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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Cold Spring Harbor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Barbara when her name was changed to Barbara?
(a) Four years old.
(b) Four months old.
(c) Three months old.
(d) Three years old.

2. In 1942, why had the atmosphere at Cold Spring Harbor become even quieter than normal?
(a) Because of the war.
(b) Because they didn't have any openings for new scientists.
(c) Because no one wanted to work with Barbara.
(d) Because they closed their doors for a couple years.

3. Who was the co-author with McClintock on the paper that provided conclusive evidence for the chromosomal basis of genetics?
(a) Rollins Emerson.
(b) Harriet Creighton.
(c) George Beadle.
(d) Marcus Rhoades.

4. What did Barbara McClintock receive her PhD in?
(a) Cytology.
(b) Genetics.
(c) Zoology.
(d) Botany.

5. An experimental breeder can tell what a chromosomes is like from doing what?
(a) Looking at the genetic code.
(b) Looking at the whole organism.
(c) Peering at it through a microscope.
(d) Seeing diagrams of the particular chromosome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who's number of year-round investigators hovered around six and eight?

2. How does an anatomist see chromosomes?

3. What discovery was a great boost to cytological analysis in 1933?

4. What does NOR stand for?

5. Darlington described that in an adaptive hierarchy the chromosomes always come first. What comes second?

(see the answer key)

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