Praxis II: Biology Content Knowledge Exam Prep - Question List

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36. The recurring sequence of events that includes the duplication of a cell’s contents and its division is called:
  1. Meiosis
  2. Cell cycle
  3. Replication
  4. Translation
  5. Transcription
37. Compared to succession, evolution is generally ___________.
  1. Slower
  2. Faster
  3. More organized
  4. Permanent
  5. Similar in rate
38. In an experiment, mice were infected with helminthes and observed for population change. It was found that mice became sickly and the population decreased. This relationship is an example of ________.
  1. Commensalism
  2. Parasitism
  3. Mutualism
  4. Competition
  5. Community
39. Which of the following can greatly affect the speed of an enzymatic reaction?

I. pH
II. temperature
III. presence of inhibitors
  1. I only
  2. II only
  3. III only
  4. I and II only
  5. I, II, and III only
40. A mutation in DNA that changes the DNA sequence but does not alter the amino acid of a protein is known as ____________.
  1. Silent mutation
  2. Frameshift mutation
  3. Insertion mutation
  4. Deletion mutation
  5. Point mutation

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