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Biology: Fossils, Cloning, and Reproduction Quiz

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What process involves the movement of genes from one population to another?

Natural selection
Parasitism
Gene flow (correct)
Bottleneck effect

Who is known as the Father of Taxonomy?

Charles Darwin
Thomas Malthus
Carolus Linnaeus (correct)
Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

What is the term for a biotic relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another?

Parasitism (correct)
Bottleneck effect
Gene flow
Natural selection

What theory involves the idea that organisms change during their lifetime to survive and pass these changes to their offspring?

Theory of Evolution by Lamarck (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is genetic engineering?

The process of manipulating genes to achieve a desired trait (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the largest cell in the female body?

Egg cell (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does viviparous mean?

The characteristic of being a live-bearing animal (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is hermaphroditism?

The characteristic of having two reproductive systems in one organism (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does artificial selection involve?

Breeding organisms that are genetically similar to maintain desired traits (A) Signup and view all the answers

What are fossils used for?

Understanding the history of life on earth (D) Signup and view all the answers

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