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Answer: C

1) One major advantage of using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system for studies of plant form and function is its
A) fast generation time.
B) exceptionally large genome.
C) large seeds.
D) high tolerance to stress.
E) high mutation rate.

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2) Studies using Arabidopsis thaliana have led to important advances in all of the following except
A) gene mapping.
B) impact of point mutations on gene function.
C) gene expression during plant development.
D) evolutionary history of plants.
E) how genes potentially interact with other genes.

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3) The total number of genes in a species' genome is not necessarily a good indicator of biological complexity because
A) most genes are never turned on.
B) many genes are repeats.
C) this does not take into account the alternative splicing of pre-mRNA.
D) this does not take into account mRNA-mRNA interactions.
E) this does not take into account protein-mRNA interactions.

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