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Test Bank for Essentials of Genetics, 10th Edition by
William S Klug, Michael Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Genetics
1) The CRISPR-Cas system potentially represents one of the most power techniques in
genetics as a result of its role in associated with specific human disorders.
A) identifying genes
B) editing genes
C) producing new genes
D) regulating genes
E) transmitting genes Answer: B
Section: Introduction
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
2) In the 1600s, William Harvey studied reproduction and development. What is the term given to
his theory which states that an organism develops from the fertilized egg by a succession of
developmental events that lead to an adult?
A) preformation
B) spontaneous generation
C) cell theory
D) transduction
E) epigenesis Answer: E Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
3) What is the term given to the theory which states that the gamete contains a complete
miniature adult?
A) preformation
B) transduction
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C) transformation
D) conjugation
E) cell theory Answer: A Section: 1.1 Bloom's
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
4) What is the term given to the theory which 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
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
5) Schleiden and Schwann proposed the cell theory which states that .
A) cells contain genetic information in their nucleus
B) cells move from the various parts of the body to the reproductive organs to produce
offspring
C) cells are derived from preexisting cells
D) cells propagate via asexual reproduction
E) cells represent the basic units of heredity Answer: C
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
6) Who, along with Alfred Wallace, formulated the theory of natural selection?
A) Gregor Mendel
B) William Harvey
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Charles Darwin
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Test Bank for Essentials of Genetics, 10th Edition by
William S Klug, Michael Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Genetics
1) The CRISPR-Cas system potentially represents one of the most power techniques in
genetics as a result of its role in associated with specific human disorders.
A) identifying genes
B) editing genes
C) producing new genes
D) regulating genes
E) transmitting genes Answer: B
Section: Introduction
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
2) In the 1600s, William Harvey studied reproduction and development. What is the term given to
his theory which states that an organism develops from the fertilized egg by a succession of
developmental events that lead to an adult?
A) preformation
B) spontaneous generation
C) cell theory
D) transduction
E) epigenesis Answer: E Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
3) What is the term given to the theory which states that the gamete contains a complete
miniature adult?
A) preformation
B) transduction
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C) transformation
D) conjugation
E) cell theory Answer: A Section: 1.1 Bloom's
Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
4) What is the term given to the theory which 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
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
5) Schleiden and Schwann proposed the cell theory which states that .
A) cells contain genetic information in their nucleus
B) cells move from the various parts of the body to the reproductive organs to produce
offspring
C) cells are derived from preexisting cells
D) cells propagate via asexual reproduction
E) cells represent the basic units of heredity Answer: C
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
6) Who, along with Alfred Wallace, formulated the theory of natural selection?
A) Gregor Mendel
B) William Harvey
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Charles Darwin
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