Evolution 2

The process of changing the genetic material of a living organism 

• Genetic Modification
• Taxonomy
• Adapting
• Bioremediation

Genetic engineering has directly increased productivity in which U.S. industry?

• agriculture

• automobile

• media

• none of the above

Which changed first when humans started to evolve out of apes?

• brain

• jaw

• hips

• feet

Which of the following ISN'T an example of a species evolving resistance?

• Bacteria becoming less affected by antibiotics over time.

• Mice becoming less affected by rat poison over time.

• Weeds becoming less affected by herbicide over time.

• Humans breed cows that don't need as much food.

How many mass extinctions have there been (not counting right now which might be another one)?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Which of the following is the dinosaur era?

• Mesozoic Era

• Paleozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

Which of the following is the current era ("Age of Mammals")?

• Paleozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

Which was the most recent mass extinction?

• The Great Dying. When volcanoes released large amounts of toxic gases and the Earth got very hot.

• The Ordovician Extinction. When Earth got very cold and a lot of the ocean froze.

• When Pangea ripped in half forming the Atlantic Ocean causing volcanoes to go off and release toxic gases and the Earth got very hot.

• When an asteroid hit the Earth and killed the dinosaurs.

Which group is older than reptiles?

• Mammals

• Fish

• Dinosaurs

• Flowering Plants

Which era was this animal alive in?

• Cenozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Paleozoic Era