A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock Test | Final Test - Hard

Evelyn Fox Keller
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A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock Test | Final Test - Hard

Evelyn Fox Keller
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Evelyn Keller likens different "languages" in science from an example of Freeman Dyson, who was an "interpreter" for who?

2. What is Neurospora?

3. In 1941, how many geneticists did Cold Spring Harbor draw?

4. In what year did Lewis Stadler die?

5. Who was quoted in the book as saying, "You let the material tell you where to go, and it tells you at every step what the next has to be?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lewis Stadler point out about the knowledge of genes and who else made this point with him?

2. How did Barbara arrange to get an invitation to Cold Spring Harbor?

3. What difference did Milislav Demerec observe about the symposium papers from 1941 compared to the papers from 1951?

4. Among the plants in Barbara's very first crop there was one that was particularly noteworthy. Why?

5. In the early twentieth century what kind of science did biology transform into and what kind of science had it been before that?

6. What did Keller say about good science and what does it need to proceed?

7. Describe how the information or data that Barbara had collected filled her office.

8. In Chapter 7, when it was mentioned that Barbara was in private upheaval, what significant event happened during that time and why was she in private upheaval?

9. Why did it take Barbara six years before she could present the scientific world with her ideas on transposition?

10. What is the answer to Eveyln Keller's question when she asks, "What enabled McClintock to see further and deeper into the mysteries of genetics than her colleagues?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened when the author of the book, Evelyn Keller, set out to get on tape and on paper the "recollections and musings" of Barbara McClintock? Describe the experience that Keller had with Barbara and what her impression was of her.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Watson and Crick's research, what they were famous for, and what their answer was to the question in Chapter 11, "how do genes make exact copies of themselves?"

Essay Topic 3

When Barbara visited Germany, she was faced with much sadness and turmoil because it was during the time of World War II and Hitler's reign. How do you think this experience affected Barbara and influenced her over the course of her life? Do you think this experience made her a better person? A better scientist? Why or why not?

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