Test Bank - Essentials of Genetics, 9th Edition (Klug, 2015) Chapter 1-22 | All Chapters

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Test yBank y- yEssentials yof yGenetics, y9th yEdition y(Klug,
y2015)
Chapter y1 y Introduction yto yGenetics
1) In y the y 1600s, y William y Harvey ystudied y reproduction y and y development. y What y is y the y term
y given y to y theytheory ywhich ystates ythat yan yorganism ydevelops yfrom ythe yfertilized yegg yby ya
ysuccession yof ydevelopmental yevents ythat ylead yto yan yadult?
A) preformation
B) sequential ypattern yformation
C) equational ytransformation
D) transduction
E) epigenesis
Answer: yE
ySection:
y 1.1


2) What yis ythe yterm ygiven yto ythe ytheory ywhich ystates ythat ythe yfertilized yegg ycontains ya ycomplete
yminiatureyadult?
A) preformation
B) transduction
C) transformation
D) conjugation
E) cell ytheory
Answer: yA
ySection:
y 1.1


3) What yis ythe yterm ygiven yto ythe ytheory ywhich yput yforth ythe yidea ythat yliving yorganisms
ycould yarise ybyyincubating ynonliving ycomponents?
A) spontaneous ygeneration
B) natural yselection
C) evolution
D) preformation
E) collective
ycombinationyAnswer: y A
Section: y 1.1

4) Who, yalong ywith yAlfred yWallace, yformulated ythe ytheory yof ynatural yselection?
A) Gregor yMendel
B) William yHarvey
C) Louis yPasteur
D) Charles yDarwin
E) James yWatson
Answer: yD
ySection:
y 1.1


5) Name yone yof ythe ybotanists ywho, yin y1900, yrediscovered ythe ywork yof yGregor
yMendel.yAnswer: y Carl yCorrens, yHugo yde yVries, yErich yTschermak
Section: y 1.1