Natural Selection and Adaptation Quiz

What is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid?

• DNA

• RNA

• ATP

• mRNA

What is a nucleotide?

• A type of protein

• A type of carbohydrate

• A molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group

• A segment of DNA on a chromosome

What is variation?

• A type of natural selection

• A slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species

• The process of making a protein from RNA

• An adaptation that enables a species to blend in with their environment

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What is a mutation?

• A permanent change in the sequence of DNA, in a gene or a chromosome

• A quality that makes one person or thing different from another

• The process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule

• An adaptation that helps species from being eaten by having the look of another species

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What is an adaptation?

• A type of mutation

• A segment of DNA on a chromosome

• An inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival and reproduction in a particular environment

• The process by which organisms with variations that help them survive in their environment live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than those that do not have the variation

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What is selective breeding?

• The process of making a protein from RNA

• The selection and breeding of organisms for desired traits

• The process by which organisms with variations that help them survive in their environment live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than those that do not have the variation

• An adaptation that enables a species to blend in with their environment

What is genetic engineering?

• A permanent change in the sequence of DNA, in a gene or a chromosome

• The biological and chemical methods that change the arrangement of DNA to make up a gene

• The process of making mRNA from DNA

• The selection and breeding of organisms for desired traits

What is mimicry?

• An adaptation that enables a species to blend in with their environment

• An inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival and reproduction in a particular environment

• Adaptations that help species from being eaten by having the look of another species

• The process of making a protein from RNA

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What is camouflage?

• A segment of DNA on a chromosome

• An adaptation that enables a species to blend in with their environment

• A slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species

• The process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule

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What is natural selection?

• The process of making a protein from RNA

• The selection and breeding of organisms for desired traits

• The process by which organisms with variations that help them survive in their environment live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than those that do not have the variation

• An adaptation that enables a species to blend in with their environment

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