Mutations, Natural Selection and Adaptations

________ are changes in genetic material. 

• Genes
• Mutations
• Variations
• Biology

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Differences in traits are called _________ and explain why siblings don't look exactly alike.

• mutations
• variations
• traits
• evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Traits can be inherited or influenced by ______ factors, like the sun. 

• environmental
• mutation
• variation
• genetic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Genetic traits are passed from ________ to ________.

• parent; offspring
• chromosomes; traits
• DNA; genes
• offspring; parents

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A physical or behavioral trait an organism is born with that helps it survive is -

• A mutation

• An adaptation

• Genetic variation

• Gene flow

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Change in a gene or chromosome

• evolution
• variation
• mutation
• adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

True or False. All mutations are harmful.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What are the three types of mutation? 

• Insertion, Deletion, Subsitution
• Deletion, Newstion, Subsitution 
• Newstion, Deletion, Insertion 
• Insertion, Newstion, Substitution 

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

The survival of a species depends on its ability to adapt to changes in the environment. Which statement correctly describes a way that mutations increase the likelihood that a species will survive in a changing environment?

• Mutations are a source of variation in the species
• Mutations are the cause of disease in the species
• Mutations are not harmful when they occur in somatic cells
• Mutations are always passed on to subsequent generations

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Chameleons are reptiles that have the ability to hide from predators and prey by blending in with their environment. They can change the pattern and/or color of their skin. This ability is known as --

• natural selection

• imitations

• mimicry

• camouflage

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4