METROPOLITAN AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY– AZCAPOTZALCO CAMPUS READING COMPREHENSION EXAM FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Nombre del alumno:

  1. Los siguientes reactivos corresponden a actividades de lectura de la página 1.
  1. The word “gamut” in big letters in the introductory part is closest in meaning to... 
  1. feature
  2. gradation
  3. sizes
  4. colors
  1. In paragraph number 2 you may infer that:
  1. Races are easy to distinguish
  2. Blacks are common in South Africa
  3. The notion of race color is complex
  4. Different kind of genetics regions
  1. According to paragraph 3 the descendants of Europeans are more likely to suffer:
  1. Soft cells diseases
  2. Cases of cystic fibrosis
  3. Several cardiac diseases
  4. Responsiveness to drugs
  1. According to the information given in paragraph 5. How are divided the groups of humans in simple terms?

Reason number one:

Reason number two:

  1. According to paragraph 3 the descendants of Europeans are more likely to suffer:
  1. from Europe to everywhere
  2. from America to everywhere
  3. from Asia to everywhere
  4. from Africa to everywhere
  1. According to geneticists in paragraph 7, how is expressed the degree of relatedness among groups?
  1. According to the information given in paragraph 8. How can we study the history of populations?
  1. Thanks to the distribution of polymorphisms across populations
  2. Observing the effects in modern society of natural selection
  3. By theorizing about the separation of populations in this century
  4. By analyzing the absence of members in different populations
  1. What are the Alus ? (paragraph 9)
  1. What implies that two people have the same Alu sequence?
  1. How many Alus polymorphisms have to be found, in order to determine an individual's continent of origin with a 100% precision? (paragraph 11)
  1. 60
  2. 90
  3. 100
  4. 45
  1. Which is the easiest way to differentiate the biggest genetic variation? (paragraph 11)
  1. According to the information given in paragraph 13. What can be said about India?

  1. It has more in common with Asians as genetic influence
  2. It has more in common with Europeans in genes
  3. It corresponds to a unique cluster in genetics
  4. It doesn't correspond to a unique cluster genetically
  1. Is it a scientific fact that natural selection imposes a same genetic code? (Paragraph 14)

  1. Yes it's a fact
  2. No it isn't true
  3. Sometimes yes
  1. Is it possible that African-Americans share the same genetic code as their ancestors in West Africa ? (Paragraph 16)
  1. Yes it's a fact
  2. No it isn't true
  3. Sometimes yes
  1. Is it possible to define a set of polymorphisms for each person according to his continental origins? (Paragraph 17)
  1. Yes it's a fact
  2. No it isn't true
  3. Sometimes yes
  1. The differences in frequencies of polymorphisms have consequences in: (paragraph 18)
  1. Yes it's a fact
  2. No it isn't true
  3. Sometimes yes
  1. Mention two ethical preoccupations related to genetic screening? (Paragraph 21)

Ethical topic #1:

Ethical topic #2:

  1. According to the information given in paragraph 23. Respond the next two questions.

Are categorizations based on group differences a good criteria for developing medical studies?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  1. If we classify groups only by using definitions of race by skin color, will we discover how genetic and environmental differences contribute to a very specific disease?
  1. Yes
  2. No
  1. According to the information given in paragraph 24. Which are the social factors associated with type 2 diabetes?
  1. Only in which cases the information of membership to a group could be important for a doctor? (paragraph 26)
  1. What is the conclusion of the final paragraph (27)?

  1. We will continue categorizing people in the future with more factors
  2. Humanity will find new speculations about the origin of humans
  3. We will understand better our biology and humanity interconection