PCB 3063 – CH.1 EXAM 1 PREP QUESTIONS
Domestication of animals first occurred in __________ around __________. - Answers
:the Middle East ; 13,000 BCE
Much is known about early Greek thinking regarding heredity and variation. What two
notable Greeks provided early speculations on the nature of human genetics? -
Answers :Pythagoras and Plato
The Greek philosopher that proposed a theory of inheritance that involves the "matter"
and "form" is - Answers :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? - Answers
:Epigenesis
The gap in Darwin's theory of evolution was his inability to - Answers :explain the basis
of variation.
The first two traits studied in humans were: - Answers :polydactyly and hemophilia.
The term homunculus refers to - Answers :little human.
Who formulated the Germplasm Theory? - Answers :Weismann
The term "acquired characteristics" is attributed to - Answers :Lamarck
Who started the Eugenics movement? - Answers :Galton
The science of genetics is concerned with __________. - Answers :- the distribution of
heritable characteristics in populations.
- the origin of heritable differences.
- the transmission of traits.
- the expression of genetic information.
__________ lower the energy needed to initiate a chemical reaction in a living cell. -
Answers :Enzymes
The genetic material DNA consists of basic subunits called - Answers :nucleotides
The expression of a gene is a multistep process. During
____________________, one of the DNA strands is used as a template to make an
RNA strand. During ___________________, the RNA strand is used to specify the
sequence of amino acids within a polypeptide. - Answers :Transcription; Translation.
Alternative versions of a specific gene are termed - Answers :Alleles
, Match each of the following statements with the appropriate level of genetic study:
How the occurrence of a trait influences habitat or survival? - Answers :Population Level
Match each of the following statements with the appropriate level of genetic study:
The traits are most notably detectable to a geneticist? - Answers :Organism Level
Match each of the following statements with the appropriate level of genetic study:
The actions of proteins occurs at this level? - Answers :Cellular Level
Match each of the following statements with the appropriate level of genetic study:
Regulation of gene expression occurs at this level? - Answers :Molecular Level
A skin cell of a particular animal contains 24 chromosomes. A sperm cell from that
animal would contain ______ chromosomes. - Answers :12
The following are examples of model organisms used by geneticists. Match each to its
appropriate scientific name:
Yeast? - Answers :saccharomyces cerevisiae
The following are examples of model organisms used by geneticists. Match each to its
appropriate scientific name:
Fruit Fly? - Answers :drosophila melanogaster
The following are examples of model organisms used by geneticists. Match each to its
appropriate scientific name:
Nematode worm? - Answers :caenorhabditis elegans
The following are examples of model organisms used by geneticists. Match each to its
appropriate scientific name:
Flowering Plant? - Answers :arabidopsis thaliana
The branch of genetics which explores the passage of genetic traits from parents to
offspring is referred to as _______ genetics. - Answers :transmission / Mendelian
Of the following human diseases, which provides the best example of the interplay
between genes and the environment? - Answers :Phenylketonuria
Domestication of animals first occurred in __________ around __________. - Answers
:the Middle East ; 13,000 BCE
Much is known about early Greek thinking regarding heredity and variation. What two
notable Greeks provided early speculations on the nature of human genetics? -
Answers :Pythagoras and Plato
The Greek philosopher that proposed a theory of inheritance that involves the "matter"
and "form" is - Answers :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? - Answers
:Epigenesis
The gap in Darwin's theory of evolution was his inability to - Answers :explain the basis
of variation.
The first two traits studied in humans were: - Answers :polydactyly and hemophilia.
The term homunculus refers to - Answers :little human.
Who formulated the Germplasm Theory? - Answers :Weismann
The term "acquired characteristics" is attributed to - Answers :Lamarck
Who started the Eugenics movement? - Answers :Galton
The science of genetics is concerned with __________. - Answers :- the distribution of
heritable characteristics in populations.
- the origin of heritable differences.
- the transmission of traits.
- the expression of genetic information.
__________ lower the energy needed to initiate a chemical reaction in a living cell. -
Answers :Enzymes
The genetic material DNA consists of basic subunits called - Answers :nucleotides
The expression of a gene is a multistep process. During
____________________, one of the DNA strands is used as a template to make an
RNA strand. During ___________________, the RNA strand is used to specify the
sequence of amino acids within a polypeptide. - Answers :Transcription; Translation.
Alternative versions of a specific gene are termed - Answers :Alleles
, Match each of the following statements with the appropriate level of genetic study:
How the occurrence of a trait influences habitat or survival? - Answers :Population Level
Match each of the following statements with the appropriate level of genetic study:
The traits are most notably detectable to a geneticist? - Answers :Organism Level
Match each of the following statements with the appropriate level of genetic study:
The actions of proteins occurs at this level? - Answers :Cellular Level
Match each of the following statements with the appropriate level of genetic study:
Regulation of gene expression occurs at this level? - Answers :Molecular Level
A skin cell of a particular animal contains 24 chromosomes. A sperm cell from that
animal would contain ______ chromosomes. - Answers :12
The following are examples of model organisms used by geneticists. Match each to its
appropriate scientific name:
Yeast? - Answers :saccharomyces cerevisiae
The following are examples of model organisms used by geneticists. Match each to its
appropriate scientific name:
Fruit Fly? - Answers :drosophila melanogaster
The following are examples of model organisms used by geneticists. Match each to its
appropriate scientific name:
Nematode worm? - Answers :caenorhabditis elegans
The following are examples of model organisms used by geneticists. Match each to its
appropriate scientific name:
Flowering Plant? - Answers :arabidopsis thaliana
The branch of genetics which explores the passage of genetic traits from parents to
offspring is referred to as _______ genetics. - Answers :transmission / Mendelian
Of the following human diseases, which provides the best example of the interplay
between genes and the environment? - Answers :Phenylketonuria
