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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. In what year did Barbara McClintock receive her Ph.D.?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1923.

2. To what position was Barbara McClintock elected in 1945?
(a) President of the Genetics Society.
(b) Treasurer of the National Academy of Science.
(c) Vice President of the National Academy of Science.
(d) Secretary of the Genetics Society.

3. In what year was Barbara McClintock born?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1904.

4. What is another word for the process of synapsis?
(a) Conjugation.
(b) Transfusion.
(c) Duplication.
(d) Metaphase.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the first woman admitted to Cornell University?

2. How many chromosomes did corn or maize have?

3. What were the first chromosomes visible as?

4. In what year was the term "genetics" coined?

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

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