Quiz about Life Sciences TCAP Review

Question 1

Question 1.

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A single parent produces a genetically identical offspring by asexual reproduction.

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A single parent produces a genetically identical offspring by sexual reproduction.

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A single parent produces an egg and sperm that combine to develop into an offspring.

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A single parent produces an egg that develps into an offspring without being fertilized.

Question 2

Question 2.

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 3

Question 3.

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Mode 2 produes offspring identical to their parents.

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Mode 1 can produce offspring more rapidly than Mode 2.

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Mode 1 produces offspring identical to their parents.

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Mode 2 produces a zygote through the process of fertilization.

Question 4

Which diagram shows the four stages of mitosis labeled correctly?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 5

Question 5.

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It helps the cell make an exact copy of itself.

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It helps the cell function efficiently.

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It helps the cell from energy molecules.

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It helps the cell increase its genetic material.

Question 6

Question 6.

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It stores water which is needed for cell processes.

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It stores chloroplasts which make food for the cell.

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It stores oxygen which is needed for cellular respiration.

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It stores cytoplasm which allows the organelles to move around in it.

Question 7

Question 7.

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J: nucleus; K: mitochondrion; L: vacuole; M: cell membrane

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J: nucleus; K: cell membrane; L: vacuole; M: mitochondrion

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J: cell membrane; K: nucleus; L: mitochondrion; M: vacuole

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J: mitochondrion; K: nucleus; L: cell membrane; M: vacuole

Question 8

Question 8.

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It produces sugar for the cell to use or store.

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It enables the cell to reproduce.

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It breaks down sugar to release energy and water.

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It prevents toxic waste accumulation.

Question 9

Which diagram most accurately displays the process of simple diffusion across a cell membrane?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 10

Why does water (H20) cross the cell membrane without help, but sugar (C6H1206) requires special structures to cross the membrane?

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Sugar molecules are too large to enter by diffusion.

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Sugar molecules are too large to enter by osmosis.

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Water molecules are too small to enter by diffusion.

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Water molecules are too small to enter by osmosis.

Question 11

Question 11.

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 12

Question 12.

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 13

Question 13.

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It is a non-photosynthetic prokaryote.

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It is a photosynthetic eukaryote.

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It is a photosynthetic prokaryote.

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It is a non-photosynthetic eukaryote.

Question 14

Question 14.

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Cell A is a plant cell; Cell B is an animal cell.

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Both Cells A and B are plant cells.

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Both Cells A and B are animal cells.

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Cell A is an animal cell; Cell B is a plant cell.

Question 15

Prokaryotes and eukaryotes are the two basic categories of cells. Which cell is a eukaryote?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 16

Question 16.

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Two or more types of muscle tissues working together make an organ.

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Two or more types of organs working together make a cell.

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Two or more types of organ systems working togther make a tissue.

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Two or more types of muscle tissues working together make a cell.

Question 17

Question 17.

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The organ will fail to function properly, affecting the organ system and consequently the organism.

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The organ system will generate more cells to create a new organ to replace the diseased component.

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The cells will bypass creating tissues, creating the organ directly to limit the spread of the disease to the organism.

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The organ will temporarily shut down until the disease is repaired with the replication of new cells.

Question 18

The human body has many levels of organization. Which diagram shows the correct order of these levels?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 19

Question 19.

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cell

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organ

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system

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tissue

Question 20

Question 20.

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digestive system

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excretory system

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nervous system

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respiratory system

Question 21

How does the muscular system help the respiratory system?

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It helps in the movement of organs invovled in breathing.

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It monitors and controls the breathing rate.

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It helps absorb carbon dioxide supplied by the blood.

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It moistens and warms the air taken in from the nose.

Question 22

Malaria is caused by a protist that spreads through a mosquito bite. The parasite passes from the bloodstream to the liver where it reproduces and re-enters the bloodstream. As the infection spreads throughout the body, the person experiences a high fever and chils.

Which system of the body reacts to cause the fever and chills?

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immune

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digestive

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excretory

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respiratory

Question 23

Question 23.

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 24

Bears hibernate during part or all of the winter months. Before they do so, bears must each much more food than normal in order to store the excess food in the body in the form of fats.

Which statement best explains how fats sustain the bears during hibernation?

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The fats provide the energy to sustain their colder than normal body temperatures and slower heart rates.

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The fats provide the energy to sustain their warmer than normal body temperature and fast heart rates.

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The fats provide the energy to sustain their warmer than normal body temperatures and slower heart rates.

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The fats provide the energy to sustain their colder than normal body temperatures and faster heart rates.

