HDHS Trilogy B13 Checkpoint quiz: Variation and evolution
Quiz by Alexandra Gill
GCSE (AQA)
Combined Science: Trilogy
English National Curriculum
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- Q1Which feature is due to environmental variation only?TattoosIQEye colourHeight30s4.6.2.1
- Q2Evolution occurs by which mechanism?CloningGenetic engineeringNatural selectionSelective breeding30s4.6.2.2
- Q3What are crop plants that have been genetically engineered called?Genetically made (GM) cropsGenetically modified (GM) cropsGenetically engineered (GE) cropsGenetically cloned (GC) crops30s4.6.2.4
- Q4Which mechanism have humans used to produce fast racehorses?Selective breedingGenetic engineeringEvolutionNatural selection30s4.6.2.3
- Q5What type of organism has been genetically engineered to produce human insulin?FungiPlantVirusBacteria30s4.6.2.4
- Q6How have farmers changed wheat plants through selective breeding?Better resistance to pestsGrains ripen at different times of the yearLonger stalksFewer grains on each stalk30s4.6.2.3
- Q7Which is most likely to be an example of a genetically modified crop?Grapes that taste sweeterApple trees that produce bigger applesRice that produces an animal proteinTomatoes that are resistant to tobacco mosiac virus30s4.6.2.4
- Q8Which is a concern about selectively breeding plants?Effect on human health of eating themRisk of genes spreading into wild organismsReduction in genetic variationFears about it leading to genetic engineering of humans30s4.6.2.3
- Q9Which feature is most likely to be affected by the environment that you live in?Language spokenHeightWeightHair colour30s4.6.2.1
- Q10Hedgehogs are usually a brown colour. Very occasionally, an albino (white) hedgehog is born. What causes this difference in colour?MutationEvolutionSurvival of the fittestNatural selection30s4.6.2.1
- Q11Suggest which feature the Dalmation in the picture has been selectively bred for.speedsizetemperamentcoat colour30s4.6.2.3
- Q12The table shows some of the steps of genetic engineering. Can you put the statements in the correct order to describe genetic engineering?E D A B CB C D A EC E D A BD A E C B30s4.6.2.4
- Q13Which disease is the most likely to be caused by environmental factors?Sickle cell anaemiaType 2 diabetesCoronary heart diseaseLung cancer30s4.6.2.1
- Q14Which 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.30s4.6.2.4