Pierce College » Anthropology » Anthropology 101 - Human Biological Evolution » Winter 2020

Question #1

Somatic cells include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. neurons.

B. gametes.

C. lung cells.

D. skin cells.

Question #2

Proteins consist of:

A. RNA plus mRNA.

B. chains of DNA nucleotides.

C. chains of amino acids.

D. genes.

Question #3

RNA differs from DNA in that it uses:

A. guanine instead of uracil.

B. uracil instead of guanine.

C. uracil instead of adenine.

D. uracil instead of thymine.

Question #4

In his work on pea plants, Mendel found that plant height was inherited independently of the type or color of the seed coat. This finding:

A. explains gene linkage.

B. explains inheritance only in simple organisms.

C. demonstrates the law of independent assortment.

D. applies only to genes on the same chromosome.

Question #5

Microsatellites are:

A. known from Watson and Crick’s 1950’s research.

B. highly individualized repetitive stretches of nuclear DNA.

C. useful for determining group but not individual identification.

D. small satellite transmitters used in genetic research.