Question 1

What determines whether an atom is reactive or inert?

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Question 2

What are the four main elements in living things?

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Question 3

What are the four macromolecules common to living things?

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Question 4

Many chemical reactions in living things need particular proteins that lower the "start-up" energy required. What are those proteins called?

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Question 5

In general, how do single-celled organisms reproduce?

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When DNA is copied, mistakes get made. What are these mistakes called?

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Question 7

What's different about the offspring's DNA in sexual versus asexual reproduction?

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Question 8

What term to biologists use to describe "genetic change in a population?"

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Question 9

What is the process called where individuals with certain traits survive and reproduce more than those lacking the traits, such that the better traits become more common in the population (resulting in evolution)?

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Question 10

If a single species is split into two different environments with different requirements, what would probably happen over time?

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Question 11

The fact that all vertebrates share many common traits suggests what about their ancestry?

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Question 12

What is it about conditions on Earth that has led to the development of so many different species?

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Question 13

Which two taxonomic classifications are included in the scientific name of a species?

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The fact that life on Earth can be arranged into a family tree, much like your family, suggests what about all species on Earth?

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A dog can be taxonomically classified in the following way: Vertebrate Mammal Carnivore Canid. Which of those levels of classification includes the most species?

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Quiz 1: The Nature of Biology and Evolution