03.16_Test (Fossils, Adaptations, Mutations)

What causes mutations?

• Passed from one organism to another through the air

• Mistakes in replication or environmental substances

• Amino Acids

• It's how you're born

What type of mutation involves adding or deleting bases from the DNA, which results in new codons (by causing a shift in the reading of codons)?

• Substitution mutation

• Frameshift mutation

• Point mutation

• Silent mutation

Three nucleotides in a row of DNA or mRNA are called a ___.

• codon

• ribosome

• nucleic acid

• protein

Which of the following terms describes a change in the DNA sequence?

• replication

• translation

• mutation

• transcription

When species do not have the traits necessary to survive, what can happen to them?

• fossils

• extinction

• evolution

• adaptation

When scientists bring back species that have gone extinct, what is it called?

• de-extinction

• assisted reproduction

• restoring biodiversity

• recovery

What is the purpose of an evolutionary tree?

• to show how different trees are related to each other

• to show how beneficial mutations make species go extinct

• to explore the origin of life on Earth

• To show where all of the fossils were discovered

In binomial nomenclature, which language is used?

• english

• latin

• mandolorian

• egyptian

What tool evolved over time for the finches?

• screwdrivers

• beaks

• wrenches

• claws

Which of these is NOT an example of limiting factors?

• predation

• space

• food

• migration