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Mutations and DNA

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All organisms are made of _____.

a)

Cells

b)

DNA

2.

What are the instructions for building a body called?

a)

Cells

b)

DNA

3.

Sam has blue eyes and Joe has green eyes. They must have different ____.

a)

Microscopes

b)

DNA

4.

Put these in order from smallest to biggest:

a)

DNA

b)

Cell

c)

Organism

d)

Population

1)
2)
3)
4)
5.

When does DNA change?

a)

When you get older

b)

When it is being copied

c)

DNA can never change

6.

What is a change in DNA called?

a)

Breakdown

b)

Failure

c)

Mutation

7.

Mutations can be...

a)

Only helpful

b)

Only harmful

c)

Helpful, harmful, or neutral

8.

Whether a mutation is helpful, harmful, or neutral depends on an organism's ____.

a)

Habitat

b)

Age

c)

Size

9.

An organism in a polar place is born with thicker fur.

Is this mutation _____?

a)

Helpful

b)

Harmful

c)

Neutral

10.

An organism in a tropical place is born with thicker fur.

Is this mutation _____?

a)

Helpful

b)

Harmful

c)

Neutral

11.

An organism in a tropical place is born with an extra toe.

Is this mutation _____?

a)

Helpful

b)

Harmful

c)

Neutral

12.

An organism in a forest is born with all white fur.

Is this mutation _____?

a)

Helpful

b)

Harmful

c)

Neutral

13.

An organism in the arctic is born with all white fur.

Is this mutation _____?

a)

Helpful

b)

Harmful

c)

Neutral

14.

An organism in the ocean is born with lungs instead of gills.

Is this mutation _____?

a)

Helpful

b)

Harmful

c)

Neutral

15.

An organism that hunts at night is born with eyes that can see in the dark.

Is this mutation _____?

a)

Helpful

b)

Harmful

c)

Neutral