What is meant by genetic modification?

Transferring a gene from one organism from another

Carbon-14 dating is used...

To estimate the date of human fossils

Which is the definition of evolution?

the change of species over time

a change or difference in condition

What are the kingdoms?

Animals, plants, fungi, protists and prokaryotes

Selective breeding is..

interbreeding of animals or plants with desirable traits

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Edexcel B4 Variation and Evolution Revision Quiz

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1
Genetic engineering is older than selective breeding?
True
False
2
Why is there variation is a species?
Bacterial infection
Random chance
Genetic modifications
Mutations
3
Which is quicker: genetic engineering or selective breeding?
Genetic engineering
Selective breeding
4
Genetic modification can
all of the above
make crops resistant to herbicides
make crops with higher nutritional value
make useful proteins for treating diseases
5
What is meant by genetic modification?
Changing the order of basis on a strand of DNA
Transferring a gene from one organism from another
Using genes to modify products for human consumption
Substituting your genes for someone else's
6
Carbon-14 dating is used...
To determine the age of bacterial species
To estimate the date of human fossils
7
What is missing? Kingdom, phylum, ________, order, family, genus, species.
Plantum
Class
Brotherhood
DNA
8
Who discovered evolution?
Dian fossey
Alfred Wallace
Alexander Fleming
Charles darwin
9
Which domain do animal organisms belong to?
Eukarya
Protists
Plants
Archaea
10
Which is the definition of evolution?
parents passing traits to offspring
the appearance of new life forms
the change of species over time
genetic differences in a species
11
Who came up with the three-domain classification system?
Charles Darwin
Isaac Newton
Carl Woese
12
Breeding cows to produce more milk is an example of selective breeding.
False
True
13
Who is Ardipithecus ramidus?
Don't know
An ancient cat
The oldest human relative
A species of dinosaur
14
Archaea are bacteria that live in extreme conditions?
True
False
15
define: variation
a change or difference in condition
traits aquired in genes
dunno oof
changes in organisms or birth defects
16
What are the kingdoms?
Animals, plants, fungi, protists and prokaryotes
Plants, fungi, protists and prokaryotes
Animals, fungi, protists and prokaryotes
Animals, plants, fungi and prokaryotes
17
Selective breeding is..
interbreeding of plants with desirable traits
interbreeding of animals with desirable traits
interbreeding of animals or plants with desirable traits

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