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

2. What is the word that is used to describe the joining of fragments that have broken off a chromosome?
(a) Anneal.
(b) Conjoin.
(c) Fuse.
(d) Genderate.

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

4. What did Barbara's uncle do for a living?
(a) He was a scientist.
(b) He was a farmer.
(c) He was a fish dealer.
(d) He was a baker.

5. How many papers did McClintock publish between the years of 1929 and 1931?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ribosomes are the what of protein synthesis?

2. How does a chemist see chromosomes?

3. In what year was the Recent Advances in Cytology published?

4. In 1933, Barbara received a Guggenheim Fellowship to go where?

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

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