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Nursing School Entrance Exams Prep - Your All-in-One Guide to the Kaplan and HESI Exams (Kaplan Test Prep), 10e (May 2, 2023)_(1506290361)_(Kaplan Test Prep)

Kaplan Test Prep

Chapter 7

Biology Review - all with Video Answers

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Problem 1

List five biological molecules.

Katherine Kartheiser
Katherine Kartheiser
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Problem 2

Which of the following is NOT a biochemical reaction that makes ATP?
(A) Krebs cycle
(B) Glycolysis
(C) Transcription
(D) Electron transport

Alexander Cheng
Alexander Cheng
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Problem 3

Fill in the blank. In plants, photosynthesis occurs in the _______________, an organelle that is specific to plants

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Problem 4

Which of the following is NOT a part of the Central Dogma?
(A) RNA is produced when DNA is read during a process
called transcription.

(B) DNA contains the genes that are responsible for the
physical traits (phenotype) observed in all living
organisms.

(C) RNA serves as the key used to decode and transmit the
genetic information, as well as synthesize proteins
according to the encoded information. This process of
protein synthesis is called translation.

(D) The structure of DNA was elucidated by Watson and
Crick in 1953 and it became clear how DNA could play a
role as the source of genetic material.

(E) DNA is replicated from existing DNA to produce new
genomes.

John Barone
John Barone
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01:55

Problem 5

Name the four types of nucleotides that make up DNA.

Yokshitha Reddy Bathula
Yokshitha Reddy Bathula
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Problem 6

Match each type of RNA with its description.
____ mRNA
____ rRNA
____tRNA
(A) Plays a role in protein synthesis.
(B) Part of the structure of ribosomes and is involved in
translation (protein synthesis).

(C) Encodes gene messages that are to be decoded during
protein synthesis to form proteins.

Joanna Quigley
Joanna Quigley
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01:12

Problem 7

True or False? Humans are composed of prokaryotic cells.

Eric Goldman
Eric Goldman
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00:41

Problem 8

Explain what purpose the organelle mitochondria serves

Joanna Quigley
Joanna Quigley
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01:58

Problem 9

Fill in the blank. _______________ is the simple diffusion
of water from a region of lower solute concentration to a
region of higher solute concentration.

Subash Charan
Subash Charan
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04:40

Problem 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the four stages of
mitosis?
(A) Cytokinesis
(B) Prophase
(C) Metaphase
(D) Anaphase
(E) Telophase

Rashmi Sinha
Rashmi Sinha
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04:51

Problem 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic principles of genetics developed by Gregor Mendel?
(A) Dominance
(B) Phenotype
(C) Segregation
(D) Independent assortment

Allison Reynolds
Allison Reynolds
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Problem 12

Write out the Law of Segregation.

Evey Z
Evey Z
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00:40

Problem 13

True or False? The populations within a community interact
with each other in a variety of ways, including predation,
competition, or symbiosis.

Courtney Burson
Courtney Burson
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00:39

Problem 14

Fill in the blank. A _______________ is a group of
organisms that is able to successfully interbreed with each
other and not with other organisms.

Abigail Schammel
Abigail Schammel
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01:42

Problem 15

Write the taxonomic classifications in order, from least
specific to most specific.

Nicholas Mogoi
Nicholas Mogoi
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03:20

Problem 16

List at least two characteristics of mammals.

Khalida Dawar
Khalida Dawar
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