Describe the relationship between genes, chromosomes, and DNA.

Genes are sections of DNA located within chromosomes

DNA is made up of pieces of chromosomes that contain genes

Chromosomes are regions on a gene made of DNA

DNA is made up of chromosomes found on genes

Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?

No, they change because of natural selection

Yes, they know they need to change to survive

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?

Both will be equally successful

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

Which of the following is an inherited trait.

A bird has slightly longer wings than most of it's population

A bear searches in a different river than the other bears

A tortoise lives to be 200 years old

A polar bear dies of starvation

G = green, g = yellow The genotype for a yellow plant is...

all of the choices result in yellow

Darwin observed 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands. What did Darwin conclude about the finches?

They evolved from a common ancestor.

They all came from different continents.

they evolved from 13 different types of birds.

they developed from other types of organisms.

Which is the best description of a physical adaptation?

a part of an animal's body that helps it to survive in its environment.

a way an animal acts that helps it to survive in its environment.

a basic need that an animal must have from its environment.

In which scenario could natural selection occur?

a wolf with a heavy fur coat survives harsh winters better than other wolves and passes the trait on

a woodpecker learnes how to eat a new type of beetle.

a shark receives a neutral mutation

a mother passes a deadly mutation on to her child.

What is one of the processes involved in selective breeding?

choosing individuals with desirable characteristics to be parents of the next generation

allowing organisms to reproduce without interference

Dogs evolved from wolves as an example of....

Artificial Selection (Selective Breeding)

Which statement is true comparing natural selection and artificial selection?

In natural selection, traits benefit the species and in artificial selection, the traits benefit humans

In natural selection, traits benefit humans and in artificial selection, the traits benefit the species

In natural and artificial selection, the process takes hundreds of years to occur

In natural and artificial selection, nature determines what traits will be passed down to offspring.

What is an advantage of asexual reproduction?

The population can reproduce more rapidly

It takes time and energy to find a mate.

It takes two parents to reproduce.

There is decreased genetic variation.

A gardener noticed that the offspring of his strawberry plants looked identical, while all of the flowering plants looked different. Which is likely true of the plants?

The strawberries reproduced asexually, while the flowering plants reproduced sexually

The strawberries reproduced sexually, while the flowering plants reproduced asexually.

Both the strawberries and flowering plants reproduced sexually.

Both the strawberries and flowering plants reproduced asexually

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An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

niche

structure

characteristic

adaptation

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Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment

mimicry

camouflage

hibernation

migration

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A group of organisms of the same species

ecosystem

community

population

group

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The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

genes.

variations.

traits.

theories.

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A change in DNA.

Competition

Mutation

Species

Fitness

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Mutations are a change in what?

DNA

tRNA

genotype

phenotype

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Because they come from dominant alleles.

Because they come from recessive alleles.

Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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Natural Selection/Genetics

An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment

A group of organisms of the same species

The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

A change in DNA.

Mutations are a change in what?

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

Which of the following is an example of a trait inherited from parents?

Describe the relationship between genes, chromosomes, and DNA.

Genes are located in which part of a cell?

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