| Chapter 01 |
| What is in a Human Genome? |
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| Multiple Choice Questions |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand |
| Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome. |
| Section: 01.01 |
| Topic: Genes and genomes |
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| 3. The complete genetic material of an organism is its |
| A. genome. |
| B. chromosome. |
| C. phenotype. |
| D. genotype. |
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| Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand |
| Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome. |
| Section: 01.01 |
| Topic: Genes and genomes |
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| The number of copies of our genome in most of our cells is _____. |
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| A. 1 |
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| C. 3 |
| D. 4 |
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| Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember |
| Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome. |
| Section: 01.01 |
| Topic: Genes and genomes |
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| 5. An estimated _____ DNA base pairs comprise the human genome. |
| A. 32,000 |
| B. 320,000 |
| C. 3.2 million |
| D. 3.2 billion |
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| Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember |
| Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome. |
| Section: 01.01 |
| Topic: Genes and genomes |
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| 6. _____ was founded in the 1970s to address moral issues and controversies that arise in applying medical technology. |
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| Metaethics |
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| Bioethics |
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| Biotechnology |
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| D. |
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| Genetics |
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| Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember |
| Learning Outcome: 01.03 Define bioethics. |
| Section: 01.01 |
| Topic: Genes and genomes |
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| 7. Variants of a gene are called |
| A. genotypes. |
| B. phenotypes. |
| C. alleles. |
| D. single nucleotide polymorphisms. |
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| 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 |
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| Humans have _____ pairs of chromosomes. |
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| A. 23 |
| B. 38 |
| C. 46 |
| D. 32 |
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| 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 |
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| 9. A change in a gene’s DNA sequence is a(n) |
| A. genotype. |
| B. nucleotide. |
| C. mutation. |
| D. genome. |
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| Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand |
| 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 |
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| 10. In general, RNA molecules |
| A. comprise the chromosomes. |
| B. use the information in specific DNA sequences to construct proteins. |
| C. entwine with DNA molecules to encode proteins. |
| D. form double helices that encode DNA sequences. |
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| Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand |
| 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 |
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| 11. A genotype refers to |
| A. particular allele combinations. |
| B. expression patterns of certain genes. |
| C. the environmental components of a trait. |
| D. the number of chromosomes that a person has. |
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| Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand |
| 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 |
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| 12 |
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| A chart that displays paired chromosomes in order of size is a |
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| A. phenotype. |
| B. genotype. |
| C. karyotype. |
| D. genome. |
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| Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand |
| 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 |
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| 13. A human cell has |
| A. 22 pairs of sex chromosomes and one pair of autosomes. |
| B. 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes. |
| C. 23 pairs of autosomes. |
| D. 23 pairs of autosomes and a pair of Y chromosomes. |
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| 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 |
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| Chromosome Y |
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| forms the somatic cells. |
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| is a sex chromosome. |
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| contains discontinuous DNA sequence. |
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| is present in all humans. |
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| Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand |
| 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 |
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| Polydactyly is considered a Mendelian trait as |
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| it is caused by linked genes. |
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| it is caused by a single gene. |
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| it is caused due to environmental factors. |
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| it affects the stem cells. |
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| Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand |
| 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 |
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