Psychology 101 - General Psychology » Spring 2021 » Quiz 2 of Chapter 3

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Question #1
Chromosomes are long strings of genetic material known as
A.   Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
B.   Mitochondria
C.   Ribosomes
D.   Doxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
Question #2
Genotype is the genetic makeup of an individual. ________________________________, on the other hand, refers to the individual’s inherited physical characteristics, which are a combination of genetic and environmental influences
A.   Phenotype
B.   Petrotype
C.   Karyotype
D.   Geneotype
Question #3
_________________________ is a genetic condition in which red blood cells, which are normally round, take on a crescent-like shape . The changed shape of these cells affects how they function.
A.   Sickle-Cell anemia
B.   Trisomy-21
C.   Tay-Sack disease
D.   Carcinoma cell
Question #4
Cleft chin is a dominant trait, which means that having the dominant allele either from one parent (Bb) or both parents (BB) will always result in the phenotype associated with the dominant allele.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
Few human characteristics are controlled by a single gene. Most traits are polygenic: controlled by more than one gene. Height is one example of a polygenic trait, as are skin color and weight.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans create pictures of the ______________________.
A.   living, active brain
B.   brain structure
C.   bones.
D.   tumors in the body
Question #7
Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) is located in
A.   occipital lobe
B.   hindbrain
C.   Forebrain
D.   midbrain
Question #8
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) shows changes in brain activity over time by tracking CO2 levels.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
The adrenal glands sit atop our kidneys and secrete hormones involved in the _______________________________.
A.   white cell production
B.   digestion of fats
C.   stress response
D.   none of the above.
Question #10
_______________________________ asserts that our genes set the boundaries within which we can operate, and our environment interacts with the genes to determine where in that range we will fall.
A.   genetic operations the ory
B.   Physiological boundaries
C.   genotype and phenotype theory
D.   Range of Reaction

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