WGU C653 HEREDITY AND GENETICS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Much is known about early Greek thinking regarding heredity and
variation. What two notable Greeks provided early speculations on
the nature of human genetics? Answer: Pythagoras and Plato
◉ The Greek philosopher that proposed a theory of inheritance that
involves the "matter" and "form" is Answer: Aristotle
◉ What is the name of the theory which states that organisms are
derived from the assembly and reorganization, somewhat de novo,
of substances in the egg? Answer: Epigenesis
◉ The gap in Darwin's theory of evolution was his inability to
Answer: explain the basis of variation.
◉ The first two traits studied in humans were Answer: polydactyly
and hemophilia
◉ The term homunculus refers to Answer: little human.
, ◉ Who formulated the Germplasm Theory? Answer: Weismann
◉ The term "acquired characteristics" is attributed to Answer:
Lamarck
◉ Who started the Eugenics movement? Answer: Galton
◉ What lowers the energy needed to initiate a chemical reaction in a
living cell. Answer: Enzymes
◉ The genetic material DNA consists of basic subunits called
Answer: nucleotides
◉ one of the DNA strands is used as a template to make an RNA
strand Answer: Transcription
◉ RNA strand is used to specif the sequence of amino acids within a
polypeptide. Answer: Translation
◉ Alternative versions of a specific gene are termed Answer: alleles
◉ How the occurence of a trait influences habitat or survival
Answer: Population level
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Much is known about early Greek thinking regarding heredity and
variation. What two notable Greeks provided early speculations on
the nature of human genetics? Answer: Pythagoras and Plato
◉ The Greek philosopher that proposed a theory of inheritance that
involves the "matter" and "form" is Answer: Aristotle
◉ What is the name of the theory which states that organisms are
derived from the assembly and reorganization, somewhat de novo,
of substances in the egg? Answer: Epigenesis
◉ The gap in Darwin's theory of evolution was his inability to
Answer: explain the basis of variation.
◉ The first two traits studied in humans were Answer: polydactyly
and hemophilia
◉ The term homunculus refers to Answer: little human.
, ◉ Who formulated the Germplasm Theory? Answer: Weismann
◉ The term "acquired characteristics" is attributed to Answer:
Lamarck
◉ Who started the Eugenics movement? Answer: Galton
◉ What lowers the energy needed to initiate a chemical reaction in a
living cell. Answer: Enzymes
◉ The genetic material DNA consists of basic subunits called
Answer: nucleotides
◉ one of the DNA strands is used as a template to make an RNA
strand Answer: Transcription
◉ RNA strand is used to specif the sequence of amino acids within a
polypeptide. Answer: Translation
◉ Alternative versions of a specific gene are termed Answer: alleles
◉ How the occurence of a trait influences habitat or survival
Answer: Population level
