Test Bank for Essentials of Genetics, 10th Edition by Willi
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Chapterf1fIntroductionftofGenetics
1) ThefCRISPR-
Casfsystemfpotentiallyfrepresentsfonefoffthefmostfpowerftechniquesfinfgeneticsfasfafresultfoffitsfrolefin
associatedfwithfspecificfhumanfdisorders.
A) identifyingfgenes
B) editingfgenes
C) producingfnewfgenes
D) regulatingfgenes
E) transmittingfgenesfAnswer:fB
Section:fIntroduction
Bloom'sfTaxonomy:fRemembering/Understanding
2)
Infthef1600s,fWilliamfHarveyfstudiedfreproductionfandfdevelopment.fWhatfisftheftermfgivenf
tofhisftheoryfwhichfstatesfthatfanforganismfdevelopsffromftheffertilizedfeggfbyfafsuccessionfoffdevelo
pmentalfeventsfthatfleadftofanfadult?
A) preformation
B) spontaneousfgeneration
C) cellftheory
D) transduction
E) epigenesisfAnswer:fEfSection:f1.1
Bloom'sfTaxonomy:fRemembering/Understanding
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Whatfisftheftermfgivenftoftheftheoryfwhichfstatesfthatfthefgametefcontainsfafcompletefminiatur
efadult?
A) preformation
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B) transduction
C) transformation
D) conjugation
E) cellftheoryfAnswer:fAfSection:f1.1
Bloom'sfTaxonomy:fRemembering/Understanding
4)
Whatfisftheftermfgivenftoftheftheoryfwhichfputfforthfthefideafthatflivingforganismsfcouldfarisef
byfincubatingfnonlivingfcomponents?
A) spontaneousfgeneration
B) naturalfselection
C) evolution
D) preformation
E) collectivefcombinationfAnswer:fA
Section:f1.1
Bloom'sfTaxonomy:fRemembering/Understanding
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5) SchleidenfandfSchwannfproposedfthefcellftheoryfwhichfstatesfthat .
A) cellsfcontainfgeneticfinformationfinftheirfnucleus
B) cellsfmoveffromfthefvariousfpartsfoffthefbodyftofthefreproductiveforgansftofproducefoffspring
C) cellsfarefderivedffromfpreexistingfcells
D) cellsfpropagatefviafasexualfreproduction
E) cellsfrepresentfthefbasicfunitsfoffheredityfAnswer:fC
Section:f1.1
Bloom'sfTaxonomy:fRemembering/Understanding
6) Who,falongfwithfAlfredfWallace,fformulatedftheftheoryfoffnaturalfselection?
A) GregorfMendel
B) WilliamfHarvey
C) LouisfPasteur
D) CharlesfDarwin
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E) JamesfWatsonfAnswer:fDfSection:f1.1
Bloom'sfTaxonomy:fRemembering/Understanding
7) Whichfofftheffollowingfisfanfexamplefoffnaturalfselection?
A) afbird'sfbeakfisfableftofeffectivelyfcrackfthefseedsfitfencounters
B) dogfbreedingfbyfhumans
C) dependingfonftheffoodfafturtlefeats,fitsfshellfmayfgrowffasterforfslower
D) sometimefduringfhuman'sflifeftheyfbreakfafbone
E) bacteriafcanfbefeffectivelyfkilledfbyftreatmentfwithfbleachfAnswer:fA
Section:f1.1
Bloom'sfTaxonomy:fEvaluating/Creating
8)
WhichfofftheffollowingfbotanistsfwasfnotfinvolvedfwithfbringingfMendel'sfworkftoflightfinfth
ef1900s?
A) CarlfCorrens
B) CarlfLinnaeus
C) HugofdefVries
D) ErichfTschermakfAnswer:fA
Section:f1.1
Bloom'sfTaxonomy:fRemembering/Understanding
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9)
WhofwasfthefAugustinianfmonkfthatfconductedfafdecadefoffexperimentsfonfthefgardenfpea,fe
ventuallyfshowingfthatftraitsfarefpassedffromfparentsftofoffspringfinfpredictablefways?
A) FrancisfCrick
B) AlfredfWallace
C) Hippocrates
D) Aristotle
E) GregorfMendelfAnswer:fEfSection:f1.2
Bloom'sfTaxonomy:fRemembering/Understanding
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10)
Infmanyfspecies,ftherefareftwofrepresentativesfoffeachfchromosome.fInfsuchfspecies,fthefchar
acteristicfnumberfoffchromosomesfisfcalledfthe number.fItfisfusuallyfsymbolizedfas .
A) haploid;fn
B) haploid;f2n
C) diploid;f2n
D) diploid;fn
E) polyploid;fnfAnswer:fCfSection:f1.2
Bloom'sfTaxonomy:fRemembering/Understanding
11) Geneticsfisfdefinedfasfthefbranchfoffbiologyfassociatedfwith .
A) heredityfandfvariation
B) mutationfandfrecession
C) transcriptionfandftranslation
D) diploidfandfhaploid
E) replicationfandfrecombinationfAnswer:fA
Section:f1.2
Bloom'sfTaxonomy:fRemembering/Understanding
12)
Earlyfinftheftwentiethfcentury,fWalterfSuttonfandfTheodorfBoverifnotedfthatfthefbehaviorfoffc
hromosomesfduringfmeiosisfisfidenticalftofthefbehaviorfoffgenesfduringfgametefformation.fTheyfpro
posedfthatfgenesfarefcarriedfonfchromosomes,fwhichfledftofthefbasis .
A) offthefgerm-plasmftheory
B) offthefchromosomeftheoryfoffinheritance
C) offtheflawfoffindependentfassortment
D) forfthefdeterminationfoffDNAfasfgeneticfmaterial
E) offpredictingfpatternsfoffinheritancefAnswer:fB
Section:f1.2
Bloom'sfTaxonomy:fRemembering/Understanding
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