Biology Quiz 2

Salmon modified with growth hormone regulating genes in order to grow to market size in significantly less time is an example of

• convergent evolution

• mimicry

• natural selection

• GMO

An organism that includes a gene from another organism is called recombinant

• True

• False

Mating closely related animals is called

• inbreeding

• mimicry

• convergent evolution

• divergent evolution

a change in the DNA sequence of an organism is called a

Mating Angus bulls to Hereford cows is a great example of

• natural selection

• mimicry

• adaptation

• crossbreeding

What is the process of creating new varieties of plants and animals by selecting specific genes called?

• Convergent evolution

• Adaptation

• Genetic modification

• Natural selection

What is the term for the process of breeding animals from the same breed to maintain specific traits?

• Inbreeding

• Adaptation

• Crossbreeding

• Convergent evolution

Which of the following is NOT an example of selection pressure? 

• genetic fitness

• resource availability

• biological factors

• environmental conditions

The sensory organ on a narwal is an example of

• a mutation

• an adaptation

• a small-scale mutation

• a chromosome

Evolutionary biologists have theorized that the galapagos finches originated from a common ancestor and have adapted into various species with differing traits based on locations and food sources. What type of evolution have evolutionary biologists called this?