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36 Questions in Exam 1 for Genetics | BIO 206, Exams of Genetics

Material Type: Exam; Professor: Hardig; Class: Genetics; Subject: Biology; University: University of Montevallo; Term: Fall 2010;

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Bio 206
Exam I
Fall 2010
Name: ______________________________
1. Explain how Genetics has made possible all of the advancements in the treatment/cure of
diseases, forensic sciences, crop species qualities/quantities, and the preservation of
rare/endangered species.
2. Explain why Mendel is considered the father of modern Genetics.
3. Define the following:
Complementarity
Fractionation
Gene
Nucleotide
Cytology
4. Method used by Sutton and Boveri.
a. X-ray crystallography
b. Chemical fractionation
c. Cytology
d. Radio-isotope labeling
e. Experimental crosses
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Bio 206 Exam I Fall 2010 Name: ______________________________

  1. Explain how Genetics has made possible all of the advancements in the treatment/cure of diseases, forensic sciences, crop species qualities/quantities, and the preservation of rare/endangered species.
  2. Explain why Mendel is considered the father of modern Genetics.
  3. Define the following: Complementarity Fractionation Gene Nucleotide Cytology
  4. Method used by Sutton and Boveri. a. X-ray crystallography b. Chemical fractionation c. Cytology d. Radio-isotope labeling e. Experimental crosses
  1. Method used by Avery, McCarty, and MacLeod. a. X-ray crystallography b. Chemical fractionation c. Cytology d. Radio-isotope labeling e. Experimental crosses
  2. Method used by Franklin. a. X-ray crystallography b. Chemical fractionation c. Cytology d. Radio-isotope labeling e. Experimental crosses
  3. Which of the following isotopes were/was used by Meselson and Stahl? a. 35 S b. 32 P c. 15 N d. a & b e. None of the above
  4. Which of the following isotopes were/was used by Hershey and Chase? a. 35 S b. 15 N c. 32 P d. All of the above, except b e. None of the above
  5. Which of the following isotopes were/was used by Franklin? a. 35 S b. 32 P c. 15 N d. All of the above e. None of the above
  6. Test organisms used by Hershey and Chase. (CIRCLE EACH CORRECT RESPONSE) a. Escherichia coli b. Smooth strain Streptococcus pneumoniae c. Bacteriophage T 2 d. Pisum sativum e. Rough strain Streptococcus pneumoniae
  7. Which of the following types of biomolecules was responsible for the transformation of Rough Strain Streptococcus pneumoniae? a. Fats b. Proteins c. Polysaccharides d. Nucleic acids e. Lipids
  8. Describe the four (4) categories of traits that are determined/affected by genes and give an example of each.
  1. What are Chargaff’s Rules?
  2. If 12% of the nucleotides in a cell nucleus are deoxythymidylic acids, what percentage will be deoxyguanylic acids? a. 24% b. 38% c. 76% d. 12% e. None of the above
  3. In the research of Hershey and Chase, which part of the nucleotide included the radio-isotope? a. Nitrogenous base b. Deoxyribose sugar c. Phosphate group d. Ribose sugar e. Amino acid
  4. Provide the proper chemical names for the following nucleotides.
  5. What happened when Griffith injected living smooth strain bacteria into his test subjects? a. The test subjects died and living smooth strain bacteria were found in their blood. b. The test subjects died and no bacteria were found in their blood. c. The test subjects lived and living rough strain bacteria were found in their blood. d. The test subjects lived and no bacteria were found in their blood. e. The test subjects died and living rough strain bacteria were found in their blood.
  6. Describe the general properties of genetic material relative to its function as an information storage molecule.
  1. Subdiscipline of Genetics that uses mating experiments to study heredity and variation. a. Molecular b. Mendelian c. Evolutionary d. Classical e. b & d
  2. Who determined that a cell’s chromosomes are associated with its genetic material? a. Mendel b. Franklin c. Watson and Crick d. Lavene e. Sutton and Boveri
  3. Width of the double helix a. 2 nm b. 3.4 nm c. 10 nm d. 20 nm e. 34 nm
  4. Which of the following nitrogenous bases are pyrimidines? (CIRCLE EACH CORRECT RESPONSE) a. Guanine b. Thymine c. Cytosine d. Uracil e. Adenine
  5. In the research results of Hershey and Chase, what portion of the blended and centrifuged cultures exhibited the radioactive signature of 32 P? (CIRCLE EACH CORRECT RESPONSE) a. The upper portion b. The middle portion c. The bottom portion d. The protein-containing portion e. The nucleic acid-containing portion
  6. Type of bond that holds the two polynucleotides together to form the double helix. a. Ester b. Glycosidic c. Phosphodiester d. Hydrogen e. Ionic
  7. Beta-hemoglobin is an example of what type of protein? a. Structural b. Enzymatic c. Catalytic d. Regulatory e. b & c
  8. (TRUE / FALSE) The native conformation of the DNA double helix is left-handed.