BSC 108 FINAL – KENNEDY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACTUAL SOLUTIONS
How cdo cnew cviruses carise? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔mutation cof cexisting cvirus cor
cspread cto cnew chost cspecies
T/F cThe cflow cof cgenetic cinformation cin ca ccell cis cRNA cto cDNA cto cProtein c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔FALSE
T/F cA cmutation cis cany cchange cin cthe cnucleotide csequence cof cDNA c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔TRUE
T/F cMutations cmay cresult cfrom cerrors cin cDNA creplication c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔TRUE
T/F cMutations cmay cresult cfrom cphysical cor cchemical cagents ccalled cmutagens c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔TRUE
T/F cDominant cgenes care cALWAYS cexpressed cphenotypically c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔TRUE
There chas cbeen ca clot cof cdiscussion cabout cstem ccell cresearch cin cmainstream
cliterature c(i.e. cnewspapers cand cmagazines) cStem ccells ccome cfrom cwhere c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔umbilical ccord, cembryos, cbone cmarrow
The cshaded csquare cin cthe cpedigree crepresents c____ c- ccorrect canswers✔✔an
caffected cmale
Scottish cscientist ccloned cDolly cfrom canother csheep cin c1997. cThey ctook can cegg
cfrom ca csheep, cMom c1 cand cremoved cand cdiscarded cthe cnucleus. cThey ctook can
cudder ccell cnucleus cthat cwas ca cdiploid cfrom ca cdifferent csheep, cMom c2. cThey
cinserted cthe cnucleus cinto cthe cegg ccell cand cmade cthis cnew ccell cundergo cmitosis.
cThey cimplanted cthe cdividing ccell cinto ca csurrogate cmother c(Mom c3). cSeveral
cmonths clater, cDolly cwas cborn. cDolly cwas ca cclone cof cwhich csheep? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Mom c2
T/F cTherapeutic ccloning cis cused cto ccreate cwhole corganisms ccalled cclones c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔FALSE
Mutations ccan cbe cgood, cbad cor cresult cin cno cchange cdepending con cwhat? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔The ctype cof cchange, cwhere cthe cchange cin cDNA coccurs, cif cthe cchange
cis cdetected cand cfixed cbefore creplication, cand chow cit caffects cthe corganism cand cits
csurvival.
, What care cthe cfour ccomponents cof cMendel's chypothesis cof cinheritance? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔1. cThere care calternative cversions cof cgenes, cthe cunits cthat cdetermine
cheritable ctraits.
2. cFor ceach cinherited ccharacter, can corganism cinherits ctwo calleles, cone cfrom ceach
cparent
3. cIf cthe ctwo calleles cof can cinherited cpair cdiffer, cthen cthe cone cthat cdetermines cthe
cappearance cis ccalled cdominant cand cthe cother chas cno cnoticeable ceffect con
cappearance ccalled crecessive.
4. cA csperm cor cegg ccarries conly c1 callele cfor ceach cinherited ccharacter cbecause cthe
ctwo cmembers cof can callele cpair csegregate cduring cgamete cproduction.
T/F cInherited cpairs cof cgenes care cfound cin ceach cparental ccross cin cMendel's
chypothesis cof cinheritance c- ccorrect canswers✔✔FALSE
Color cblindness cis can cexample cof... c- ccorrect canswers✔✔an cX-linked cgene
____ cis cdefined cas ca cperson's cgenetic cmakeup c- ccorrect canswers✔✔genotype
HIV crequires can cenzyme ccalled c_____ cto cconvert cits cRNA cgenome cinto ca cDNA
cversion. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔reverse ctranscriptase
What cis cthe cname cof cthe cbiotechnology cinstrument cused cto cmake cmultiple ccopies
cof ca cDNA csample? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔polymerase cchain creaction
Who cis ccredited cwith cdetermining cthe cstructure cof cDNA? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Watson cand cCrick
A ccouple chas ctwo cfemale cchildren. cWhat cis cthe cprobability cof ctheir cnext cchild cto
cbe cfemale? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔50%
What ctechnique ccan cbe cused cto cinvestigate cmurders, cdetermine cpaternity cor
cmaternity cand cstudy crelationships cwith cancient cDNA? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔DNA
cProfiling.
