TED-Ed: Where do genes come from? - Carl Zimmer

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary role of genes in living organisms?
To regulate body temperature
To eliminate waste from the body
To encode molecules that make up the body
To provide energy for cellular processes
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How do new genes typically arise according to the video?
Through deliberate genetic engineering
Through the fusion of different species
By copying existing genes and accumulating mutations
By spontaneous generation from non-living matter
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an example of a mutation's effect on gene function mentioned in the video?
A gene causing the organism to change color
A gene making a protein in a different organ
A gene becoming inactive
A gene producing more energy
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of non-coding DNA in gene evolution?
It is responsible for energy production
It always remains non-functional
It can mutate to form new functional genes
It regulates the body's temperature
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do scientists view the future of gene creation on Earth?
Gene creation is only possible in laboratories
New genes will continue to form as long as life exists
Gene creation has stopped
All possible genes have already been formed
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