What is one of the main causes of genetic variation within a population?
Understanding Variation: Genetic and Environmental Factors

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Environmental changes
Inherited genes
Dietary habits
Physical exercise
2.
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How do most genetic mutations affect an organism's phenotype?
They always cause significant changes
They have no effect
They are always beneficial
They lead to immediate extinction
3.
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Which of the following is an example of an acquired characteristic?
Sun tan
Height
Blood type
Eye color
4.
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Why are acquired characteristics not passed on to offspring?
They are environmentally induced
They are only temporary
They are too complex
They are not encoded in DNA
5.
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What determines most characteristics in an individual?
Only genes
Only the environment
Random chance
A combination of genes and the environment
6.
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What type of variation results in a range of phenotypes between two extremes?
Discontinuous variation
Environmental variation
Continuous variation
Genetic variation
7.
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Which type of variation is usually caused by genes only?
Acquired variation
Discontinuous variation
Continuous variation
Environmental variation
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