McNair Biotech Review 4 Part 1

Question 1

Raw data are generally of little use until properly analyzed

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Mitosis: the process of the normal number of chromosomes in each body cell being reduced to 1/2

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

If fermentation is halted at the correct time, juice can be stored in a usable state.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Once differentiation begins, each cell loses part of it's genetic code

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Humans first used trial and error to improve their inventions.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

All bacteria and blue-green algae are eukaryotic cells

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

In all pairs of genes, one gene is dominant over the other

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Higher-ordered living things are more complicated than machines governed by the laws of physics

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

The high standard of living that we (humans) enjoy is a direct result of scientific research

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Scientists now fully understand the process of genetic transfer.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Environmental factors play a role in the final characteristics of an animal

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

When an organism reproduces or a cell divides, the genotype is passed to the next generation

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The shape of a cell is related to it's role.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

The biological purpose of chromosomes is to wind up & organize DNA

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Most of the increase in the world's population will come from developing countries.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Selective Breeding has allowed us to quickly edit the genetic make up of species 1,000s of yrs.

Accepted Answer

Only a short period of time, False

Question 17

Almost always, data show a cause as well as a correlation or difference

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

When alleles are heterozygous, the effect of one gene takes priority over the other.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Animal-derived insulin is exactly the same as human insulin

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Francis Crick was the 1st person to conduct systematic research into gene transfer

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

Transgenic animals were to include wanted foreign genes into animals to give them special trait

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

There are much genetic differences among races then between them

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

The first bread that was made probably had a great deal of taste

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

To date, most of the transgenic animals that have been produced have been mice

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

A hypothesis is a theory or a fact.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

Successful embryo transfer from one female to another became widespread in the 1970s.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

Agrobacteruim-mediated transformation does not work well with monocots like cereal crops

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

Biotechnology has been used in animal science for only a few hundred years

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

The Y chromosome is much larger than the X chromosome and includes genes for "maleness"

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

The inner layers of the blastula develop into the plascenta

Accepted Answer

False

Question 31

Biotechnology is a relatively new phenomenon that is only about 1,000 years old.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

A number of different genes may "add" together to produce a certain trait

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

Eukaryotic cells have no true nucleus, while prokaryotic cells have a nucleus

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

Centuries ago, most discoveries were made entirely by accident

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

The sequence of DNA's nucleotide functions as the genetic code

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

Many new technologies & breakthroughs in using living organisms do not rely on gene engineering

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

The most basic processes take place at the cellular level

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

Controversy has greatly slowed the pace of cloning research and development

Accepted Answer

False

McNair Biotech Review 4 Part 1

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McNair Biotech Review 4 Part 1

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