Mutations

What mutation occurred?

• deletion

• insertion

• silent

• transverse

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Mutations are SOMETIMES helpful to the organism.

• true

• false

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True or false, mutations create genetic diversity?

• True

• False

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What are the three types of mutation? 

• Insertion, Deletion, Subsitution

• Deletion, Newstion, Subsitution 

• Newstion, Deletion, Insertion 

• Insertion, Newstion, Substitution 

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What do hurtful mutations do? 

• Decrease chances of survival 

• Increases changes of survival 

• Decreases likelihood of developing cancer

• Increases likelihood of developing cancer

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Which of the following is an example of a hurtful mutation? 

• Developing cancer

• Makes the organism faster

• Makes the organism a predator 

• Develops sharp claws

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

• Cell

• DNA

• Phenotype

• Ribosome

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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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Mutations are__________

• Harmful

• Harmful or beneficial

• Neutral

• Harmful, neutral, or beneficial

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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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