Genetic Mutations

In the movie, Tim says that genetic mutations are permanent changes to DNA or RNA. What does this mean?

• The changes are minor

• The changes can't be undone

• The changes are major.

• The changes can be undone.

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When each cell has a job. For example the lungs, the cells tell each other to pump oxygen through the body.

• Growth

• Reproduction

• Organization

• Response

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Which of the following traits is encoded in your DNA?

• Your personality

• Your likes and dislikes

• Your intelligence

• Your eye color

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Plant do this by dropping seeds or cloning.

• Growth

• Reproduction

• Response

• Organization

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What types of living organisms have no genetic material at all?

• Insects

• Bacteria

• Plants

• All living organisms have genetic material

Living things can do this through size or gaining intelligence.

• Growth

• Reproduction

• Response

• Organization

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What usually happens to a cell whose DNA has been damaged?

• It has trouble manufacturing certain proteins

• Its genetic material leaves the nucleus

• It is able to produce twice as many proteins as a normal cell

• It shrinks to half its normal size

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How are cancerous cells different from normal cells?

• Cancerous cells are shaped differently than normal cells

• Cancerous cells divide more frequently than normal cells

• Cancerous cells contain chemicals not found in normal cells

• Cancerous cells need more oxygen than normal cells

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it is a molecule composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix carrying genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all organisms.

• DNA

• RNA

• Mutation

• Protein

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Living things do this by acting or reacting to stimuli in their environment.

• Growth

• Reproduction

• Response

• Organization

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