Genetics Practice Test Worksheets Page 2
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343.
A great deal of information can now be
5.
In an experiment, DNA from dead pathogenic
obtained about the future health of people by
bacteria was transferred into living bacteria
examining the genetic makeup of their cells.
that do not cause disease. These altered
There are concerns that this information
bacteria were then injected into healthy
could be used to deny an individual health
mice. These mice died of the same disease
insurance or employment.
caused by the original pathogens. Based on
this information, which statement would be a
These concerns best illustrate that
valid conclusion?
(1) scienti c explanations depend upon
(1) DNA is present only in living organisms.
evidence collected from a single source
(2) DNA functions only in the original
(2) scienti c inquiry involves the collection
organism of which it was a part.
of information from a large number of
sources
(3) DNA changes the organism receiving
the injection into the original organism.
(3) acquiring too much knowledge in human
genetics will discourage future research
(4) DNA from a dead organism can become
in that area
active in another organism.
(4) while science provides knowledge,
values are essential to making ethical
decisions using this knowledge
6.
If a set of instructions that determines all
of the characteristics of an organism is
compared to a book, and a chromosome is
compared to a chapter in the book, then
what might be compared to a paragraph in
the book?
4.
When DNA separates into two strands, the
DNA would most likely be directly involved
in
(1) a starch molecule
(2) an egg
(1) replication
(2) fertilization
(3) an amino acid
(3) di erentiation
(4) evolution
(4) a DNA molecule
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