,TestjBankjforjEssentialsjofjGenetics,j10thjEditionjbyjWilliamjSjKlug,jMichaelCummings,jCharlottejA.jSpencer
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terj1j IntroductionjtojGenetics
1) ThejCRISPR-
Casjsystemjpotentiallyjrepresentsjonejofjthejmostjpowerjtechniquesjinjgeneticsjasjajresultjofjitsjrol
ejin associatedjwithjspecificjhumanjdisorders.
A) identifyingjgenes
B) editingjgenes
C) producingjnewjgenes
D) regulatingjgenes
E) transmittingjgenes
jAnswer:j B
Section:j Introduction
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Remembering/Understanding
2) Injthej1600s,jWilliamjHarveyjstudiedjreproductionjandjdevelopment.jWhatjisjthejtermjgivenjtoj
hisjtheoryjwhichjstatesjthatjanjorganismjdevelopsjfromjthejfertilizedjeggjbyjajsuccessionjofjdevelo
pmentaljeventsjthatjleadjtojanjadult?
A) preformation
B) spontaneousjgeneration
C) celljtheory
D) transduction
E) epigenesis
jAnswer:jEjS
ection:j 1.1
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Remembering/Understanding
3) Whatjisjthejtermjgivenjtojthejtheoryjwhichjstatesjthatjthejgametejcontainsjajcompletejmi
niaturejadult?
A) preformation
B) transduction
C) transformation
D) conjugation
E) celljtheoryj
Answer:jAjSe
ction:j 1.1
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Remembering/Understanding
4) Whatjisjthejtermjgivenjtojthejtheoryjwhichjputjforthjthejideajthatjlivingjorganismsjcouldjarisejbyji
ncubatingjnonlivingjcomponents?
A) spontaneousjgeneration
B) naturaljselection
C) evolution
D) preformation
E) collectivejcombination
jAnswer:j A
Section:j 1.1
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Remembering/Understanding
, 5) SchleidenjandjSchwannjproposedjthejcelljtheoryjwhichjstatesjthat .
A) cellsjcontainjgeneticjinformationjinjtheirjnucleus
B) cellsjmovejfromjthejvariousjpartsjofjthejbodyjtojthejreproductivejorgansjtojproducejoffspring
C) cellsjarejderivedjfromjpreexistingjcells
D) cellsjpropagatejviajasexualjreproduction
E) cellsjrepresentjthejbasicjunitsjofjheredityj
Answer:j C
Section:j 1.1
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Remembering/Understanding
6) Who,jalongjwithjAlfredjWallace,jformulatedjthejtheoryjofjnaturaljselection?
A) GregorjMendel
B) WilliamjHarvey
C) LouisjPasteur
D) CharlesjDarwin
E) JamesjWatsonj
Answer:jDjSectio
n:j 1.1
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Remembering/Understanding
7) Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjanjexamplejofjnaturaljselection?
A) ajbird'sjbeakjisjablejtojeffectivelyjcrackjthejseedsjitjencounters
B) dogjbreedingjbyjhumans
C) dependingjonjthejfoodjajturtlejeats,jitsjshelljmayjgrowjfasterjorjslower
D) sometimejduringjhuman'sjlife,jtheyjbreakjajbone
E) bacteriajcanjbejeffectivelyjkilledjbyjtreatmentjwithjbleachjA
nswer:j A
Section:j 1.1
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Evaluating/Creating
8) WhichjofjthejfollowingjbotanistsjwasjnotjinvolvedjwithjbringingjMendel'sjworkjtojlightjinjthej19
00s?
A) CarljCorrens
B) CarljLinnaeus
C) HugojdejVries
D) ErichjTschermak
jAnswer:j A
Section:j 1.1
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Remembering/Understanding