Worksheets2A- Quiz on Module 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
There are 2 types of variation.
TRUE
FALSE
What is an example of a genetic variation?
RACE
SEX OF TURTLES
SKIN COLOR
DAPHNIA ARMOR
Genotype refers to the genetic code.
TRUE
FALSE
Phenotype simply refers to the appearance of the organism.
TRUE
FALSE
Phenylthiocarbamide tastes ______.
Sweet
Bitter
Sour
Salty
What gene is responsible for regulating the sex of sea turtles?
TAS2R38
Sox9
SRY
p53
Some people have a genetic predisposition to react a certain way to a stimulus. What kind of variation is this?
Genetic
Environmental
Genotype by Environment
Synonymous
The douc langur monkey can digest plant material due to its ability to produce certain enzymes. What kind of variation is this?
Genetic
Environmental
Genotype by Environment
Synonymous
Evolutionary biology focuses more on phenotypes.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following is an environmental variation?
Bleaching of corals
Skin color of nationalities
Wing design of butterflies
All of the above.
The environment can change the phenotype.
TRUE
FALSE
The genotype can affect the phenotype.
TRUE
FALSE
Environmental variations can be passed to the offspring.
TRUE
FALSE
The raw material for evolution.
Mutation
Selection
Substitution
Deletion
Which of the following is a phenotype?
Genome of a fish
Mutations in a giraffe's codons
Enzymatic synthesis
Trisomy 21
Epistatis involves multiple genes interacting with each other.
TRUE
FALSE
What is pleiotropy?
Masking of a gene
Multiple phenotypic effects
Availability of a gene
Regulation and activation of a gene
Sickle cell anemia can be considered epistatic.
TRUE
FALSE
Who discovered transposable gene elements?
Barbara McClintock
Sean Caroll
Stephen Jay Gould
Gregor Mendel
Mutations occur so as to produce adaptations.
TRUE
FALSE
