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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, A Different Language.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many chromosomes did corn or maize have?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

2. What is the usual process by which cells duplicate themselves?
(a) Metaphase.
(b) Division prophase.
(c) Mitosis.
(d) Meiosis.

3. What was the principle object of interest to cytologists?
(a) Chromosomes.
(b) Cells.
(c) Genes.
(d) Neutrons.

4. George Beadle was a young graduate student from where?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Nebraska.

5. Who was considered to be the severest critic in the field of genetics during Barbara's time in the field?
(a) Alfred Sturtevant.
(b) Stephen Jay Gould.
(c) Barbara McClintock.
(d) Richard B. Goldschmidt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "For us, neither the chemical code, nor the linkage map of the chromosome, nor the genes embodied in it, are enough"?

2. An experimental breeder can tell what a chromosomes is like from doing what?

3. How many papers did McClintock publish between the years of 1929 and 1931?

4. Who was the co-author with McClintock on the paper that provided conclusive evidence for the chromosomal basis of genetics?

5. Gerald Holton commented on scientific imagination and it's importance to how many particular scientists?

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