ASU BIO 182 EXAM 1 Questions and
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Hallmarks of scientific method. ANSWER -Use of inductive and deductive reasoning, use of
experiments, relying upon empirical evidence to test theories, and use of observations and
intuition to inspire further theorizing and experiments
The 'Dune' books of Frank Herbert describe a future where the human race has colonized
planets throughout the stars - one of which is a desert planet inhabitated by giant sand
worms. These books examine human politics in a time of great technological progress and
human evolution. This is an example of..... ANSWER -Science Fiction
Which measure of central tendency is this? For a group of Havanese puppies, we calculate
the average weight at birth.. ANSWER -Mean
Which of the following is a measure of the of the amount of variation of the values of a
variable about its mean?. ANSWER -Standard Deviation
Of the five C's (described by Dr. Kate MacCord in 1.4 History of Science, part 1), which 'C'
is the central one that all of the others revolve around?. ANSWER -Change
Describing a person as having hemophilia is to indicate his or her_________________.
ANSWER -Phenotype
Why do your chromosomes come in pairs?. ANSWER -Because one member of each pair
came from my mother and the other from my father.
The observable traits expressed by an organism are described as its ___________________.
ANSWER -Phenotype
, A recessive trait will be observed in individuals that are _____________ for that trait..
ANSWER -homozygous
You have a six-sided die and you roll it four times in row. What is the probability of the
following outcomes?
1st roll: 1, 2nd roll: 2, 3rd roll: 3, 4th roll: 4. ANSWER -1/1296 or 0.00077
You have a six-sided die and you roll it four times, what is the probability of the following
outcome:
Roll1: 1; Roll 2: Greater than 3; Roll 3; Less than 4; Roll 4: 6. ANSWER -1/144
A woman you know has five children - all of whom are boys. What is the probability for a
woman to have five boys out of five children?. ANSWER -1/32
A woman who has five children (all boys) is planning to have another child. What is the
probability that this child will be a boy?. ANSWER -1/2
Consider the following cross involving five independently assorting genes:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee ´ Aa bb cc DD Ee
What proportion of the progeny will have the same phenotype as the first parent?.
ANSWER -9/64
A testcross involves crossing with a(n) _____ individual and is used to determine the _____
of the tested parent. For example, an individual with the following genotype A_ is crossed
with an individual that is aa. The outcome of this cross can determine what the unknown
allele is (underlined).. ANSWER -homozygous recessive; genotype
In a population of birds, 90% of the individuals have green beaks and 10% have red beaks.
From this information, can we say whether or not green beaks are dominant and red beaks
recessive?. ANSWER -No, there is not enough information. Just because a trait is more
common in a population doesn't mean it is necessarily genetically dominant.
Mendel's principle of independent assortment corresponds to which part of meiosis?.
ANSWER -random alignment of homologs on the metaphase plate during metaphase I
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Hallmarks of scientific method. ANSWER -Use of inductive and deductive reasoning, use of
experiments, relying upon empirical evidence to test theories, and use of observations and
intuition to inspire further theorizing and experiments
The 'Dune' books of Frank Herbert describe a future where the human race has colonized
planets throughout the stars - one of which is a desert planet inhabitated by giant sand
worms. These books examine human politics in a time of great technological progress and
human evolution. This is an example of..... ANSWER -Science Fiction
Which measure of central tendency is this? For a group of Havanese puppies, we calculate
the average weight at birth.. ANSWER -Mean
Which of the following is a measure of the of the amount of variation of the values of a
variable about its mean?. ANSWER -Standard Deviation
Of the five C's (described by Dr. Kate MacCord in 1.4 History of Science, part 1), which 'C'
is the central one that all of the others revolve around?. ANSWER -Change
Describing a person as having hemophilia is to indicate his or her_________________.
ANSWER -Phenotype
Why do your chromosomes come in pairs?. ANSWER -Because one member of each pair
came from my mother and the other from my father.
The observable traits expressed by an organism are described as its ___________________.
ANSWER -Phenotype
, A recessive trait will be observed in individuals that are _____________ for that trait..
ANSWER -homozygous
You have a six-sided die and you roll it four times in row. What is the probability of the
following outcomes?
1st roll: 1, 2nd roll: 2, 3rd roll: 3, 4th roll: 4. ANSWER -1/1296 or 0.00077
You have a six-sided die and you roll it four times, what is the probability of the following
outcome:
Roll1: 1; Roll 2: Greater than 3; Roll 3; Less than 4; Roll 4: 6. ANSWER -1/144
A woman you know has five children - all of whom are boys. What is the probability for a
woman to have five boys out of five children?. ANSWER -1/32
A woman who has five children (all boys) is planning to have another child. What is the
probability that this child will be a boy?. ANSWER -1/2
Consider the following cross involving five independently assorting genes:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee ´ Aa bb cc DD Ee
What proportion of the progeny will have the same phenotype as the first parent?.
ANSWER -9/64
A testcross involves crossing with a(n) _____ individual and is used to determine the _____
of the tested parent. For example, an individual with the following genotype A_ is crossed
with an individual that is aa. The outcome of this cross can determine what the unknown
allele is (underlined).. ANSWER -homozygous recessive; genotype
In a population of birds, 90% of the individuals have green beaks and 10% have red beaks.
From this information, can we say whether or not green beaks are dominant and red beaks
recessive?. ANSWER -No, there is not enough information. Just because a trait is more
common in a population doesn't mean it is necessarily genetically dominant.
Mendel's principle of independent assortment corresponds to which part of meiosis?.
ANSWER -random alignment of homologs on the metaphase plate during metaphase I
