Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many kinds of RNA are made?
2. Keller states in Chapter 12 that good science cannot proceed without what?
3. How many parts are in the process of transposition?
4. The step-by-step evolution of Barbara's interpretation could be followed from her annual reports she wrote for who?
5. Who did Barbara write to to arrange an invitation to Cold Springs Harbor?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the answer to Eveyln Keller's question when she asks, "What enabled McClintock to see further and deeper into the mysteries of genetics than her colleagues?"
2. What did Barbara feel was an organism that was especially unappreciated and why?
3. in the late 1950s, what was the new option that materialized for Barbara?
4. What were some of the reasons that Cold Spring Harbor was appealing to scientists during the summer?
5. How did Milislav Demerec describe what the view of genes was in 1941?
6. Describe how the information or data that Barbara had collected filled her office.
7. Among the plants in Barbara's very first crop there was one that was particularly noteworthy. Why?
8. Why was Barbara apprehensive about presenting her data at the next annual Cold Spring Harbor Symposium?
9. Why did it take Barbara six years before she could present the scientific world with her ideas on transposition?
10. How did Barbara arrange to get an invitation to Cold Spring Harbor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is it evident in the book that scientists and we, as a society, underestimate the flexibility of living organisms? Are humans becoming better at accepting and understanding what living organisms can do? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
During the course of her life, Barbara McClintock had to deal with a lot of prejudices just because she was a woman. How would her life have been different had she been a man? Do you think she ever regretted the fact that she was a woman? Why or why not? Do you think women today still face certain barriers and "glass ceilings"? Explain your reasoning.
Essay Topic 3
How does the quote we read in Chapter 9, "to say someone is obscure is to put the burden of that failure in communication on the speaker" relate to Barbara McClintock? Why do you think so many people had a hard time understanding or believing in Barbara?
|
This section contains 821 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