Question 25

The bombardier beetle produces a large popping sound when releasing a chemcial from its abdomen. This chemical has a foul oder and is as hot as boiling water.

What explains this behavior?

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It helps the beetle protect itself from the predators.

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The helps the beetle stay warm.

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It helps the beetle catch its prey.

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It helps the beetle attract a mate.

Question 26

Question 26.

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presence or absence of the celery stalk in the beakers

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amount of water in the two beakers

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the type of beakers used in the experiment

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duration of the experiment

Question 27

Question 27.

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The nutrients will move into the cell across the cell membrane.

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The nutrients will move out of the cell across the cell membrane.

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The nutrients will move farther away from the cell.

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The nutrients will remain in their current position.

Question 28

Question 28.

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16

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4

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8

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32

Question 29

Question 29.

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In sexual reproduction, offspring inherit genes from both parents, and each offspring has a new combination of traits.

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In sexual reproduction, only the male parent passess genes to the offspring.

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In sexual reproduction, only the female parent passes genes to the offspring.

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In sexual reproduction, the male parent passes its genes to male offspring, and the female parent passes its genes to female offspring.

Question 30

What can be concluded about strawberry plants?

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Strawberry plants reproduce both by asexual and sexual reproduction.

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Strawberry plants reproduce only by asexual reproduction.

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Strawberry plants reproduce only by sexual reproduction.

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Strawberry plants reproduce neither by asexual nor sexual reproduction.

Question 31

Which other benefit can the student include in the list?

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It helps in the asexual reproduction of an organism.

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It helps in the release of oxygen.

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It helps in the generation of energy.

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It helps in the removal of waste from the cell.

Question 32

Question 32.

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Mitosis helps in the growth of the plant parts.

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Plant cells undergo mitosis at high temperatures.

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Root tips switch from meiosis to mitosis when cut.

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Water stops the process of mitosis in garlic root tips.

Question 33

Question 33.

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photosynthesis

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germination

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respiration

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transpiration

Question 34

Question 34.

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3

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2

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4

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5

Question 35

Question 35.

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to be converted into ATP for the body's energy needs

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to be broken down by our cells during photosynthesis

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to be combined with lipids to produce proteins in the body

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to be divided evenly into daughter cells during mitosis

Question 36

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arrows indicating the intake of oxygen gas and the release of carbon dioxide gas becuase the farmer respires

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arrows indicating the intake of carbon dioxide gas and the release of oxygen gas becuase the farmer respires

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arrows indicating the intake of carbon dioxide and the release of oxygen gas becuase the farmer photosynthesizes

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arrows indicating the intake of oxygen gas and the release of carbon dioxide gas becuase the farmer photosynthesizes

Question 37

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The grass and the tree produce oxygen for use by the elephant, and the elephant exhales carbon dioxide for use by the grass and the tree.

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The grass and the tree produce carbon dioxide for use by the elephant, and the elephant exhales oxygen for use by the grass and the tree.

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The grass the tree produce oxygen for use by the elephant, and the elephant exhales nitrogen for use by the grass and the tree.

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The grass and the tree produce nitrogen for use by the elephant, and the elephant exhales carbon dioxide for use by the grass and the tree.

Question 38

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Sex cells have one-half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

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Sex cells have one-fourth the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

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Sex cells have the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

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Sex cells have double the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

Question 39

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meiosis

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metabolism

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mitosis

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mutation

Question 40

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 41

In a plant, the trait for purple leaves (B) is dominant over the trait for green leaves (b). Which cross will result in maximum offspring with the purple leaf trait?

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BB x bb

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bb x Bb

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bb x bb

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Bb x Bb

Question 42

Question 42.

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2 and 5

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3 and 4

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1, 2, and 3

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3, 4, and 5

Question 43

In pea plants, the allele for purple flowers (P) is dominant over the allele for white flowers (p). What percentage of the offspring is expected to be purebred from the cross of Pp x Pp?

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50%

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25%

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75%

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100%

Question 44

In tomato plants, red skin (R) is dominant over yellow skin (r). A hybrid tomato plant is crossed with a yellow tomato plant.

As a result of this cross, what percentage of the offspring are predicted to have yellow skin?

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50%

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25%

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75%

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100%

Question 45

The trait for dark-colored hair (D) is dominant over the trait for light-colored hair (d) in mice. Which statement correctly represents an example of a phenotype and a genotype for these traits.

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Genotypes Dd and DD result in the dark-colored hair phenotype.

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Genotypes dd and Dd result in the light-colored hair phenotype.

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Genotypes dd and DD result in the dark-colored hair phenotype.

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Genotypes DD and dd result in the light-colored hair phenotype.

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