Concepts of Genetics (4th Edition) – William S. Klug | Complete Test Bank with Answers

Test Bank for Concepts of Genetics 4th Edition By
Robert Brooker




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,Student name:__________
1) The basic unit of heredity is the ___________.


A) individual
B) gene
C) macromolecule
D) trait




2) A variation of a gene is called a(n) _______.


A) species
B) morph
C) genome
D) allele
E) proteome




3) Which of the following acts to accelerate chemical reactions in a cell?


A) nucleic acids
B) lipids
C) carbohydrates
D) enzymes




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,4) The building blocks of DNA are _____________.


A) amino acids
B) carbohydrates
C) enzymes
D) nucleotides
E) lipids




5) A cellular structure that contains genetic information is called a ___________.


A) nucleotide
B) genetic code
C) chromosome
D) nucleic acid




6) If a carbohydrate is going to be broken down for energy, which of the following
molecules would be directly involved in the breakdown?


A) enzymes
B) nucleotides
C) microtubules
D) lipids
E) chromosomes




7) RNA is formed by the process of _____________.



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, A) transcription
B) translation
C) both transcriptionand translation




8) A characteristic that an organism displays is called __________.


A) a gene
B) a chromosome
C) DNA
D) geneexpression
E) a trait




9) If a geneticist is studying the prevalence of a trait in a species, they are at the _________
level of study.


A) population
B) organismal
C) cellular
D) molecular




10) The study of the processes of transcription and translation is at the _____ level of
biological organization.




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