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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. Who was the Vice President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1937?
(a) George Beadle.
(b) Harriet Creighton.
(c) T.H. Morgan.
(d) Ross Harrison.

2. How many kinds of nuclear division do cells undergo?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

3. How did Evelyn Witkin say she learned from Barbara and developed her own understanding from her?
(a) By listening to recordings that Barbara taped to teach others.
(b) By watching Barbara work from across the lab during the late night hours.
(c) By reading Barbara's in depth notes.
(d) By looking over Barbara's shoulder.

4. Who was quoted as saying, "By God, that woman is either crazy or a genius."?
(a) George Beadle.
(b) Esther Parker.
(c) Joshua Lederberg.
(d) Evelyn Witkin.

5. Chromosomes became shorter and thicker during the first stage of what?
(a) Division prophase.
(b) Meiosis.
(c) Metaphase.
(d) Mitosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. The subject of cytogenetics is about the relationship between the chromosomes and what?

2. The three major concerns of twentieth-century biology have been and still are what?

3. In what year did Richard B. Goldschmidt die?

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

5. What was the name of Edward Tatum and George Beadle's hypothesis?

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