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Higher Biology 1.8 Genomics and genomic sequencing

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

According to this image, which two domains of life are most related?

a)

Bacteria & Archaea

b)

Archaea & Eukarya

c)

Eukarya & Bacteria

2.

Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

a)

Saurischian dinosaurs

b)

Ornithischian dinosaurs

c)

Crocodiles

d)

None of these are related to birds

3.

Which of the following terms describes the study of genomes?

a)

Genomics

b)

Bioinformatics

c)

Phylogenetics

d)

Pharmacogenetics

4.

the graph below shows a molecular clock which compares the amino acid sequences in the protein cytochrome C in various vertebrate groups. From the information in the graph, which vertebrate groups shared a common ancestor most recently?

a)

fish and reptiles

b)

birds and mammals

c)

reptiles and mammals

d)

birds and reptiles

5.

What is meant by the term phylogenetics?

a)

The use of statistics and computer technology to analyse gene sequencing data.

b)

The study of a persons genome to produce personalised medicine

c)

The comparison of the genomes of disease and non disease causing organisms

d)

The study of evolutionary relatedness between organisms

6.

Which of the following is a shortcoming of molecular clocks

a)

Mutations occur too rarely to assign a timescale

b)

The assumption that mutations occur at a constant rate.

c)

Mutations don't occur in all species

d)

They are only based on substitution mutations

7.

What are the three domains of life?

a)

Bacteria Archaea Eukaryotes

b)

Prokaryotes Eukaryotes Archaea

c)

Animals Plants Fungi

d)

Bacteria Archaea Prokaryotes

8.

Which of the following data can be used to provide evidence for the sequence of evolutionary events?

a)

DNA sequence data

b)

Protein sequence data

c)

Fossil evidence

d)

A combination of all the evidence above

9.

What is the correct sequence of evolutionary events?

a)

Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, Land plants, Animals

b)

Eukaryotes, Prokaryotes, Animals, Land plants

c)

Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, Animals, Land plants

d)

Prokaryotes, Animals, Land plants, Eukaryotes

10.

Which of these is NOT and example of a model organism?

a)

A mouse that possesses many genes similar to humans

b)

A fruit fly that has many genes in common with those that cause disease in humans

c)

A plant species that has genes that produce a variety of flower colours

d)

A worm that possesses many genes that will allow us to understand nerve functioning and ageing

11.

What is meant by the term Bioinformatics?

a)

The use of statistics and computer technology to analyse gene sequencing data.

b)

The study of a persons genome to produce personalised medicine

c)

The comparison of the genomes of disease and non disease causing organisms

d)

The study of evolutionary relatedness between organisms

12.

What is meant by the term comparative genomics?

a)

The use of statistics and computer technology to analyse gene sequencing data.

b)

The study of a persons genome to produce personalised medicine

c)

Comparing the similarities and differences in genomes between two species e.g. disease and non disease causing organisms

d)

The study of evolutionary relatedness between organisms

13.

What is meant by the term pharmacogenetics?

a)

The use of statistics and computer technology to analyse gene sequencing data.

b)

The study of a persons genome to produce personalised medicine

c)

Comparing the similarities and differences in genomes between two species e.g. disease and non disease causing organisms

d)

The study of evolutionary relatedness between organisms