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Artificial Selection + Genetic Engineering
Test Description: Art Selec
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1) 1. The process of choosing parent organisms for desired characteristics is called
A
Artificial selection
B
natural selection
C
random selection
D
genetic manipulation
2) What is an example of artificial selection?
A
Letting plants pollinate on their own
B
Letting dogs choose their own mate
C
Crossing a labrador and a poodle to create a labradoodle
3) Artificial selection has been a big factor in the evolution of:
A
Jellyfish
B
Panda bears
C
Dogs
D
Snakes
4) Which statement is true comparing natural selection and artificial selection?
A
In natural selection, traits benefit humans and in artificial selection, the traits benefit the species
B
In natural and artificial selection, the process takes hundreds of years to occur
C
In natural and artificial selection, nature determines what traits will be passed down to offspring.
D
In natural selection, traits benefit the species and in artificial selection, the traits benefit humans
5) The following is a similarity between artificial selection and natural selection
A
Humans determine traits
B
enrichment of traits
C
Nature determines traits
D
Takes hundreds of years
6) Artificial selection is also known as
A
natural selection
B
selective breeding
C
selective hearing
D
genetic manipulation
7) When nature selects and species with beneficial adaptation survive and produce offspring
A
natural selection
B
artificial selection
8) When humans select desirable traits to be passed down to offspring
A
natural selection
B
artificial selection
9) All artificial selection or selective breeding is good
A
True
B
False
10) Artificial Selection is
A
a 19th century concept
B
used for thousands of years
C
a new concept
D
discovered by Darwin and used ever since
11) Transgenic organisms contain
A
cells of another organism.
B
genes of only one parent.
C
one or more human genes.
D
genes from other species.
12) Artificial Selection decreases diversity which is bad because
A
organisms with same traits collectively get smarter and will some day rule the world
B
organisms with same traits will refuse to reproduce with each other
C
organisms with the same traits will be very aggressive
D
organisms with all the same traits are susceptible to extinction.
13) Biotech foods look and taste the same as traditional foods and crops. The only difference is that biotech food has
A
fewer calories.
B
a better chance of surviving a frost during the growing season.
C
the addition of specific minerals.
D
genes with traits that improve something about the plant.
14) The breeding of organisms for a specific and desirable trait
A
artificial selection
B
evolution
C
acquired characteristics
D
natural selection
15) When a farmer breeds only his or her best livestock, the process involved is.......
A
natural selection
B
artificial selection
C
artificial variation
D
survival of the fittest
16) What is a goal of selective breeding? I. To increase the value of species to humans II. To produce species that resist disease III. To produce species with specific traits
A
I and III
B
I and II
C
I, II, and III
D
II and III
17) What is a GMO?
A
An organism that has had its DNA modified by humans
B
Epigenetics
C
An organism missing a chromosome
D
A genetically identical organism
18) What are genetically modified (GM) organisms and GM foods?
A
Foods or organisms with better taste
B
Foods or organisms grown in the USA, only
C
Food and organisms that have been injected with hormones
D
Foods or organisms with DNA modified in a way that doesn't occur naturally
19) Putting the gene for bioluminescence into a fish is an example of...
A
Genetic Engineering
B
Gene Mutation
C
Selective Breeding
D
Artificial Selection
20) Genetic engineering has been used to produce
A
all of these.
B
food animals.
C
medicines
D
improved crops.
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