Genetics (BIOD 210)
Module 1 Assessments
with correct quizzes
and answers
Epigenesis - correct ans:Concept correctly hypothesized that a fertilized
human egg undergoes specific developmental events that eventually lead to
the formation of a human
Preformation - correct ans:Concept that a fertilized egg contains a tiny
version of a completely developed adult (homunculus)
Who introduced cell theory? - correct ans:Mathias Schledein and Theodor
Schwann
What did Mathias Schledein and Theodor Schwann propose? - correct
ans:That all living organisms were composed of organized structures called
cells and that these cells were derived from identical precursor cells
Spontaneous generation - correct ans:Living things could spontaneously
generate from nonliving components
What book did Charles Darwin publish that postulated his theory of natural
selection? - correct ans:The Origin of Species
Who theorized natural selection? - correct ans:Charles Darwin
Who used pea plants to model how traits are inherited from generation to
generation? - correct ans:Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian Monk
Module 1 Assessments
with correct quizzes
and answers
Epigenesis - correct ans:Concept correctly hypothesized that a fertilized
human egg undergoes specific developmental events that eventually lead to
the formation of a human
Preformation - correct ans:Concept that a fertilized egg contains a tiny
version of a completely developed adult (homunculus)
Who introduced cell theory? - correct ans:Mathias Schledein and Theodor
Schwann
What did Mathias Schledein and Theodor Schwann propose? - correct
ans:That all living organisms were composed of organized structures called
cells and that these cells were derived from identical precursor cells
Spontaneous generation - correct ans:Living things could spontaneously
generate from nonliving components
What book did Charles Darwin publish that postulated his theory of natural
selection? - correct ans:The Origin of Species
Who theorized natural selection? - correct ans:Charles Darwin
Who used pea plants to model how traits are inherited from generation to
generation? - correct ans:Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian Monk