Week 5 - Mutations & Genes

Ruby and Diego are visiting a wildlife park when they see a crocodile with a rare mutation that makes its skin very light in color. Is this mutation helpful, harmful, or neutral to the crocodile?

• Harmful

• Helpful

• Neutral

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Renalto and Sofia are observing moths on trees in their neighborhood. The dark color of the moth is a mutation and the light color is normal. How is the mutation important for the survival of the species?

• Based on the environment, the moth is able to blend in.

• Based on the environment, the moth is NOT able to blend in.

• It can fly

• It sleeps

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During a biology class, Harold and Tessa are looking at the diagram below to learn about genetics. Which one is a chromosome?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Sarah is learning about genetics in class. She looks at the diagram below and wants to know: Which one is a protein?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Arlett and Diego are learning about genetics in class. Their teacher shows them the diagram below and asks: Which one is a gene?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Diego and Kailey are learning about genetics in class. Their teacher shows them the diagram below and asks: Which one is DNA?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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During a science class, Tessa and Emilio learn that a harmful mutation in a population of organisms can become beneficial when environmental conditions change. Is this statement true?

• True

• False

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Ashley and Sofia are learning about animal adaptations. They see a rabbit with white fur and wonder where it would survive the most. In which environment would this rabbit have the best chance of survival?

• tropical rainforest

• Artic

• desert

• rocks

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Sofia and Noemi are learning about gene editing in science class. Their teacher explains that CRISPR can snip out and replace problem genes in different types of organisms. Is this true?

• True

• False

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Amy and Monse are discussing genetics in class. Amy says that all mutations are harmful to an organism. Is Amy correct?

• True

• False

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