12. Which one of the following is caused by excessive nutrient runoff into lakes?
(A) Biomanipulation (B) Biological magnification (C) Global warming
(D) Top-down control (E) Eutrophication
21. Which type of damage to DNA structure is most likely to be caused by UV light?
(A) Deamination (B) Pyrimidine dimers (C) Depurination
(D) Depyrimidination (E) Hydrolysis of the phosphodiester bond
83. Which of the polypeptide is most likely to form a collagen structure?
(A) IQEVERDIQEVERDIQEVERD (B) SRAGNRKIVLETW (C) TEDNFPAGKSILF
(D) GAPGSPGPSGAP (E) NKASVEMAIRNGS
13. Blockage of the common bile duct would affect ______.
(A) starch digestion (B) cellulose digestion (C) lipid digestion
(D) protein digestion (E) nucleotide digestion
15. A patient has a blood pressure of 120/75, a pulse rate of 50 beats/min, a stroke volume of 60
mL/beat, and a respiratory rate of 25 breaths/min. This person's cardiac output per minute will be
______.
(A) 1,000 mL (B) 1,500 mL (C) 3,000 mL (D) 4,500 mL (E) 7,200 mL
1. A root is not uniform but has distinct zones. Starting from the tip, which of the following orders
of the zones is CORRECT?
(A) Apical meristem → root cap → zone of elongation → zone of maturation/root hairs
(B) Root cap → zone of elongation → apical meristem → zone of maturation/root hairs
(C) Root cap → apical meristem → zone of elongation → zone of maturation/root hairs
(D) Root cap → apical meristem → zone of maturation/root hairs → zone of elongation
(E) Root cap → zone of elongation → zone of maturation/root hairs → apical meristem
11. Based on the Human Genome Project (HGP), which category of regions exists the smallest
amount of our total DNA?
(A) Repetitive DNA that includes transposable elements and related sequences
(B) Repetitive DNA unrelated to transposable elements
(C) Unique noncoding DNA
(D) Exons that include regions of genes coding for proteins
(E) Introns and regulatory sequences
14. The hypothesis of endosymbiosis proposes that which kind of organelles in human cells were
formerly small prokaryotes?
(A) Nucleus (B) Mitochondria
(C) Lysosome (D) Golgi apparatus
(E) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
17. What difference(s) is there between cellulose and chitin?
(A) N-acetyl moiety (B) α1→4 and β1→4 linkages
(C) α1→4 and α1→3 linkages (D) Galactose and glucose moiety
(E) α1→4 and α1→6 linkages
31. Based on the biological species concept, reproductive isolation is a key factor of speciation.
Which of the following is NOT a “prezygotic reproductive barrier”?
(A) Habitat isolation (B) Mechanical isolation (C) Hybrid breakdown
(D) Behavioral isolation (E) Temporal isolation
43. Which statement describing the blood flow through the circulation of healthy human
cardiovascular system is TRUE?
(A) Left ventricle → Left atrium → Pulmonary vein → Capillaries of lungs
(B) Right atrium → Right ventricle → Left ventricle → Left atrium
(C) Capillaries of abdominal regions and legs → Aorta → Left atrium → Left ventricle
(D) Capillaries of head and arms → Superior vena cava → Right atrium → Right ventricle
(E) Inferior vena cava → Right ventricle → Right atrium →Pulmonary artery
44. Which kind of neurotransmitters does NOT belong to biogenic amines?
(A) Acetylcholine (B) Dopamine (C) Epinephrine
(D) Norepinephrine (E) Serotonin
53. A person with an extra copy of what number of chromosome has a condition called “Down
syndrome”
(A) Chromosome 9 (B) Chromosome 13 (C) Chromosome 18
(D) Chromosome 21 (E) Chromosome X
55. If the mitochondria were removed from a cell, which of the following would NOT immediately
stop?
(A) Glycolysis
(B) The citric acid cycle
(C) Thermogenic respiration
(D) Oxidative phosphorylation in the electron transport chain of respiration
(E) Malate-aspartate shuttle
59. In additional to the potential of many cancer cells to grow uncontrollably, which of the following
scenarios is most likely to result in a tumor?
(A) Lack of appropriate cell death
(B) The order of cell cycle stages can be changed
(C) Inability to form spindles
(D) Failure of cells to enter the S shape
(E) Most cancer cells are senescent
17. Regarding to prion hypothesis, what kind of abnormal protein structures in misfolded prion
protein molecules commonly lead to large protein aggregation?
(A) α-helix (B) β-sheet (C) type II β turn
(D) loops (E) triple helix
49. Which gene might be associated with the rapid appearance of a vast array of bilaterally
symmetrical and structurally diverse animals during the Cambrian explosion?
(A) BRCA genes (B) Ubx genes (C) Opsin genes
(D) STX16 genes (E) Hox genes