Mutations

Mutations are__________

• Harmful

• Harmful or beneficial

• Neutral

• Harmful, neutral, or beneficial

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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.MS-LS3-1

A desert animal with extra thick fur/hair would be___

• Harmful
• Neutral
• Beneficial
• Happy

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Is a scar a mutation

• Yes
• No

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Are all mutations bad?

• Yes
• No

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

 Are mutations random?

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Mutations that cause dramatic changes in protein structure are often

• harmful

• helpful

• neutral

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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

• Cell

• DNA

• Phenotype

• Ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Original: ATC CAT
Mutation: ATC GCAT
What mutation occurred?

• deletion
• insertion
• silent
• transverse

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1