BIOLOGY Comprehensive FE

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Protists that make their own food are called?

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Autotrophs

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What is the process called when humans with genetic diseases have a gene inserted into their body using a virus?

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Gene therapy

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According to the theory of natural selection, why are some individuals more likely to survive and reproduce?

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Some individuals are better adapted to exist in their environment than others.

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If there are 50 flowers, 30 red (RR), 15 pink (Rr) and 5 white (rr), what is the frequency of the dominant allele?

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75%

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What term describes genetic differences between organisms of the same species?

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Variation

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What is the definition of autotrophs?

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Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

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What is gene therapy?

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A technique that uses genes to treat or prevent disease.

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What is natural selection?

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The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is allele frequency?

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The relative frequency of an allele at a genetic locus in a population.

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What is the difference between dominant and recessive alleles?

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Dominant alleles express their trait even when only one copy is present, while recessive alleles require two copies to express their trait.