This set of MCQs helps you brush up on important biology topics and prepare you to dive into skill practice.
What is it called when an inherited characteristic helps organisms survive?
Genetic drift
Evolution
Extinction
Natural Selection
Natural selection is the process that passes down ____________________ traits.
Useless
Favorable
Same
Old
A mistake or change that occurs in the DNA sequence is called a ______________________.
Mutation
Speciation
Extinction
Genetic Variation
When there is a difference within a population based on genes, it is said to be (a/an) _______________.
Extinction
Mutation
Genetic variation
Speciation
Scientist who proposed the theory of Natural Selection.
Hardy
Darwin
Einstein
Weinburg
Choosing organisms that breed together with the hopes of producing "desirable traits" in the next generation.
Natural selection
Breeding
Selection
Selective Breeding
To be able to survive and reproduce offspring that can then reproduce.
Fitness
Reproduce
Biotechnology
None of these
The deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic information.
Gene cloning
Biotechnology
Genetic engineering
Gene therapy