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Process by which individuals who are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully; also known as natural selection

• Extinction

• Speciation

• Natural Selection

• Artificial Selection

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A permanent change in the sequence of DNA that can affect a single gene or group of genes

• Homeostasis

• Somatic cell

• Chromosomal mutation

• Gene mutation

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B = brown skin  b = white skin
In the Punnett square, what is the probability of white skin? 

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

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List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Analyze results

Form a hypothesis

Ask a question

Communicate results

Draw conclusions

Conduct experiment

Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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If something is homozygous, it can also be called____

• phenotype

• genotype

• hybrid

• purebred

What is a Punnett square?

• graph used to predict possible genotypes of offspring in a given cross

• a graph used to predict the possible birth rate of offspring

• a graph used to predict the possible behavioral characteristics that offspring could have

• None of the above

An organism that harbors or carries a pathogen but shows no symptoms

• Contagion

• Vector

• Carrier

• Host cell

Selective breeding is...

• selective breeding is a process to create an organism with desired traits from parents with those desired traits to benefit humans

• natural method to produce offspring with desired traits

• create a new species

• make organisms reproduce during times of stress

Select two organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation.

• Gene Therapy

• Selective Breeding

• Genetically Modified Organs

• Stem Cell Therapy

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