Natural Selection Vocabulary (Version 1)

What is an adaptive trait?

• A trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment

• A trait that makes an individual less likely to survive

• A trait that has no effect on survival

• A trait that is only found in plants

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What is an ancestor?

• A related organism from a previous generation

• A completely unrelated organism

• A future generation organism

• An organism that is not part of the family tree

What does camouflage help an organism do?

• Hide by looking the same as the background

• Stand out in the environment

• Change its color permanently

• Become invisible

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What is a chromosome?

• A long piece of DNA that contains many genes

• A short piece of RNA

• A protein molecule

• A type of cell

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What is DNA?

• A type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of

• A type of protein

• A type of cell

• A type of carbohydrate

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What is a gene?

• An instruction for making a protein molecule

• A type of cell

• A type of carbohydrate

• A type of lipid

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What is a group of individuals born and living at about the same time called?

• Mutation

• Generation

• Population

• Offspring

What is a graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group?

• Histogram

• Pie chart

• Line graph

• Scatter plot

What does it mean to inherit something?

• To lose a trait

• To receive genes from a parent

• To develop a new trait

• To adapt to an environment

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What is a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait?

• Inheritance

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Selection

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