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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Becoming a Scientist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the science that was born in T. H. Morgan's lab?
(a) Cytogenetics.
(b) Radiation genetics.
(c) Mycogenetics
(d) Botony.

2. In what year did McClintock and her student, Harriet Creighton, publish a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1935.

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

4. What does Evelyn Keller state is the best word to describe Barbara McClintock's stance on life?
(a) Seclusion.
(b) Alone.
(c) Completed.
(d) Autonomy.

5. How long did the first conversation between Evelyn Keller and Barbara McClintock last?
(a) Forty-five minutes.
(b) Thirty minutes.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Five hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many chromosomes did corn or maize have?

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

3. Where are chromosomes found?

4. In what year did Barbara McClintock receive her Ph.D.?

5. In 1944, a paper was published demonstrating that what provided the material basis for inheritance?

(see the answer key)

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