Week 4 - Mutations

Mutations are__________

• Harmful

• Harmful or beneficial

• Neutral

• Harmful, neutral, or beneficial

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

A rabbit that has short deformed legs and cannot jump or run fast would have a____

• Harmful mutation
• Beneficial mutation
• Neutral mutation
• normal life

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

A desert animal with extra thick fur/hair would be___

• Harmful
• Neutral
• Beneficial
• Happy

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Mutations that cause dramatic changes in protein structure are often

• harmful

• helpful

• neutral

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

A mutation is a change in an organism's _____________.

• Cell

• DNA

• Phenotype

• Ribosome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

If a mutation is beneficial to an organism, this mutation is likely to...

• increase in the population

• decrease in the population

• go extinct

• have a harmful effect

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Can DNA mutations(changes) be passed on to offspring?

• yes

• no

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

DNA is often considered the "______________" of life.

• Blueprint
• Mistake
• Swimming Pool
• Smelly Cheese

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

What are the three types of gene mutation?

• Insertion, Deletion, Subsitution

• Aberration, Deletion, Substitution

• Inversion, Duplication, Insertion

• Insertion, Duplication, Substitution

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2