BOOTCAMP LIFE SCIENCE

Add checkmarks to the chart to classify the structural/functional similarities between the pair of organisms as analogous and/or homologous. You may add more than one checkmark in each row.

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Which argument about fish survival is best supported by the evidence shown in the graph?

• The blacktail shiner can survive any oxygen level in its environment.

• The black stripe top minnow can survive any oxygen level in its environment.

• The black stripe top minnow is better able to survive a wide range of oxygen levels in its environment than the blacktail shiner.

• The blacktail shiner is better able to survive a wide range of oxygen levels in its environment than the black stripe top minnow.

Which chart correctly identifies these structures and the relationships between them?

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Select one set of words in each pair of parentheses to construct an explanation about the transfer of genetic information during meiosis.

During meiosis, a parent cell first replicates its genetic information and then exchanges sections of DNA before dividing (one time / two times), producing

(two haploid / four haploid / four diploid) daughter cells that are genetically

(similar to / different than) the parent cell.

• one time

  two haploid

  similar

• one time

  four haploid

  different than

• two times

  two haploid

  similar

• two times

  four haploid

  different than

While studying about reproduction in organisms, a student made the following list. Title?

• produces genetic diversity

• allows for disease resistance

• offers a chance to reduce or remove undesirable traits from a species

Which title for the list is most accurate?

• Advantages of Sexual Reproduction

• Advantages of Asexual Reproduction

• Disadvantages of Sexual Reproduction

• Disadvantages of Asexual Reproduction

Which statement best explains a concept of heredity that is supported by Mendel’s findings?

• The environment in which plants are grown affects their appearance.

• Recessive traits are more likely to be expressed than dominant traits.

• The appearance of certain traits is predictable and is controlled by genes.

• . Crossing pea plants in the wild produces results without observable patterns

In rock pocket mice, fur color is mostly controlled by a single gene. In these mice, dark fur (D) is dominant to light fur (d). The Punnett square shows a cross between a rock pocket mouse with dark-colored fur and a rock pocket mouse with light-colored fur.

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Which statement is the most likely explanation for a relationship between beak depths and environmental factors?

• Genetics determines medium ground finch beak depths and rainfall has no effect on the birds.

• Rainfall has no effect on medium ground finch beak depths because seed production is abundant.

• Smaller beak depths are more beneficial during dry seasons since medium ground finches prefer small seeds.

• Larger beak depths give some medium ground finches a feeding advantage to consume larger seeds during dry seasons.

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• asexual

• sexual

• asexual