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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Molecular Biology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Barbara was taking a geology final when she was a Junior in college, what couldn't she remember?
(a) Her name.
(b) Her teacher's name.
(c) The name of the class.
(d) The room number the class was in.

2. Darlington described that in an adaptive hierarchy the chromosomes always come first. What comes second?
(a) Genes.
(b) Transposed cells.
(c) Organisms.
(d) Second generation chromosomes.

3. Ribosomes are the what of protein synthesis?
(a) Wheels.
(b) Garbage cans.
(c) Factories.
(d) Workmen.

4. The cytology professor that helped Barbara on Saturdays also did what for her?
(a) He was her priest.
(b) He was a fellow researcher on a paper.
(c) He helped pay for a new bike for Barbara.
(d) He was her thesis advisor.

5. Who wrote A Short History of Genetics?
(a) Barbara McClintock.
(b) Hugh Gavlin.
(c) Lewis Stadler.
(d) L.C. Dunn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "I've known a lot of famous scientists. But the only one I thought really was a genius was McClintock"?

2. What characteristically induces many chromosome breaks?

3. In Drosophila a bacterium divide in two every how many minutes?

4. In what year did Cornell appoint its first woman assistant professor in something other than home economics?

5. What did the Dean at the University of Missouri tell Barbara would happen if something happened to Stadler?

(see the answer key)

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