
Figure 12–1 shows the structure of a(an)

In Figure 12-2, strands I and II represent portions of a DNA molecule. What is the correct sequence of bases for strand II after replication?
DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,

The structure labeled X in Figure 12–3 is a(an)
Which of the following is not part of protein synthesis?

What is the amino acid sequence for the following DNA strand: CCCCGTATG?
Which is an example of an RNA nucleotide?
One similarity between DNA and messenger RNA molecules is that they both contain ________.
The cell cycle is the
Right after a bone breaks, cells at the edge of the injury
Which event occurs during interphase?
Jack bought a small turtle. Three months later, the turtle had grown twice its original size. Which of the following statements BEST describes why Jack’s turtle got bigger?
The genome of a goldfish contains 96 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will each daughter cell have after meiosis of a goldfish cell is complete?
What process is necessary for the inherited traits of an organism to be passed along by sexual reproduction?
Which of the following statements correctly describes meiosis?

Figure 12-4 shows homologous chromosomes during prophase 1 of meiosis. Which of the following correctly describes the process being illustrated?
If a body cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly sex cell would contain ______________chromosomes.

The distribution of chromosomes in one type of cell division is shown in Figure 12-5. Which process and type of resulting cells are represented in Figure 12-5?
Using the property of codominance, cross a red jellyfish with a white jellyfish. What would the color of the offspring be?
What is the probability that a human offspring will be female?
In Mendelian genetics, round seed pea plants are dominant to wrinkled seed pea plants. What would be the genotypes of the parents in a cross between a homozygous dominant round plant with a homozygous recessive wrinkled plant?
Use the property of incomplete dominance. If a red flower is crossed with a white flower, specify the color of the offspring.

In the Punnett square shown in Figure 1, which of the following is true about the offspring resulting from the cross?
Colorblindness is more common in males than females. Why are males more likely to become colorblind?
Charles Darwin made many _____ from around the world that led him to propose how organisms have _____.
According to natural selection, individuals that tend to survive are those that have __.
If an organism has high fitness, it is also _____.
The theory of evolution is based on change over time because _____.
Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches ____.
Speciation can be a result of _____.

The fact that many vertebrate embryos (Figure 12-7) pass through similar stages of development is evidence for ____.
A volcanic eruption covers an area of brown dirt with black rock. The black mice in the area are able to camouflage and may _____.
Which of these best illustrates natural selection?
Which statement correctly describes the function of the molecule in Figure 12-1?
Which of the following is a possible codon sequence for the following amino acid sequence: His-Val-Ser?