SB4e: Breeds And Varieties Keywords

Question 1

Artificial selection

Answer 1

When people choose organisms with certain characteristics and use only those ones for breeding.

Question 2

Breed

Answer 2

Group of animals of the same species that have characteristics that make them different to other members
of the species.

Question 3

Disease resistance

Answer 3

Unaffected or less affected by a certain disease.

Question 4

Gene

Answer 4

Section of the long strand of DNA found in a chromosome, which often contains instructions for a protein.

Question 5

Genetic engineering

Answer 5

Altering the genome of an organism, often by adding genes from another species. Also called genetic
modification.

Question 6

Genetically modified organism (GMO)

Answer 6

Organism that has been produced using genetic engineering.

Question 7

Genome

Answer 7

All the DNA in an organism. Each body cell contains a copy of the genome.

Question 8

Selective breeding

Answer 8

When humans choose an organism that has a certain characteristic and then breed more of these organisms,
making that chosen characteristic more and more obvious.

Question 9

Variety

Answer 9

Group of plants of the same species that have characteristics that make them different to other members
of the species.

Question 10

Yield

Answer 10

The amount of useful product that you can get from something.