JAN 2024 P1

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During which phase of cell division does the division of the cytoplasm occur?

  • Prophase
  • Anaphase
  • Cytokinesis (correct)
  • Telophase
  • Metaphase

What term describes body organs in different organisms that perform similar functions but have different structures?

  • Fossils
  • Vestigial organs
  • Homologous structures
  • Analogous structures (correct)
  • Acquired structures

B-lymphocytes differentiate into plasma cells to produce antibodies. Microscopically, plasma cells exhibit more ribosomes, RER, Golgi bodies, and mitochondria compared to B-lymphocytes. What does this suggest about plasma cells?

  • They prioritize DNA replication while utilizing Golgi bodies to supply energy.
  • They are involved in synthesizing antibodies, while mitochondria are important for supplying the cell with energy.
  • They are actively involved in synthesizing antibodies and require energy. (correct)
  • They are more involved in DNA replication for rapid proliferation.
  • They primarily focus on cell division, requiring significant energy.

Consider the provided data on body temperature variation with respect to environmental temperature. Which conclusion can be drawn?

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Based on the provided graph showing the activity of enzyme X at different pH levels, in which digestive organ(s) is this enzyme likely found?

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Giraffes with long necks were favored by a selection pressure allowing them to reach higher food sources, while giraffes with shorter necks faced a disadvantage. Over time, the long-neck phenotype became more prevalent. What evolutionary mechanism does this illustrate?

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A white calf with black spots is born to a black ox and a white cow. What mode of inheritance can explain this observation of coat color?

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What term defines a group of individuals of the same species living together in the same area?

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What are fatty acids called that lack double bonds in their hydrocarbon chain?

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If a primary producer creates 800,000 kJ of energy in a food chain, how much energy is available to a third-level consumer, assuming a 10% energy transfer efficiency between trophic levels?

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Based on the cladogram, which organisms exclusively develop hair on their bodies?

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According to the cladogram, which of the listed organisms possess vertebrae?

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Based on the provided cladogram, which of the following statements is the most accurate regarding common ancestry?

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Which hormone is NOT secreted by the anterior pituitary gland?

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What is a characteristic of a homozygous individual?

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Based on the graph of enzyme activity at different pH levels, which conclusion can be drawn?

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A mouse somatic cell contains 40 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are present in a mouse gamete?

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In a typical food chain, what role do herbivores play?

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Where does ribosome synthesis primarily occur within a cell?

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Two long-stemmed pea plants are crossed, resulting in offspring with both long and short stems. What can be deduced about the stem length characteristic?

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Human activities like burning and clearing forests are rapidly increasing. How do these activities affect the carbon cycle?

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What type of structures are depicted in the figure, showing the structure of human and frog arms?

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The structural similarities between human and frog arms suggest evidence of what evolutionary process?

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Based on the graph illustrating the rate of photosynthesis as a function of light intensity, what conclusion can be made?

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What type of relationship is depicted in the graph showing population variations between ladybirds and aphids?

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What phase of mitosis is represented in the provided image?

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In the depicted mitotic phase, if the cell has 6 chromosomes, how many chromosomes were present in the initial cell before division?

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A squirrel in a newly opened park initially runs away from people trying to take its picture. After a few weeks, it stops running away. What kind of conditioning does this represent?

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Based on the provided graph showing the percentage of egg white digested over time, what can you conclude about the digestion of albumen by these animals?

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What is the term for when environmental conditions cause one phenotype to be replaced by another in a population?

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In humans, having a free earlobe (F) is dominant over having an attached earlobe (f). What is a possible genotype for a person with a free earlobe?

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In humans, having a free earlobe (F) is dominant over having an attached earlobe (f). What is the genotype of a person with attached earlobes?

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A man with free earlobes who is heterozygous for the trait marries a woman with attached earlobes. What are the expected percentages of phenotypes in their children?

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What type of relationship is Mycorrhiza, where plants and fungi exhibit enhanced survival and growth together?

