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Quiz by tee.rex112, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by tee.rex112
over 9 years ago
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Question 1
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What field of science did Thomas Morgan establish?
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Genetics
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Physics
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Psychology
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Chemistry
Question 2
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What is the main idea in Thomas Morgan's Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance?
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Genes are located on chromosomes like beads on string, and that genes can be linked to chromosomes.
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Chromosomes have nothing to do with inheritance and heredity.
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Genes are separate from chromosomes, and they do not interact with one another.
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Genes are located on chromosomes, but cannot link to the chromosome.
Question 3
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What species of flies did Thomas Morgan experiment on?
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Drosophila Flies
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Bluebottle flies
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Cluster flies
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Horse flies
Question 4
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Why did Thomas Morgan use flies as subjects in his experiments?
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They produced large amounts of offspring for Morgan to examine.
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He could easily keep them contained.
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He had been fascinated by flies since he was a child.
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He used flies because he couldn't afford larger test subjects.
Question 5
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Why do we learn about genetics?
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To understand the human body, and to create new medical treatments to fight illnesses and mutations in the body.
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To learn about the environment.
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To get good grades in school.
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To become better scientists.
Question 6
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How many X chromosomes do male Drosophila have? How many X chromosomes do Female Drosophila have?
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Male drosophila have one X chromosome while female drosophila have two X chromosomes.
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Male drosophila have two X chromosomes while female drosophila have one X chromosome.
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Male drosophila have no X chromosomes while female drosophila have one X chromosome.
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Both male and female drosophila have two X chromosomes.
Question 7
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What might have happened if Thomas Morgan never proved his Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance, or examined flies in his "fly room" experiments? Choose all that apply.
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Modern medical treatments for diseases and cancers would have never been created.
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Genetics would have never been created into a experimental field.
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Nothing would change. We would still have extensive knowledge about modern genetics.
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