Multiple Choice Questions Essay Example

Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Chromosomes other than those involved in sex determination are known as
a. nucleosomes
b. heterosomes
c. alleles
d. autosomes
e. liposomes
Section: 11.1 Bloom’s: knowledge
Ans: d
2. Sex chromosomes
a. determine sex
b. vary from one sex to another
c. carry some genes that have nothing to do with sex
d. were unknown to Mendel
e. all of these
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Ans: e
3. Which of the following designates a normal human female?
a. XXY
b. XY
c. XX
d. XYY
e. XO
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Ans: c
4. Which of the following designates a normal human male?
a. YY
b. XX
c. XY
d. XO
e. XYY
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Ans: c
5. The SRY gene is found on
a. the human Y chromosome
b. the human X chromosome
c. a human autosome
d. both the human X and Y chromosomes
e. all human chromosomes
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Ans: a
6. _____ Males have two of the same sex chromosomes.
a. Chicken
b. Fruit fly
c. Human
d. Turtle
e. Both fruit fly and turtle
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Ans: a
7. A karyotype
a. compares one set of chromosomes to another
b. is a visual display of chromosomes arranged according to size
c. is a photograph of cells undergoing mitosis during anaphase
d. of a normal human cell shows 48 chromosomes
e. cannot be used to identify individual chromosomes beyond the fact that two chromosomes are homologues
Section: 11.1 Bloom’s: knowledge
Ans: b
8. Which chemical is used to keep chromosomes from separating during metaphase?
a. Giemsa stain
b. acetone
c. colchicine
d. alcohol
e. formaldehyde
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Ans: c
9. Karyotyping involves taking pictures of chromosomes during
a. prophase
b. telophase
c. metaphase
d. interphase
e. anaphase
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Ans: c
10. Which of the following is not an autosomal dominant genetic disorder?
a. achondroplasia
b.