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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, 1936-1941: University of Missouri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One day, why did Barbara climb the side of a building and let herself in a window?
(a) Because she was displaying to her students that you can't always follow the norm.
(b) Because she was trying to catch a cat.
(c) Because she had forgot her keys.
(d) Because she wanted to surprise a friend.

2. What is the usual process by which cells duplicate themselves?
(a) Division prophase.
(b) Metaphase.
(c) Mitosis.
(d) Meiosis.

3. The differences that were studied in fruit flies had to do with their eye color and what else?
(a) Eye shape.
(b) Wing shape.
(c) Wing color.
(d) Leg thickness.

4. Who was the head of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute when Barbara received the Guggenheim Fellowship?
(a) Lewis Stadler.
(b) Richard B. Goldschmidt.
(c) Curt Stern.
(d) Marcus Rhoades.

5. What did Barbara McClintock receive her PhD in?
(a) Cytology.
(b) Genetics.
(c) Zoology.
(d) Botany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the co-author with McClintock on the paper that provided conclusive evidence for the chromosomal basis of genetics?

2. What part of the corn was considered to be the endosperm tissue?

3. What was the name of Edward Tatum and George Beadle's hypothesis?

4. What were the first chromosomes visible as?

5. In what year was Barbara McClintock elected Vice President of the Genetics Society of America?

(see the answer key)

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