Year 11 Big Write- Variation and Evolution

The differences between individuals within a species

• variation

• extinction

• natural selection

• mutation

Eye colour is an example of this type of variation

• environmental

• genetic

The random change in DNA is known as?

• natural selection

• variation

• mutation

• randomisation

Who came up with the theory of natural selection?

• Lamarck

• Einstein

• Darwin

• Newton

The gradual change of organisms over time is known as

• natural selection

• variation

• mutation

• evolution

Lamarck's theory was that of

• acquired characteristics

• natural selection

• variation

• mutation

Choosing parents with particular characteristics to breed together and produce offspring with more desirable characteristics.

• Genetic engineering

• Selective breeding

• Natural selection

• Evolution

These are used to cut the gene from a strand of DNA

• Proteins

• Molecules

• Fats

• Enzyme

Transferring a gene from one species to another

• Cloning

• Genetic engineering

• Selective breeding

• Natural selection

Plant which has been specifically bred to have a high yield is an example of

• Genetic engineering

• Selective breeding

• Cloning

• Variation