Evolution (Darwin)

What does the theory of evolution help us understand?

• Methods to stop evolution

• How to create new species in the lab

• How life diversified after its inception

• The exact origin of life on Earth

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What is a DNA mutation?

• A process to duplicate DNA perfectly

• A tool used by scientists to study genetics

• An error in copying DNA that may lead to changes in an organism

• A type of DNA that only occurs in bacteria

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How do badgers pass traits to their offspring?

• By environmental influences only

• Combining DNA from both parents

• Through asexual reproduction

• By splitting their DNA in half

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What role does natural selection play in evolution?

• It stops mutations from occurring

• It guides the process of evolution in a non-random way

• It creates new DNA sequences

• It has no role in evolution

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Which statement is true about all living things?

• They cannot change over generations

• They all have identical DNA

• They share a common ancestor if traced back far enough

• They are all unaffected by natural selection

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