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Great discoveries in genetics!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gregor Mendel experimented by cross breeding different strains of __________________________.

a)

dogs

b)

garden peas

c)

cats

d)

lettuce

2.

Gregor Mendel discovered that each parent contributes a factor that could ___________ inherited in certain numerical ratios.

a)

be

b)

not be

3.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Thomas Hunt Morgan worked with fruit flies:

a)

you need a lot of data for genetics

b)

there is a short generation time

c)

he always hates when a fly lands on his food

d)

1 female fly has several hundred offspring

4.

Thomas Hunt Morgan saw a mutant with white eyes appear instead of the ordinary red eyes. This led him to discover that genes are located in ___________ order on chromosomes

a)

linear

b)

parallel

c)

perpendicular

5.

Georges Beadle exposed bread mole to _______________ which causes mutations in the genes of the spores.

a)

x-rays

b)

UV light

c)

microwaves

6.

Georges Beadle determined that ___________________ are responsible for more than just passing on inherited traits. This is known as the 1 _____________ 1 enzyme hypothesis.

a)

spore(s)

b)

cell(s)

c)

gene(s)

7.

Barbara McClintock's study of maize (corn) kernel color led to the discovery that genes could _________________ position.

a)

stay in the same

b)

change

8.

Barbara McClintock's original work was ____________ at the Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory.

a)

accepted

b)

rejected

9.

Hersey and Chase used a ______________ to discover that DNA was able to direct the host cell to make new viruses.

a)

toaster

b)

oven

c)

blender

d)

hand mixer

10.

Hersey and Chase used _____________________ chemicals to label protein and DNA and then expose it to e coli.

a)

radioactive

b)

explosive

c)

new

11.

Watson, Crick and Wilkins used the technique called x-ray crystallography to capture a shadowy image of _________________ which helped to build the 3D model.

a)

protein

b)

enzymes

c)

DNA

12.

Rosalind Franklin's x-ray of DNA was used ______________________ her knowledge to complete the DNA model.

a)

with

b)

without

13.

Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei discovered that base pairs align in a _______________ code which is a blue print for the production of proteins.

a)

single

b)

double

c)

triplet

14.

In 1984 Alec Jeffries discovered a technique called DNA ____________________________ that helped scientists determine that a boy really was related to his mother.

a)

thumb printing

b)

genetic techniques

c)

finger printing

15.

After the human genome was sequenced scientists determined that most mammals share the ________________ sets of genes.

a)

same

b)

different