FREE CSET Reading, Language, and Literature Questions and Answers

Question 1

According to the central dogma, which step does DNA go through to transform its information into RNA?

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Transcription

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Replication

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Protein synthesis

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Translation

Question 2

The microbiology class instructor discusses amoebiasis, a disease brought on by the amoeba, a unicellular organism. On the screen, a tagged image of an amoeba cell is shown. It has a nucleus along with the cytoplasm, mitochondria, and other organelles. What type of cell is an amoeba based on the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structures?

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It is a eukaryotic cell because it has a nucleus that encloses the DNA and separates it from the other organelles

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It is a prokaryotic cell because it does not have a chloroplast, which aids in producing its own food

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It is a eukaryotic cell because it has cytoplasm that is enclosed in a cell membrane

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It is a prokaryote because it is a unicellular organism, which means that its structure is primitive and not complex

Question 3

Which of the following four types of cells contains the most mitochondria?

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Heart

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Skin

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Eye

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Bone

Question 4

Who made the discovery that DNA transforms cells?

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Avery

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Crick

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Griffith

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Watson

Question 5

Which of the following best sums up an organism's visible characteristics?

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Phenotype

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Datatype

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Genotype

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Agrotype

Question 6

What kind of link binds the DNA nucleotides together?

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Phosphodiester bonds

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Metallic bonds

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Hydrogen bonds

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Ionic bonds

Question 7

Using a powerful microscope, a group of students looks at an onion cell. The chromosomes appear to move and align themselves, as the pupils saw. This onion cell is in what stage of cell division?

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G1 phase

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M phase

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S phase

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G2 phase