Biology Questions

Below is a primary spermatocyte in metaphase I of meiosis The chromosomes have already replicated and lined up as shown along the metaphase plate for this particular meiotic event In each case alleles of a gene are shown for each chromosome A a and F f What are the possible genotypes of the sperm once both phases of meiosis are complete AAlaa XX ff FF XX O Aa Ff O Af aF O AF af O AF Af aF af

Jonah and Jana are siblings Jonah has the genetic disorder cystic fibrosis caused by inheriting two mutant alleles of the CFTR gene the gene that when mutant causes cystic fibrosis one allele was inherited from each parent Jana does not have cystic fibrosis Which of the following statements is are true Select all that apply Jana has two copies of the mutant allele of the CFTR gene Jana has at least one copy of the non mutant CFTR allele Jana does not have the CFTR gene Jana has two copies of the CFTR gene

Label the chromosomes indicated with the dotted lines or brackets in the cell below Maternal chromosome 1 0 XX Paternal chromosome 1 Replicated chromosome Homologous chromosomes Sister chromatid

Select ALL that apply Homologous chromosomes are the result of DNA replication during mitosis or meiosis Ononidentical O a pair of chromosomes in which each chromosome has been inherited from a different parent identical excluding mutations

True or False When double stranded DNA is condensed into a chromosome it is wrapped around histones O False True

Long ears in rabbits is an autosomal dominant trait You cross a rabbit that is heterozygous for long ears with a rabbit that is homozygous for normal ears What is the probability that their first offspring will have long ears O 50 O 30 O 25 O 15 0

Which of the following events does NOT occur during a normal meiosis O Two haploid gametes fuse to form a diploid cell O Homologous chromosomes separate during meiosis I O Sister chromatids separate during meiosis II O One diploid cell produces four haploid cells

Match the function or description below to the correct chromosome part Nucleosome Centromere Telomere II Protects chromosome ends A structural motif consisting of DNA coiled around histones

In the genotype AaFf the A and a indicate alleles on sister chromatids alleles on homologous chromosomes O different genes on sister chromatids O different genes on homologous chromosomes

How will you make up 50 mL of buffer A 0 1 M NaCl 0 01M MgCl2 40mM DTT starting with the following stock solutions 1 M NaCl 0 5M MgCl2 1 TT

If you set up 1 3 serial dilutions of 1 00 M NaCl what is the concentration in Molar of the 3rd dilution tube Remember that the stock solution doesn t count as a dilution tube

The sun generates energy through nuclear fusion What is nuclear fusion O Small atoms bond to form a heavy atom Atoms are broken down into small atoms O Atoms are changed into bombs

Read the given excerpt and answer the question that follows As a graduate of Harvard I went on to earn a PhD in history became a pr fessor of history and economics at Atlanta University and later the head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1910 where I founded the journal The Crisis Who am I O Booker T Washington O W E B Du Bois O George Washington Carver O Martin Luther King Jr Complete Later Complete

Choose the correct answer In the lesson William Faulkner refers to Mark Twain Henry Rogers Thomas Eakins O W E B Du Bois ComplY as the father of American literature

What was the role of education at the turn of the century O To prepare people for civic life To prepare students for a vocation To serve as a nursery for employed mothers O To educate both men and women

University Stanford University Carnegie Mellon University Vanderbilt University Duke University University of Chicago What do all of these items have in common O They were the first established Universities O They were established by wealthy philanthropists O They were established by using federal funding from the Morrill Land Grant Colleges Act 1862 and 1890 O None of t

Choose the correct answer By 1940 the percentage of young adults earning a high school diploma in the United States was 75 40 20 50

Question 6 Points 1 Why were schools mainly private in the 19th century O Public education was not mandatory Only rich people had access to it Funds were mainly directed to private schools O Political interests promoted private education only

Question 5 Points 1 What was education like for African Americans at the turn of the twentieth century O African Americans finally attended public schools with white people Most African Americans attended public schools O Many African Americans had homeschooling A few African Americans could attend public schools

Study the following list Vanderbilt University Carnegie Mellon University Stanford University University of Chicago Based on this list and your own knowledge which description best fits all of these schools Obvy League O Midwest O Established by reformers O Establick

Study the following map Which state s plan to re enter the Union was most affected by Lincoln s assassination O A and B U OAB and C

As opposed to the secrecy of the Klan some Southern Democrats openly used violence to intimidate African American voters More frequently though white Southerners used nonviolent economic pressure such as refusing to hire or do business with African Americans who voted Republican The fear of economic reprisals kept many former slaves from voting for Republicans or even voting at all To curtail Klan violence and Democratic intimidation Congress passed a series of Enforcement Acts in 1870 and 1871 One act provided for the federal supervision of elections in Southern states while the other gave the president the power to use federal troops in areas where the Klan was active In May 1872 Congress passed the Amnesty Act in which about 160 000 former Confederates were given the right to vote and hold political office In the same year Congress allowed the Freedmen s Bureau to expire Both actions weakened Republican power and allowed Southern Democrats to regain political power What were the main reasons for the weakening of Republican power after the Civil War O Widespread political corruption in the Grant Administration O The Amnesty Act O The expiry of the Freedmen s Bureau 9

Question 6 Points 1 is an act of any sovereign power granting a general pardon for a past offense to a person or group Amnesty A pardon Naturalization O A reprisal

Question 7 Points 3 Assertion A To curtail Klan violence and Democratic intimidation Congress passed a series of Enforcement Acts in 1870 and 1871 Reason R One act provided for the federal supervision of elections in Southern states while the other gave the president the power to use federal troops in areas where the Klan was active Which of the following is TRUE for the above statements O Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A O A is false and R is true O A is true and R is false

