6.1.2 L2 Progress check

What is the name for variation between different species?

• interspecific

• intraspecific

What is the name for variation within the same species?

• intraspecific

• interspecific

Which type of variation is caused by the environment in which an organism lives?

• genetic

• environmental

Which type of variation is caused by differences in DNA?

• genetic

• environmental

A random change in the DNA base sequence is called a...?

• gene

• allele

• chromosome

• mutation

A section of DNA base sequence that codes for a particular protein is called a...?

• gene

• allele

• chromosome

• mutation

A version of a gene with a slightly different code is called a(n)...?

• gene

• allele

• chromosome

• mutation

What is the term used to describe a pair of chromosomes with the same genes?

• homozygous

• homologous

• homogenous

• homology

What is the name given to an 'observable characteristic'?

• cyanotype

• genotype

• phenotype

• karyotype

What is the name given to the combination of alleles on a pair of chromosomes?

• cyanotype

• genotype

• phenotype

• karyotype