Test #1- Quizes

Question 1

All behavior is a product of

Answer 1

An organism’s genetic endowment
An organism’s experience
An organism’s perception of the current situation

Question 2

An organism’s observable traits are referred to as its

Answer 2

Phenotype

Question 3

Individuals who possess two identical genes for a particular trait
Hint: heterozygous, homozygous, phenotype, genotype?

Answer 3

Are homozygous for that trait

Question 4

In each cell in the human body, there are normally

Answer 4

23 pairs of chromosomes

Question 5

Proteins that bind to DNA and influence the rate at which particular structure genes will be expressed are called

Answer 5

Transcription factors

Question 6

Transcription factors

Answer 6

Proteins that bind to DNA and influence the rate at which particular structure genes will be expressed

Question 7

During protein synthesis, each amino acid is carried to the ribosome by

Answer 7

A transfer RNA molecule

Question 8

All mitochondrial genes re inherited only

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From one’s mother

Question 9

The most surprising finding of the human genome projects is that humans have

Answer 9

relatively few protein-coding genes

Question 10

Identical is to fraternal as

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monozygotic is to dizygotic