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ISAT Practice #21: Glencoe Science: Life Science
Test Description: ISAT Practice #21: Glencoe Science: Life Science
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Treating genetic disorders by inserting normal alleles into cells is called ___.
A
Medelian genetics
B
gene therapy
C
polygenic inheritance
D
pedigree analysis
2) Recombinant DNA is made by ___.
A
crossing two organisms that are homozygous for a specific trait
B
exposing DNA to X rays or radioactive substances
C
causing random mutations to occur during the copying of DNA
D
inserting a segment of DNA from one organism into a chromosome of another organism
3) A chromosome disorder occurs when ___.
A
DNA is not copied correctly during mitosis
B
meiosis fails to occur
C
one nitrogen base has been substituted for another
D
a new organism receives more or fewer chromosomes than normal
4) A group of organisms that share similar charcteristics and can reproduce among themselves to produce fertile offspring is called a ___.
A
species
B
hominid
C
population
D
generation
5) Which of the following is a principle of natural selection?
A
Helpful variations allow individuals to survive and reproduce better than members who lack these variations.
B
Members of a species are genetically identical.
C
Variations are acquired during an individual's lifetime and so are not passed to offspring.
D
Most organisms are infertile or produce nonvialble offspring.
6) Humans, monkeys, and apes belong to a group of animals known as ___.
A
primates
B
neanderthals
C
australopithecenes
D
hominids
7) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of primates?
A
flexible shoulders
B
opposable thumbs
C
walking upright
D
binocular vision
8) The scientific name for modern humans is ___.
A
Homo sapiens sapiens
B
Homo erectus
C
Australopithecus
D
Homo habilis
9) Which of the following is based on teh idea that younger rock layers are deposited on top of older rock layers?
A
gradualism
B
radiometric dating
C
natural selection
D
relative dating
10) What function does a thick, gelatinlike capsule serve in a bacterium?
A
It enables a bacterium to exist for many years until growth is favorable.
B
It protects the bacterium from other cells that try to destroy it.
C
It encloses the bacterium's genetic material.
D
It allows the bacterium to exchange genetic material with other bacteria.
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