Gregor Mendel
Evolution
Genetics
Evolution, Genetics, and Humanity
Random Bonus
100

Gregor Mendel formulated some basic principles of heredity from the results of his experiments with...?

Pea Plants

100

Who developed the theory of evolution?

Charles Darwin

100

Two cuttings taken from the same parent plant may differ in phenotypes when they are grown in separatecontainers. This difference is most likely due to...?

Environmental differences

100

How many Chromosomes do humans typically have...?

46

100

What was the highest grossing movie in 2022?

Top Gun: Maverick

200

Gregor Mendel developed some basic principles of heredity by...?

Mathematically analyzing crosses of pea plants

200
How did Darwin develop the theory of Evolution?

Observation of Galapagos Finch populations and their traits

200

What is another term we can use to describe animal or plant breeding directed by man...?

Artificial Selection

200

How many pairs of Chromosomes do humans typically have...?

23

200

What was the most listened to song on spotify for 2022?

As it Was by Harry Styles

300

After observing traits in offspring of many generations of pea plant crosses, Gregor Mendel formulated the principle of...?

Dominance

300

The species of finches that Darwin found on the Galapagos Islands displayed different structural and behavioral adaptations.  What is the best explanation for these adaptations?

Geographical Isolation from other populations of finches

300

Which organelle contains the genetic material of a cell, and how is it organized within this organelle...?

Nucleus, in sequences on Chromosomes

300

Early stages in the embryo of a fish are similar to the early stages of human and pig embryos.  What is one explanation for this...?

All three species have a common ancestor

300

When was the first prototype of the modern day Ute put into production by ford?

1934

400

When Mendel was experimenting with pea plants, he noted that the traits for seed color and plant height were inherited separately. This observation most directly contributed to an understanding of...?

Independent Assortment

400

What would be the most probable effect of reproductive isolation in a population? 

The development of new species

400

Name and describe the two most important molecules in the cell regarding genes and genetic information...

DNA - Storage of genetic sequences (blueprints)

RNA - Carries out instructions from DNA sequences for production of protein

400

Describe an example of a phenotype observable in humans

Eye color, Hair color, Skin Color, Height, etc...

400

How many human body parts are there that only have 3 letters?

10 - eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum 

500

A dog is homozygous dominant for the trait of a long tail. If this dog breeds with another dog that is homozygous recessive for short tail, what is the chance the offspring will have a short tail?

100%

75%

50%

25%

0%

0%

500

What does 'survival of the fittest' actually mean?

Individuals that exhibit greatest reproductive success will pass on their genes, perpetuating their geno and phenotypes throughout a population

500

What are the two major differences between the processes of Mitosis and Meiosis?

(1) Mitosis involves only one instance of cell division, while Meiosis involves two divisions


(2) Mitosis produces diploid cells (Two sets of Chromosomes), while Meiosis produces Haploid cells (One set of Chromosomes)

500

A variant of a gene that may or may not cause a change in Phenotype

Allele

500

Which mammal is the only one that can't jump higher than a building?

Elephant

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