
Genetics and Evolution Vocabulary
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Define Fitness.
The range of genetic material present within a population or species.
Fitness is the process of photosynthesis in plants.
Fitness is the measure of an organism's intelligence.
Fitness is the ability to fly in any environment.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Define Genetic Diversity.
The relative ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in a given environment.
The number of different species in an ecosystem.
Genetic diversity is the process of genetic modification in organisms.
Genetic diversity is the study of how traits are inherited from one generation to another.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Define Heritable.
Heritable refers to a trait or characteristic that increases an organism's fitness in a specific environment due to natural selection.
Heritable refers to traits that are only acquired during an individual's lifetime and cannot be passed on.
Heritable means traits that are influenced solely by environmental factors and not by genes.
Heritable describes characteristics that are unique to each generation and never repeated.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Define Adaptation.
Adaptation is the process of photosynthesis in plants.
Traits or characteristics that can be passed from parents to offspring through genetic information.
Adaptation is the movement of animals from one place to another.
Adaptation is the breaking down of food in the stomach.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Define Selective pressure.
Selective pressure is the tendency of organisms to migrate to new environments for better resources.
Selective pressure is the process by which organisms choose their mates based on physical appearance.
The gradual change in the genetic makeup of a population over generations, often driven by natural selection.
Selective pressure is the random occurrence of genetic mutations in a population.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
What is the term for the following definition? The process by which certain traits become more or less common in a population based on their impact on survival and reproduction.
Natural selection
Genetic drift
Mutation
Speciation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
What is the term for the following definition? Factors in the environment that favor the survival and reproduction of certain individuals over others.
Selective pressures
Genetic drift
Mutation rate
Gene flow
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