology $500 Question If adenine makes up 20% of the bases in a DNA helix, what percent of the bases is guanine? a. 20% b. 30% c. 60% d. 80% ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Molecular Biology $500 Answer If adenine makes up 20% of the bases in a DNA helix, what percent of the bases is guanine? a. 20% b. 30% c. 60% d. 80%

BACK TO GAME Gene Expression $100 Question What is the process by which genotype becomes expressed as phenotype? a. gene expression b. phenogenesis c. transcription d. recombination ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Gene Expression $100 Answer What is the process by which genotype becomes expressed as phenotype? a. gene expression b. phenogenesis c. transcription d. recombination

BACK TO GAME Gene Expression $200 Question To initiate transcription, RNA polymerase binds to a(n) _______. a. operator b. exon c. promoter d. regulatory gene ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Gene Expression $200 Answer To initiate transcription, RNA polymerase binds to a(n) _______. a. operator b. exon c. promoter d. regulatory gene

BACK TO GAME Gene Expression $300 Question Genetically identical organisms are called __________________. a. operons b. clones c. microarrays d. homeotics ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Gene Expression $300 Answer Genetically identical organisms are called __________________. a. operons b. clones c. microarrays d. homeotics

BACK TO GAME Gene Expression $400 Question Cancer-causing genes are called ________________. a. pathogenes b. oncogenes c. homeotic genes d. cancogenes ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Gene Expression $400 Answer Cancer-causing genes are called ________________. a. pathogenes b. oncogenes c. homeotic genes d. cancogenes

BACK TO GAME Gene Expression $500 Question What substance is known to cause more cases and types of cancer than any other? a. alcohol b. food coloring c. tobacco d. caffeine ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Gene Expression $500 Answer What substance is known to cause more cases and types of cancer than any other? a. alcohol b. food coloring c. tobacco d. caffeine

BACK TO GAME What is recombinant DNA? a. DNA that is produced as a result of crossing over b. DNA that carries genes from different organisms c. DNA that carries oncogenes d. an alternate form of DNA that is the product of mutation DNA Technology $100 Question ANSWER

BACK TO GAME What is recombinant DNA? a. DNA that is produced as a result of crossing over b. DNA that carries genes from different organisms c. DNA that carries oncogenes d. an alternate form of DNA that is the product of mutation DNA Technology $100 Answer

BACK TO GAME DNA Technology $200 Question How does a vaccine work? a. It inhibits bacterial reproduction b. It kills cells infected with a virus c. It provides temporary immunity to a pathogen d. It stimulates the immune system ANSWER

BACK TO GAME DNA Technology $200 Answer How does a vaccine work? a. It inhibits bacterial reproduction b. It kills cells infected with a virus c. It provides temporary immunity to a pathogen d. It stimulates the immune system

BACK TO GAME DNA Technology $300 Question Restriction enzymes are obtained from ______. a. archaea b. bacteria c. eukaryotes d. retroviruses ANSWER

BACK TO GAME DNA Technology $300 Answer Restriction enzymes are obtained from ______. a. archaea b. bacteria c. eukaryotes d. retroviruses

BACK TO GAME DNA Technology $400 Question What name is given to a region of DNA that is, with the exception of identical twins, unique to each individual? a. genetic marker b. codon c. genetic probe d. restriction fragment ANSWER

BACK TO GAME DNA Technology $400 Answer What name is given to a region of DNA that is, with the exception of identical twins, unique to each individual? a. genetic marker b. codon c. genetic probe d. restriction fragment

BACK TO GAME DNA Technology $500 Question Gel electrophoresis separates DNA fragments primarily on the basis of differences in their __________. a. G:T ratio b. C:T ratio c. A:G ratio d. length ANSWER

BACK TO GAME DNA Technology $500 Answer Gel electrophoresis separates DNA fragments primarily on the basis of differences in their __________. a. G:T ratio b. C:T ratio c. A:G ratio d. length

BACK TO GAME FINAL ROUND Question Sister chromatids are joined at the __________________. a. chromatin b. spindle c. centrosome d. centromere ANSWER

BACK TO GAME FINAL ROUND Answer Sister chromatids are joined at the __________________. a. chromatin b. spindle c. centrosome d. centromere