Genetic Variation And Natural Selection Quiz!

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1.

What are the two types of variation?
- A.
  
  Heredity and natural selection
- B.
  
  Inherited and Environmental
- C.
  
  Variation and mutation
- D.
  
  Continuous and discontinuous
2.

What are some examples of discontinuous variation?
- A.
  
  A person's culture
- B.
  
  A person's weight
- C.
  
  An individual zebra fish's size
- D.
  
  A puppy's coat markings
3.

What is the definition of discontinued variation?
- A.
  
  A type of variation that has limited possible values
- B.
  
  A type of variation that has multiple possible values, from one extreme to the other
- C.
  
  A type of variation that determines what an organism looks like
- D.
  
  A type of variation that is solely dependent on the environment
4.

What is the continuous variation?
- A.
  
  A type of variation that is solely based on someone's genetic make-up
- B.
  
  A type of variation that includes a range of characteristics, from one extreme to the other
- C.
  
  A type of variation that has limited possible values
- D.
  
  A type of variation that includes a person's blood type
5.

What are some examples of continuous variation?
- A.
  
  A person's height
- B.
  
  A person's blood type
- C.
  
  A person's eye colour
- D.
  
  A person's culture
6.

What are the two ways in which variation is affected?
- A.
  
  Mutation only
- B.
  
  Inheritance only
- C.
  
  Environmental factors only
- D.
  
  Inheritance and environmental factors
7.

What is inherited variation?
- A.
  
  The genes we get from our parents
- B.
  
  The genes we get from our siblings
- C.
  
  Our genes determined by a Punnett Square
- D.
  
  How we are affected by the environment
8.

Some inherited characteristics include:
- A.
  
  Eye-colour, behavior and resistance to viruses
- B.
  
  Eye-colour, weight and height
- C.
  
  Culture and diet
- D.
  
  IQ
9.

How are inherited characteristics affected by the environment?
- A.
  
  Diet
- B.
  
  Culture
- C.
  
  Sun exposure
- D.
  
  All of the above
10.

Which of the following does variation in a species NOT account for?
- A.
  
  Adaptation
- B.
  
  Evolution
- C.
  
  Ambiguity
- D.
  
  Uniqueness
11.

What is natural selection?
- A.
  
  Survival of the fittest
- B.
  
  Those with favourable traits surviving
- C.
  
  Those with favourable traits reproducing more successfully
- D.
  
  All of the above
12.

What drives evolution?
- A.
  
  The harsh pressure to adapt to a changing environment
- B.
  
  Mutation
- C.
  
  Heredity
- D.
  
  The variation within a species
13.

What best describes 'the survival of the fittest'?
- A.
  
  The ability to fight competitors
- B.
  
  Favourable genes being passed on to the offspring
- C.
  
  Only the fit survive
- D.
  
  Favourable genes being phased out in a species
14.

Who first theorized evolution?
- A.
  
  Charles Darwin
- B.
  
  George Washington
- C.
  
  Gregor Mendell
- D.
  
  Thomas Rutherford
15.

Whoa re our closest ancestors from which we've evolved?
- A.
  
  Lemurs
- B.
  
  Gorillas
- C.
  
  Chimpanzees
- D.
  
  Apes