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Yellowthroat birds have five species that vary in size, male head pattern, and song. These species are found in Central and South America, and scientists believe they emerged when the initial population was separated by rainforests and the Andes Mountains. This is:

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What process describes the movement of solutes along a concentration gradient without requiring energy?

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During which phase of meiosis does tetrad formation occur?

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Where does fertilization typically occur in human beings?

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A double-stranded-DNA molecule has 50 nucleotides, with 10 Adenine (A). How many Thymine (T), Guanine (G), and Cytosine (C) bases are present?

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Acetylcholine (Ach) affects muscle contraction and is degraded by acetylcholinesterase. What happens if the body stops producing acetylcholinesterase?

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Flashcards

What is cytokinesis?

Division of cytoplasm during cell division.

What are analogous structures?

Organs performing similar functions with different structures.

Why more ribosomes, RER, Golgi, mitochondria in plasma cells?

Plasma cells have these structural components in higher amounts to facilitate antibody synthesis.

What can you conclude about animal body temperatures from the table?

The pigeon and cat maintain a consistent body temperature, regardless of environmental conditions, while the lizard and alligator's body temperature varies with the outside temperature.

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Where is enzyme X active?

Organ where enzyme X is likely found, based on its optimal pH.

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What is directional selection?

A type of natural selection where one extreme phenotype is favored, causing a shift in the population's genetic variance towards that extreme.

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What is co-dominance?

Inheritance pattern where both alleles are expressed equally in the phenotype.

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What is a population?

Group of same species in same area.

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What are saturated fatty acids?

Fatty acids without double bonds.

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What is 800 kJ?

Roughly, the amount of energy available for the 3rd-level consumer in a food chain, given the 10% rule.

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Who has vertebrae?

Fish, amphibians, birds, prosimians, and humans all have vertebrae.

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Free earlobe genotype?

Free earlobes are dominant; FF or Ff genotypes result in the free earlobe phenotype.

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Number of Thymine [T], Guanine [G] and Cytosine [C]?

A double-stranded DNA molecule that consists of Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Guanine (G),, and Cytosine (C).

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Attached earlobe genotype?

Attached earlobes are recessive; only the ff genotype results in the attached earlobe phenotype.

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What is habituation?

The process where an organism decreases or ceases its response to a stimulus after repeated exposure

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Mitosis phase shown?

The phase represented in the figure, showing chromosomes lined up in the middle.

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Initial chromosome count?

The approximate number of chromosomes present in the initial cell before division, as implied by the metaphase.

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What is the predator-prey relationship?

The relationship demonstrated in the graph between ladybirds and aphids.

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Albumen digestion time?

The conclusion about albumen digestion time based on the graph.

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Offspring phenotype ratios?

Earlobe phenotype percentages in offspring given parental genotypes.

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What is mutualistic symbiosis?

The ecological interaction exemplified by plants and fungi in mycorrhiza.

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What is geographic isolation?

The evolutionary mechanism reflected by the separation of yellowthroat bird species by rainforests and mountains.

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What is Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine.

The name given to the DNA sequence.

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What is diffusion?

Process where solutes move down a concentration gradient without energy.

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What is Prophase I?

Meiosis stage containing tetrads.

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Where are the Fallopian tubes?

Human fertilization site.

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what happens to the muscle

What happens to the muscle

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what is cytokinesis

A process of cell's division of cytoplasm

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What are herbivores

animals that depends on food chain

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What is caldogam?

a figure that has been developed to show the development.

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What is metaphase?

It is a type of phase of mitosis.

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Study Notes

Cytoplasm Division

  • Cytoplasm division during cell division occurs in cytokinesis.

Analogous Structures

  • Body organs with similar functions but different structures are analogous structures.

B-Lymphocytes and Antibodies

  • Plasma cells, differentiated from B-lymphocytes, produce and secrete antibodies.
  • Plasma cells have more ribosomes, RER, Golgi bodies, and mitochondria compared to B-lymphocytes.
  • Ribosomes and RER are essential for antibody synthesis.
  • Mitochondria and Golgi bodies provide the energy necessary for the cell to function.

