Test Bank For Concepts of Genetics, 12th ed by William Klug (Author), Michael Cummings (Author), Charlotte Spencer (Author), Michael Palladino (Author), Darrell Killian (Author) Chapter 1-26 With Topics 6 (Complete And Verified Study material) (340pages)

1) In the 1600s, William Harvey studied reproduction and development. What is the term given to the theory that states that an organism develops from the fertilized egg by a succession of developmental events that lead to an adult? A) preformation B) sequential pattern formation C) equational transformation D) transduction E) epigenesis Answer: E Section: 1.1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding 2) What is the term given to the theory that states that the fertilized egg contains a complete miniature adult? A) preformation B) transduction C) transformation D) conjugation E) cell theory Answer: A Section: 1.1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding 3) What is the term given to the theory that put forth the idea that living organisms could arise by incubating nonliving components? A) spontaneous generation B) natural selection C) evolution D) preformation E) collective combination Answer: A Section: 1.1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding