Chapter 01
What is in a Human Genome?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Genetics is the study of
A. variation of inherited traits.
B. how organisms reproduce.
C. how life originated.
D. how the environment causes disease.
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.01 Explain what genetics is, and what it is not.
Section: 01.01
Topic: Genes and genomes
2. In which choice are the entries listed from smallest to largest?
A. DNA building block - gene - chromosome - genome
B. DNA building block - RNA building block - protein
C. Gene - cell - DNA - genome
D. Chromosome - genome - cell - DNA building block
Bloom's Level: 02. Understand
Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome.
Section: 01.01
Topic: Genes and genomes
,3. The complete genetic material of an organism is its
A. genome.
B. chromosome.
C. phenotype.
D. genotype.
Bloom's Level: 02. Understand
Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome.
Section: 01.01
Topic: Genes and genomes
,4.
The number of copies of our genome in most of our cells is _____.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome.
Section: 01.01
Topic: Genes and genomes
5. An estimated _____ DNA base pairs comprise the human genome.
A. 32,000
B. 320,000
C. 3.2 million
D. 3.2 billion
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome.
Section: 01.01
Topic: Genes and genomes
, 6. _____ was founded in the 1970s to address moral issues and controversies that arise in
applying medical technology.
A.
Metaethics
B.
Bioethics
C.
Biotechnology
D.
Genetics
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.03 Define bioethics.
Section: 01.01
Topic: Genes and genomes
7. Variants of a gene are called
A. genotypes.
B. phenotypes.
C. alleles.
D. single nucleotide polymorphisms.
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.04 Describe the levels of genetics, from nucleic acids to chromosomes, to cells, body parts, families, and
populations.
Section: 01.02
Topic: Levels of genetics
What is in a Human Genome?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Genetics is the study of
A. variation of inherited traits.
B. how organisms reproduce.
C. how life originated.
D. how the environment causes disease.
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.01 Explain what genetics is, and what it is not.
Section: 01.01
Topic: Genes and genomes
2. In which choice are the entries listed from smallest to largest?
A. DNA building block - gene - chromosome - genome
B. DNA building block - RNA building block - protein
C. Gene - cell - DNA - genome
D. Chromosome - genome - cell - DNA building block
Bloom's Level: 02. Understand
Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome.
Section: 01.01
Topic: Genes and genomes
,3. The complete genetic material of an organism is its
A. genome.
B. chromosome.
C. phenotype.
D. genotype.
Bloom's Level: 02. Understand
Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome.
Section: 01.01
Topic: Genes and genomes
,4.
The number of copies of our genome in most of our cells is _____.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome.
Section: 01.01
Topic: Genes and genomes
5. An estimated _____ DNA base pairs comprise the human genome.
A. 32,000
B. 320,000
C. 3.2 million
D. 3.2 billion
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome.
Section: 01.01
Topic: Genes and genomes
, 6. _____ was founded in the 1970s to address moral issues and controversies that arise in
applying medical technology.
A.
Metaethics
B.
Bioethics
C.
Biotechnology
D.
Genetics
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.03 Define bioethics.
Section: 01.01
Topic: Genes and genomes
7. Variants of a gene are called
A. genotypes.
B. phenotypes.
C. alleles.
D. single nucleotide polymorphisms.
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.04 Describe the levels of genetics, from nucleic acids to chromosomes, to cells, body parts, families, and
populations.
Section: 01.02
Topic: Levels of genetics