Body Temperature Variation

  • The pigeon and the cat maintain a relatively constant body temperature.
  • The lizard and alligator's body temperature changes with the environmental temperature.

Enzyme Activity

  • The greatest enzymatic activity occurs at the optimum pH.
  • Enzyme X has a maximum activity at pH 2 based on the bar graph.
  • Enzyme X is found in the stomach.

Directional Selection

  • Directional selection occurs when one extreme phenotype is favored over other phenotypes, causing the allele frequency to shift over time toward that phenotype.
  • Long necks in giraffes becoming more common over short necks is an example of directional selection.

Inheritance of Skin Color

  • A white calf with black spots from a black ox and white cow indicates incomplete dominance.

Population

  • A population comprises individuals of the same species living together in the same area.

Fatty Acids

  • Fatty acids without double bonds in their hydrocarbon chain are called saturated fatty acids.

Energy Transfer in Food Chains

  • Energy available to a consumer at the third level is 8,000 kJ, given a primary producer generates 800,000 kJ.

Cladogram Analysis: Hair

  • Based on the cladogram, prosimians and humans develop hair on their bodies.

Cladogram Analysis: Vertebrae

  • According to the cladogram, fish, amphibians, birds, prosimians, and humans have vertebrae.

Ancestry

  • Humans share the most recent common ancestor with prosimians.

Anterior Pituitary Hormones

  • GnRH is not secreted by the anterior pituitary gland.

Homozygous Individuals

  • A homozygous individual possesses two identical alleles.

Enzyme Activity and pH

  • Salivary amylase and Arginase have an optimum pH of 8.
  • Pepsin has an optimum pH of 2.

Chromosome Number

  • A mouse somatic cell has 40 chromosomes.
  • A mouse gamete (sex cell) has half the number of chromosomes, which is 20.

Herbivores

  • In a food chain, herbivores are the first-level consumers.

Ribosome Synthesis

  • Ribosomes are synthesized in the nucleolus.

Stem Length in Pea Plants

  • Long stem length is dominant over short stem length.
  • The parents are hybrid.

Carbon Cycle

  • Burning and clearing forests for buildings is increasing rapidly.
  • Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will increase.

Homologous Structures

  • The figure shows homologous structures.
  • The structure of human and frog arms is evidence of common descent.

Photosynthesis Rate

  • Photosynthesis rate increases as the light intensity increases from 0 to 20 a.u. where it reaches its maximum and then remains constant.

Predator-Prey Relationship

  • The relationship between ladybirds and aphids is a predator-prey relationship.

Mitosis Phase

  • The figure represents Metaphase.

Chromosome Number Before Mitosis

  • The initial cell had 6 chromosomes before starting division.

Habituation

  • The squirrel's response represents habituation.

Albumen Digestion

  • The digestion of albumen requires 24 hours.
  • It is fastest between the 12th and 16th hour.

Directional Selection

  • Environmental conditions leading to the replacement of one phenotype by another is called directional selection.

Genotype for Free Earlobe

  • The genotype of a person with a free ear lobe is FF or Ff.

Genotype for Attached Earlobe

  • The genotype of a person with an attached ear lobe is ff.

Earlobe Phenotype Percentages

  • 50% free earlobe to 50% attached earlobe.

Mycorrhiza

  • Mycorrhiza is an example of mutualistic symbiosis.

Geographic Isolation

  • The Rainforest and Andes Mountains populations represent geographic isolation.

Diffusion

  • Diffusion is the movement of solutes along a concentration gradient without needing energy.

Meiosis Phase

  • Tetrad formation occurs in Prophase I

Fertilization Location

  • Fertilization occurs in the fallopian tubes in humans.

DNA Molecule Composition

  • The numbers of Thymine, Cytosine and Guanine are 10T, 15 C, and 15 G

Acetylcholine Function

  • The muscle will remain contracted since Ach is not degraded.

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