Natural Selection

Question 1

DNA

Answer 1

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.

Question 2

Nucleotide

Answer 2

In a nucleic-acid chain,a subunit that consists of a sugar,phosphate,and a nitrogenous base.

Question 3

Chargaff’s Rules

Answer 3

The amount of adenine in DNA always equals the amount of thymine.

Question 4

Watson and Crick

Answer 4

They were two scientist that found out what DNA looked like.

Question 5

Rosalind Franklin

Answer 5

She used a process of X-ray to find out what DNA molecules look like.

Question 6

Mutations

Answer 6

The action or process of mutating.

Question 7

Adaptation

Answer 7

The action or process of adapting or being adapted.

Question 8

Species

Answer 8

A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring.

Question 9

Evolution

Answer 9

Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

Question 10

Fossils

Answer 10

the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

Question 11

Fossil Record

Answer 11

history of life as documented by fossils, the remains or imprints of the organisms from earlier

Question 12

Charles Darwin

Answer 12

was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.

Question 13

Trait

Answer 13

a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.

Question 14

Selective Breeding

Answer 14

Selective breeding is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic

Question 15

Natural Selection

Answer 15

the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

Question 16

Generation Time

Answer 16

n population biology and demography, the generation time is the average time between two consecutive generations

Question 17

Speciation

Answer 17

the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.

Question 18

Primates

Answer 18

the chief bishop or archbishop of a province.

Question 19

Hominid

Answer 19

a primate of a family Hominidae that includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also in recent systems at least some of the great apes.

Question 20

Homo sapiens

Answer 20

They are humans