Genetic Information and Evolution Quiz

Genetic Information and Evolution Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Bobby Wan Kenobi claim about genetic information in relation to limb loss and egg retention?

New genetic information is always added.

No new genetic information is added.

Genetic information is irrelevant.

Genetic information is lost.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the context of dog breeds like wiener dogs and corgis, what genetic change is responsible for their short limbs?

Underexpression of a growth hormone

Gene duplication causing overexpression of a growth hormone

Loss of genetic information

No genetic change

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the genetic cause of limb loss in snakes, according to the speaker?

Overexpression of a gene

Gene duplication

Underexpression of a gene

Loss of a gene

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the speaker describe the nature of genetic changes in evolution?

They do not involve any genetic changes.

They can be both increases and decreases in genetic information.

They are always decreases in genetic information.

They are always increases in genetic information.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the speaker suggest about the understanding of genetic changes in evolution?

They are poorly understood.

They are well-studied and understood.

They are completely unpredictable.

They are irrelevant to evolution.