2. Evolution, Variation and Mutations Leaving Certificate Biology

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5. Genetic code For €100: What term is given to the genetic makeup of an individual or the genes that they inherit? A B C D Genotype PhenotypeGene pool 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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10. For €200: A spontaneous change in the sequence of nitrogenous bases in a gene or a chromosome is called … A B C D Genotype Phenotype Test crossMutation 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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15. For €300: A feature that an organism or species possesses, develops or evolves that suits/adjusts the organism to its environment to increase its chances of survival and reduce competition is … A B C D Evolution An adaptation Natural selectionA vestigial form 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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17. For €300: A feature that an organism or species possesses, develops or evolves that suits/adjusts the organism to its environment to increase its chances of survival and reduce competition is … A B C D An adaptation Natural selection Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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20. For €500: How modern plants and animals have gradually developed from pre-existing forms over long periods of time is also known as … A B C D Natural selection Evolution AdaptationMutations 50:5050:50 Ask the audiencePhone a friendAsk the audiencePhone a friend

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22. For €500: How modern plants and animals have gradually developed from pre-existing forms over long periods of time is also known as … A B C D Natural selection Evolution Ask the audiencePhone a friendAsk the audiencePhone a friend

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25. For €1,000: The ability to cycle a bicycle is an example of … A B C D A spontaneous generation A gene expression An inherited variation An acquired variation 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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30. For €2,000: Which of the following describes characters of organisms that have seemingly lost most or all of their function in a species through evolution? A B C D Pentadactyl Vestigiality HomologousAdaptive radiation 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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32. For €2,000: Which of the following describes characters of organisms that have seemingly lost most or all of their function in a species through evolution? A B C D Vestigiality Homologous Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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35. For €4,000: The term used to describe the same structure found on different organisms, originating from a common ancestor, but with different functions is … A B C D Vestigial structure Adaptive radiation Homologous structure Pentadactyl limb 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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37. For €4,000: The term used to describe the same structure found on different organisms, originating from a common ancestor, but with different functions is … A B C D Adaptive radiation Homologous structure Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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40. For €8,000: The way nature selects organisms with advantageous genes which allow them to adapt to the environment, and pass them on to successive generations is known as … A B C D Adaptation Natural selection EvolutionMutations 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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42. For €8,000: The way nature selects organisms with advantageous genes which allow them to adapt to the environment, and pass them on to successive generations is known as … A B C D Natural selection Evolution Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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45. For €16,000: What term is given to the five-fingered appendage found in nearly all terrestrial vertebrates? A B C D Pentadactyl limb Forelimb HindlimbNone of these 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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50. For €32,000: Which of the following is not an inheritable blood disorder? A B C D Diabetes mellitus Haemophilia Cystic fibrosis Sickle cell anaemia 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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55. For €64,000: Which of the following is a result of natural selection? A B C D Inherited variations Speciation Spontaneous mutations Over-breeding 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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60. For €125,000: Which of the following is not an area of study in support of evolution? A B C D Palaeontology Comparative anatomy EmbryologyTaxonomy 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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65. For €250,000: In addition to Darwin, another scientist associated with theories of evolution is … A B C D Mendel Wallace JennerBenedict 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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70. For €500,000: Homologous chromosomes which are similar in both the sexes are referred to as … A B C D Sex chromosomes Homozygous AutosomesHeterozygous 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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75. For €1,000,000: Which of the following is not an example of a vestigial organ or structure? A B C D Penguin’s wing Muscle of the human ear Human appendix Coccyx of the human skeleton 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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