Different cforms cof cthe csame cgene care creferred cto cas c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Alleles
In cthe chuman cfree cearlobes care cdominant cover cattached cearlobes. cWhat care cthe
cpossible cgenotypes cof cthe coffspring cfrom ca ccross cbetween cparents cthat care cEe
cand cee? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Ee, cee
What cis cthe ccorrect csequential corder? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A cbetter cbreed cof ccorn
cis ccreated cthrough cartificial cselection, ca ctadpole cis ccloned, ca ctest ctube cbaby cis
cborn, cDolly cis cborn
T/F cViruses csit con cthe cfence cbetween clife cand cnonlife c- ccorrect canswers✔✔TRUE
How cdo cnew cviruses carise? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔mutation cof cexisting cvirus cor
cspread cto cnew chost cspecies
T/F cThe cflow cof cgenetic cinformation cin ca ccell cis cRNA cto cDNA cto cProtein c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔FALSE
T/F cA cmutation cis cany cchange cin cthe cnucleotide csequence cof cDNA c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔TRUE
T/F cMutations cmay cresult cfrom cerrors cin cDNA creplication c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔TRUE
T/F cMutations cmay cresult cfrom cphysical cor cchemical cagents ccalled cmutagens c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔TRUE
T/F cDominant cgenes care cALWAYS cexpressed cphenotypically c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔TRUE
There chas cbeen ca clot cof cdiscussion cabout cstem ccell cresearch cin cmainstream
cliterature c(i.e. cnewspapers cand cmagazines) cStem ccells ccome cfrom cwhere c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔umbilical ccord, cembryos, cbone cmarrow
The cshaded csquare cin cthe cpedigree crepresents c____ c- ccorrect canswers✔✔an
caffected cmale
Scottish cscientist ccloned cDolly cfrom canother csheep cin c1997. cThey ctook can cegg
cfrom ca csheep, cMom c1 cand cremoved cand cdiscarded cthe cnucleus. cThey ctook can
cudder ccell cnucleus cthat cwas ca cdiploid cfrom ca cdifferent csheep, cMom c2. cThey
cinserted cthe cnucleus cinto cthe cegg ccell cand cmade cthis cnew ccell cundergo cmitosis.
cThey cimplanted cthe cdividing ccell cinto ca csurrogate cmother c(Mom c3). cSeveral
cmonths clater, cDolly cwas cborn. cDolly cwas ca cclone cof cwhich csheep? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Mom c2
T/F cTherapeutic ccloning cis cused cto ccreate cwhole corganisms ccalled cclones c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔FALSE
Mutations ccan cbe cgood, cbad cor cresult cin cno cchange cdepending con cwhat? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔The ctype cof cchange, cwhere cthe cchange cin cDNA coccurs, cif cthe cchange
cis cdetected cand cfixed cbefore creplication, cand chow cit caffects cthe corganism cand cits
csurvival.
, What care cthe cfour ccomponents cof cMendel's chypothesis cof cinheritance? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔1. cThere care calternative cversions cof cgenes, cthe cunits cthat cdetermine
cheritable ctraits.
2. cFor ceach cinherited ccharacter, can corganism cinherits ctwo calleles, cone cfrom ceach
cparent
3. cIf cthe ctwo calleles cof can cinherited cpair cdiffer, cthen cthe cone cthat cdetermines cthe
cappearance cis ccalled cdominant cand cthe cother chas cno cnoticeable ceffect con
cappearance ccalled crecessive.
4. cA csperm cor cegg ccarries conly c1 callele cfor ceach cinherited ccharacter cbecause cthe
ctwo cmembers cof can callele cpair csegregate cduring cgamete cproduction.
T/F cInherited cpairs cof cgenes care cfound cin ceach cparental ccross cin cMendel's
chypothesis cof cinheritance c- ccorrect canswers✔✔FALSE
Color cblindness cis can cexample cof... c- ccorrect canswers✔✔an cX-linked cgene
____ cis cdefined cas ca cperson's cgenetic cmakeup c- ccorrect canswers✔✔genotype
HIV crequires can cenzyme ccalled c_____ cto cconvert cits cRNA cgenome cinto ca cDNA
cversion. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔reverse ctranscriptase
What cis cthe cname cof cthe cbiotechnology cinstrument cused cto cmake cmultiple ccopies
cof ca cDNA csample? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔polymerase cchain creaction
Who cis ccredited cwith cdetermining cthe cstructure cof cDNA? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Watson cand cCrick
A ccouple chas ctwo cfemale cchildren. cWhat cis cthe cprobability cof ctheir cnext cchild cto
cbe cfemale? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔50%
What ctechnique ccan cbe cused cto cinvestigate cmurders, cdetermine cpaternity cor
cmaternity cand cstudy crelationships cwith cancient cDNA? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔DNA
cProfiling.
Different cforms cof cthe csame cgene care creferred cto cas c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Alleles
In cthe chuman cfree cearlobes care cdominant cover cattached cearlobes. cWhat care cthe
cpossible cgenotypes cof cthe coffspring cfrom ca ccross cbetween cparents cthat care cEe
cand cee? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Ee, cee
What cis cthe ccorrect csequential corder? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A cbetter cbreed cof ccorn
cis ccreated cthrough cartificial cselection, ca ctadpole cis ccloned, ca ctest ctube cbaby cis
cborn, cDolly cis cborn
T/F cViruses csit con cthe cfence cbetween clife cand cnonlife c- ccorrect canswers✔✔TRUE