Question 1 Points 2 Why did the Reconstruction era fail Because there was still resentment towards African Americans new rights Because corruption increased during Grant s administration Because paper money was issued without gold backup O All of the choices

Which of the following statements about the Politics of Reconstruction is are TRUE 1 In mid 1866 they overrode the president s vetoes of the Freedmen s Bureau and Civil Rights acts ii They also drafted the Fourteenth Amendment which prevented states from denying rights and privileges to any U S citizen now defined as all persons born or naturalized in the United States iii The amendment give African Americans the right to vote but it overturned the earlier three fifths compromise by declaring that congressional representation of each state would be reduced in proportion to the number of male citizens denied the vote Statements I and II Statements II and III Statements I only Statements I and III Complete Later Complete G 5 9

Ten Percent Plan Which of the following BEST completes the above diagram December 1863 Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction O Lenient Reconstruction policy Freedmen s Bureau and Civil Rights

Question 3 Points 2 The Amendment prevents states from denying rights and privileges to any U S citizen O 13 O 15th 16

Question 2 Points 2 Poll taxes and literacy tests were devices used to extend suffrage to women and 18 year old citizens raise money for political campaigns prevent immigrants from becoming citizens deny African Americans the right to vote

Question 8 Points 2 Radicals in the House impeached Andrew Johnson in 1868 because he had violated the O Civil Rights Act of 1866 Resumption Act O Electoral Count Act O Tenure of Office Act Q

After the passage of the 13th 14th and 15th amendments African Americans continued to experience political and economic oppression mainly because Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws the amendments were not intended to solve their problems poor communications kept people from learning about their legal rights O many African Americans distrusted the Federal Government

Question 9 Points 2 The 14th Amendment provides that no state shall deprive any person of life liberty or property without due process of law nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws A direct result of this amendment was that O the process of amending the Constitution became slower and more complex the guarantees in the Bill of Rights were applied to state actions O the power of the Federal Government was sharply reduced O every citizen gained an absolute right to freedom of speech and assembly

Question 10 Points 2 In their plans for Reconstruction both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson sought to allow the Southern States to reenter the nation as quickly as possible O punish the South for starting the Civil War O force the Southern States to pay reparations to the Federal Government O establish the Republican Party as the only political party in the South

The Freedmen s Bureau had the most success in establishing schools for African Americans redistributing land to former slaves safeguarding African Americans civil liberties distributing food and supplies to the poor

Question 4 Points 2 The actions of the Ku Klux Klan were all attempts to limit the effectiveness of the Supreme Court s decision in Brown v Board of Education civil rights legislation passed in all states after the Civil War the 14th and 15th amendments immigration laws such as the Gentleman s Agreement and the Chinese Exclusion Act

Question 5 Points 2 Which of the following was one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy during the Reconstruction era O Cotton Shipping O Railroads Telecommunications Tera

What did the Fifteenth Amendment guarantee African Americans right to vote Southern states independence O A new Reconstruction plan O A progressive participation of African Americans in voting

After the Civil War many former slaves celebrated their freedom by O pressing for education for their children O marrying O attacking their former owners searching for and reuniting with family members

Dwindling corporate profits Hardship in the farming sector Widening gap between rich and poor Based on this list and your own knowledge what best describes the circumstances outlined above O The Roaring 20s were a fallacy O The Roaring 20s did not roar quite as loud as its reputation O The Roaring 20s was just a prelude to the Great Depression O The Roaring 20s was more cultural than economic

October 29 1929 is known as O Black Tuesday The beginning of the Great Depression O The unofficial beginning to the Dow Jones Industrial Average Both Black Tuesday and the honin

1920 First commercial radio broadcast 1922 Readers Digest debuts 1923 Time magazine debuts 1923 Three million Americans own radios 1927 Talkies or motion pictures with sound arrived 1928 First television broadcast station in Schenectady New York Based on this timeline and your own knowledge which one of these choices might best describe the decade of the 1920s O Decade of expanding literacy O Decade of television O Decade of the radio O Decade of expanding mass media

uestion 50 Points 1 became the first woman to swim the English Channel O Gertrude Ederle Babe Didrikson Stella Welch

Question 48 Points 1 Which is the most popular night club in Harlem during the 1920 s O Club 54 O The Cotton Club Smalls Jazz Club O The Marquee

The presidential election of 1920 was the first election in which a Republican won reelection O both candidates were from the Midwest O foreign policy was not an issue O women could vote

Question Which of the following statements is are TRUE 1 On May 31 George Dewey the American naval commander steamed into Manila Bay and destroyed the Spanish fleet ii Spain lost 1581 men and the United States lost 1 iii By August the Spanish troops surrendered to Americans rather than the Filipinos who had been fighting for freedom since 1896 Statements I and II Statements II and III Statements III only Statements I and III Complete Later Complete 2 25

Question 40 Points 3 Why did other countries get involved in the Austro Hungarian Serbia conflict Previous treaties made with each other and the threat of a change in the balance of power sparked the First World War Britain France and Russia did not like the way Austria Hungary handled the assassination in Serbia A vast network of German spies was uncovered days before Austria Hungary went to war with Serbia This sparked nations to turn their attention towards war with Germany Serbian terrorist attacks occurred all across Europe That led all the nations of Europe into battle Complete Later Complete 25

Question 46 Points 1 A popular entertainer from France referred to as the Creole Goddess Josephine Baker O Zora Neale Hurston O Ida Bell O Beyonce

Choose the correct answer Archduke Francis Ferdinand the heir to the throne of then sent an ultimatum to Serbia visiting Sarajero was killed Oy 25 1914 France Italy June 28 1914 Austro Hungary Austria Hungary June 29 1914 France Italy Complete Cater Complete while

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Question 41 Points 1 Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand William II Otto von Bismarck O Gavrilo Princip O Sophie Duchess of Hohenberg