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HDHS Trilogy B13 Checkpoint quiz: Variation and evolution

Quiz by Alexandra Gill

GCSE (AQA)
Combined Science: Trilogy
English National Curriculum

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14 questions
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  • Q1
    Which feature is due to environmental variation only?
    Tattoos
    IQ
    Eye colour
    Height
    30s
    4.6.2.1
  • Q2
    Evolution occurs by which mechanism?
    Cloning
    Genetic engineering
    Natural selection
    Selective breeding
    30s
    4.6.2.2
  • Q3
    What are crop plants that have been genetically engineered called?
    Genetically made (GM) crops
    Genetically modified (GM) crops
    Genetically engineered (GE) crops
    Genetically cloned (GC) crops
    30s
    4.6.2.4
  • Q4
    Which mechanism have humans used to produce fast racehorses?
    Selective breeding
    Genetic engineering
    Evolution
    Natural selection
    30s
    4.6.2.3
  • Q5
    What type of organism has been genetically engineered to produce human insulin?
    Fungi
    Plant
    Virus
    Bacteria
    30s
    4.6.2.4
  • Q6
    How have farmers changed wheat plants through selective breeding?
    Better resistance to pests
    Grains ripen at different times of the year
    Longer stalks
    Fewer grains on each stalk
    30s
    4.6.2.3
  • Q7
    Which is most likely to be an example of a genetically modified crop?
    Grapes that taste sweeter
    Apple trees that produce bigger apples
    Rice that produces an animal protein
    Tomatoes that are resistant to tobacco mosiac virus
    30s
    4.6.2.4
  • Q8
    Which is a concern about selectively breeding plants?
    Effect on human health of eating them
    Risk of genes spreading into wild organisms
    Reduction in genetic variation
    Fears about it leading to genetic engineering of humans
    30s
    4.6.2.3
  • Q9
    Which feature is most likely to be affected by the environment that you live in?
    Language spoken
    Height
    Weight
    Hair colour
    30s
    4.6.2.1
  • Q10
    Hedgehogs are usually a brown colour. Very occasionally, an albino (white) hedgehog is born. What causes this difference in colour?
    Mutation
    Evolution
    Survival of the fittest
    Natural selection
    30s
    4.6.2.1
  • Q11
    Suggest which feature the Dalmation in the picture has been selectively bred for.
    speed
    size
    temperament
    coat colour
    30s
    4.6.2.3
  • Q12
    The table shows some of the steps of genetic engineering. Can you put the statements in the correct order to describe genetic engineering?
    Question Image
    E D A B C
    B C D A E
    C E D A B
    D A E C B
    30s
    4.6.2.4
  • Q13
    Which disease is the most likely to be caused by environmental factors?
    Sickle cell anaemia
    Type 2 diabetes
    Coronary heart disease
    Lung cancer
    30s
    4.6.2.1
  • Q14
    Which statement is the reason that best explains why vectors are often inserted into bacteria in genetic engineering?
    Bacteria reproduce by sexual reproduction.
    Bacteria can reproduce rapidly.
    Bacteria are always non-harmful to humans.
    Genetic engineering is only carried out in bacteria.
    30s
    4.6.2.4

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