Inheritance, Variation and Evolution

Inheritance, Variation and Evolution

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What is the definition for allele?

• Different forms of the same gene

• two identical alleles

• only expressed if there are two copies

• the physical characteristic

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What does homozygous mean?

• two different alleles

• two identical alleles

• Different forms of the same gene

• only expressed if there are two copies

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What does heterozygous mean?

• two different alleles

• two identical alleles

• Different forms of the same gene

• only expressed if there are two copies

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What does recessive mean?

• two different alleles

• two identical alleles

• Different forms of the same gene

• only expressed if there are two copies

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What is the phenotype of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair)

• 50 % Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair

• 25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair

• 75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair

• 0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair

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G = green, g = yellow

The genotype for a yellow plant is...

• GG

• Gg

• gg

• all of the choices result in yellow

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If B = brown hair and b = blonde hair, what is the probability of brown hair?

• 25%

• 50%

• 0%

• 75%

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What allele combination should go in the missing box?

• AA

• Aa

• aa

• none of these

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T - tall and t = short

In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square

• tt

• Tt

• Bb

• TT

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What are the symptoms of polydactyly? Select all that apply

• Makes extra mucus

• Extra digits on hand or feet

• High temperature

• Cough

• Mucus stops digestive enzymes

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What are the symptoms of cystic fibrosis? Select all that apply

• Makes extra mucus

• Extra digits on hand or feet

• High temperature

• Cough

• Mucus stops digestive enzymes

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What type of allele causes cystic fibrosis?

• Dominant

• Recessive

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What type of allele causes polydactyly?

• Dominant

• Recessive

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Someone who is heterozygous for cystic fibrosis is a...

• carrier

• patient

• doctor

• haulier

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Differences between members of the same species are called

• predators
• traits
• selections
• variations

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Is blood group environmental, genetic or both types of variation?

• Environmental

• Genetic

• Both

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Is weight environmental, genetic or both types of variation?

• Environmental

• Genetic

• Both

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Is language environmental, genetic or both types of variation?

• Environmental

• Genetic

• Both

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Give one characteristic of the fish caused only by genes

• Eye colour

• Fins

• Scar

• Length

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Give one characteristic of the fish caused only by the environment

• Eye colour

• Fins

• Scar

• Length

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Mutations are a change in what?

• DNA
• tRNA
• genotype
• phenotype

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Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?

• Yes, they know they need to change to survive 
• No, they change because of natural selection

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Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

• Charles Darwin
• Albert Einstein
• Steven Hawking
• Isaac Newton

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The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

• Dark moth
• Light moth
• Both will be equally successful
• Neither will be successful

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When every organism of a given species has died

• Natural Selection
• Homeostasis
• Extinction
• Selective Breeding

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Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• the best adapted
• the fastest
• the strongest
• the most domesticated (tamed)

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"Survival of the Fittest" describes which theory

• a) natural selection

• b) gravity

• c) heredity

• d) string theory

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"Survival of the Fittest" describes which theory

• a) natural selection

• b) gravity

• c) heredity

• d) string theory

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Which would be an example of a fossil?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Dinosaur Footprint

• Oyster Pearl

• Rotting Log

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Which would be an example of a fossil?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Dinosaur Footprint

• Oyster Pearl

• Rotting Log

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Problems with inbreeding include:

• Less Genetic Diversity

• Smaller animals

• More Genetic diseases

• The Population are more likely to be vulnerable to the same microbial diseases

• You can charge more for inbred dogs

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What is Inbreeding

• When two closely related animals are bred together

• When two none related animals are bred together

• When animals are allowed to chose their own mates

• When humans choose which animals will mate together

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Problems with animals that are selectively bred include:

• Being more disease resistant

• Producing more meat

• Being more likely to suffer from genetic disease

• Being more genetically diverse

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Evidence shows that the wolf is the ancestor to all of the breeds of dogs shown below. How did this variation arise in a relatively short period of time?

• Genetic manipulation

• Natural selection

• Random chance

• Selective breeding

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When selective breeding food crops what might a farmer select for?

• The plant the produced the most grain

• The plant the produced the largest sized grain

• The plant that was the most disease resistant

• The plant that was the smallest

• The smelliest plant

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An example of selective breeding is

• a dog breeder mating 2 dogs to make more dogs

• a farmer grows bees to pollinate the plants on his farm

• a person pollinates 2 white rose plants to only create white roses

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An example of selective breeding is

• a dog breeder mating 2 dogs to make more dogs

• a farmer grows bees to pollinate the plants on his farm

• a person pollinates 2 white rose plants to only create white roses

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Which of the following is NOT an argument in favor of GMOs?

• Reduced biodiversity
• Disease resistant crops
• Food with extra nutrients
• Controlled production of insulin

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In step D, recombinant DNA is being placed back into _____ to be cloned by binary fission.

• bacteria
• a human
• a virus
• a sheep

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Which of these is the "gene of interest"?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Putting the gene for bioluminescence into a fish is an example of...

• Genetic Engineering

• Selective Breeding

• Artificial Selection

• Gene Mutation

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Putting the gene for bioluminescence into a fish is an example of...

• Genetic Engineering

• Selective Breeding

• Artificial Selection

• Gene Mutation