VOC TEST EXAM 2026, QUESTION AND
ANSWERS
Trait - answera distinguishing characteristic of an organism.
Generation - answera group of individuals born and living at the same time; the time
span between the birth of parents and the birth of their children.
Population - answerall the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at
the same time.
Variation - answera slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a
species.
Natural selection - answerthe process by which organisms with variations that help
them survive in their environment live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than
those that do not have the variations.
Artificial selection - answerthe selection and breeding of organisms for desired traits.
Taxonomy - answerbranch of biology that identifies, names, and classifies species
based on their natural relationships
Domain - answertaxonomic group of one or more kingdoms.
Kingdom - answertaxonomic group of related phyla or divisions.
Phylum - answertaxonomic group of related classes
Class - answertaxonomic group that contains one or more related orders.
Order - answertaxonomic group that contains related families.
Family - answertaxonomic group of similar, related genera
Genus - answera group of similar species
Species - answera group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce
fertile offspring.
Binomial nomenclature - answera naming system that gives each organism a two-word
scientific name
Bacteria - answersingle-celled microorganisms.
ANSWERS
Trait - answera distinguishing characteristic of an organism.
Generation - answera group of individuals born and living at the same time; the time
span between the birth of parents and the birth of their children.
Population - answerall the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at
the same time.
Variation - answera slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a
species.
Natural selection - answerthe process by which organisms with variations that help
them survive in their environment live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than
those that do not have the variations.
Artificial selection - answerthe selection and breeding of organisms for desired traits.
Taxonomy - answerbranch of biology that identifies, names, and classifies species
based on their natural relationships
Domain - answertaxonomic group of one or more kingdoms.
Kingdom - answertaxonomic group of related phyla or divisions.
Phylum - answertaxonomic group of related classes
Class - answertaxonomic group that contains one or more related orders.
Order - answertaxonomic group that contains related families.
Family - answertaxonomic group of similar, related genera
Genus - answera group of similar species
Species - answera group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce
fertile offspring.
Binomial nomenclature - answera naming system that gives each organism a two-word
scientific name
Bacteria - answersingle-celled microorganisms.
