Vocabulary
Natural Selection
Classification
Animal Breeds
Genes & Farming
100
The process by which species cease to exist is
What is extinction?
100
Yellow beetle and green beetles live in the rainforest canopy. You would expect:
What is the green population will increase and the yellow will decrease?
100
This term describes an offspring resulting from the mating of two different species, such as a liger (lion and tiger).
What is hybrid species?
100
This term refers to a group of domestic animals within a species that have specific, inherited traits, like Labrador Retrievers or Siamese cats.
What is breeds?
100
This abbreviation stands for organisms whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques.
What is genetically modified organisms?
200
The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals.
What is natural selection?
200
This scientist is famous for proposing the theory of natural selection as a mechanism for evolution
What is Charles Darwin?
200
This is the highest rank in the traditional Linnaean system, grouping organisms into categories like Animalia and Plantae.
What is kingdom?
200
This breed of domestic cat is known for its hairless body and large ears.
What is sphynx?
200
This type of selection is performed by humans to develop animals or plants with specific qualities, like higher milk production or bigger fruit.
What is selective breeding?
300
What is a change in a gene that results in a new trait?
What is a mutation?
300
This term describes the gradual change in the traits of a population over generations due to natural selection.
What is evolution?
300
The two main parts of a scientific name in binomial nomenclature are this and species.
What is genus?
300
A breed of freshwater fish famous for its flowing fins and vibrant colors, often kept in home aquariums.
What is Betta Fish?
300
This technique allows scientists to insert a gene from one species into another to give it new traits.
What is genetic engineering?
400
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
What is adaptation?
400
After traveling to the Galapagos Islands, this scientist noticed a lot of variation among ______?
What is finches?
400
These broad groups classify life into categories such as Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya.
What are domains?
400
This small, nocturnal primate, known for its large eyes and ability to leap between trees, is native to Madagascar.
What is a lemur?
400
Farmers often choose genetically modified crops and selective breeding techniques to increase this _______ gain from their harvests.
What is financial?
500
The occurrence of hereditary or nonhereditary differences between different individuals of a population.
What is Variation?
500
Name the four parts of natural selection
What is overproduction, variation, competition, and successful reproduction.
500
In the classification system, this level groups together many similar families and is below the phylum.
What is class?
500
This breed of snake, famous for its distinctive hood, is often found in India and Southeast Asia.
What is cobra?
500
This medical technique involves replacing or repairing faulty genes to treat or prevent diseases.
What is gene therapy?