EBIO 2070 EXAM 1 (CU Boulder) Questions and
Correct Answers
transmission genetics
classical genetics; heredity and how traits are passed between generations; chromosomes; gene
mapping
molecular genetics
chemical nature of genes; replication, transcription, translation, gene regulation; structure,
organization, function of genes
population genetics
genetic composition of groups of individuals of same species, how composition changes
geographically and chronologically; study of evolution/genetic change
model genetic organism
organisms that have a great deal of their genetic information known and that have characteristics
that make them particularly useful for genetic analysis; Drosophila, E. coli, C. elegans (nematode
worm), A. thaliana (thale-cress plant), M. muculus (house mouse), S. cerevisiae (baker's yeast),
A. mexicanus (blind cave fish)
prokaryote
no nuclear membrane, no membrane-bound organelles
eukaryote
nucleus, membrane-bound organelles such as chloroplasts, mitochondria
, histone
proteins that DNA wraps around to be more dense in chromatin
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE)
Controls circulatory function tissue growth and can be encoded to improve human physical
performance
prokaryote
Unicellular organism with a relatively simple cell structure
Eukaryote
A compartmentalized cell structure with components bounded by intracellular membranes; either
unicellular or multicellular
haploid
Possessing one set of chromosomes (one genome)
diploid
Possessing two sets of chromosomes (two genomes)
eubacteria
One of the three primary divisions of life. Consists of unicellular organisms with prokaryotic
cells and include most of the common bacteria
archaebacteria
Correct Answers
transmission genetics
classical genetics; heredity and how traits are passed between generations; chromosomes; gene
mapping
molecular genetics
chemical nature of genes; replication, transcription, translation, gene regulation; structure,
organization, function of genes
population genetics
genetic composition of groups of individuals of same species, how composition changes
geographically and chronologically; study of evolution/genetic change
model genetic organism
organisms that have a great deal of their genetic information known and that have characteristics
that make them particularly useful for genetic analysis; Drosophila, E. coli, C. elegans (nematode
worm), A. thaliana (thale-cress plant), M. muculus (house mouse), S. cerevisiae (baker's yeast),
A. mexicanus (blind cave fish)
prokaryote
no nuclear membrane, no membrane-bound organelles
eukaryote
nucleus, membrane-bound organelles such as chloroplasts, mitochondria
, histone
proteins that DNA wraps around to be more dense in chromatin
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE)
Controls circulatory function tissue growth and can be encoded to improve human physical
performance
prokaryote
Unicellular organism with a relatively simple cell structure
Eukaryote
A compartmentalized cell structure with components bounded by intracellular membranes; either
unicellular or multicellular
haploid
Possessing one set of chromosomes (one genome)
diploid
Possessing two sets of chromosomes (two genomes)
eubacteria
One of the three primary divisions of life. Consists of unicellular organisms with prokaryotic
cells and include most of the common bacteria
archaebacteria
