Concepts of Genetics, 12th Edition – Test Bank: Chapter 1 Introduction to Genetics Practice Questions

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TEST BANK -
CONCEPTS OF
GENETICS,
12TH (KLUG,
2019)
Chapter 1 Introduction
to Genetics
1) In the 1600s, William Harvey studied reproduction and development. What is the
term given to the theory that states that an organism develops from the fertilized egg by
a succession of developmental events that lead to an adult?
A) preformation
B) sequential pattern formation
C) equational transformation
D) transduction
E) epigenesis
Answer: E
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

2) What is the term given to the theory that states that the fertilized egg contains a
complete miniature adult? A) preformation
B) transduction
C) transformation
D) conjugation E) cell theory
Answer: A
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

3) What is the term given to the theory that put forth the idea that living organisms
could arise by incubating nonliving components?
A) spontaneous generation
B) natural selection
C) evolution
D) preformation
E) collective combination
Answer: A

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Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

4) What is a homunculus?
A) a large cyst or growth on a plant due to viral infection
B) a sperm or egg containing a miniature adult, perfect in size and proportion
C) the intermediate stage of the DNA after CRISPR-Cas treatment
D) when the mitochondrion grows in size before splitting into two via fission
E) during development sometimes a growing individual's cell can become mutated and
one part of the child has different characteristics than the other
Answer: B
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding