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A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock Quiz

Evelyn Fox Keller
This Study Guide consists of approximately 25 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of A Feeling for the Organism.

A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock Quiz

Evelyn Fox Keller
This Study Guide consists of approximately 25 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of A Feeling for the Organism.

Take our free A Feeling for the Organism quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Who said of Barbara that "she was able to convey it to someone who was completely outside the field. She was able to make it real?" (from Chapter 8, Transposition)

2.

Many mutations that were happening in the maize had never been seen before, and some of these involved gross changes in what? (from Chapter 5, 1936-1941: University of Missouri)

3.

What position was Barbara McClintock elected to in 1939? (from Chapter 5, 1936-1941: University of Missouri)

4.

In Hanson's informal notes concerning Barbara, he claims that she weighed approximately how many pounds? (from Chapter 4, A Career for Women)

5.

Who was the theoretical physicist who was trained by Niels Bohr? (from Chapter 10, Molecular Biology)

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