Causes of Mutations Key Answers are in bold. When multiple answers are correct an example will be given, noted as Ex: Question: Answer AFTER all evidence and analysis are finished What causes genetic mutations? Hypothesis: 1. Evidence: Brain pop quiz: Genetic Mutation Question Answer Genetic mutations are permanent 1. The changes can't be undone. changes in DNA or RNA. What does this mean? Which of the following traits is encoded 2. Your eye color. by your DNA? What types of living organisms have no 3. All living organisms have genetic genetic material at all? material. Why do most changes to DNA have no 4. Because the changes are quickly effect at all? repaired. Which word describes the majority of 5. Injurious. permanent genetic mutations? What usually happens to a cell whose 6. It has trouble manufacturing certain DNA has been damaged? proteins. How are cancerous cells different from 7. Cancerous cells divide more frequently normal cells? than normal cells. Which of the following is an example of 8. When an organism develops immunity a beneficial mutation? to a disease. What a beneficial mutation spreads 9. Has evolved. through an entire population of organisms, that population: When do random, or spontaneous, 10. During cell division. mutations happen?
Causes of Mutations Key Answers are in bold. When multiple answers are correct an example will be given, noted as Ex: Question: Answer AFTER all evidence and analysis are finished What causes genetic mutations? Hypothesis: 1. Evidence: Brain pop quiz: Genetic Mutation Question Genetic mutations are permanent changes in DNA or RNA. What does this mean? Which of the following traits is encoded by your DNA? What types of living organisms have no genetic material at all? Why do most changes to DNA have no effect at all? Which word describes the majority of permanent genetic mutations? What usually happens to a cell whose DNA has been damaged? How are cancerous cells different from normal cells? Which of the following is an example of a beneficial mutation? What a beneficial mutation spreads through an entire population of organisms, that population: When do random, or spontaneous, mutations happen? Answer 1. The changes can't be undone. 2. Your eye color. 3. All living organisms have genetic material. 4. Because the changes are quickly repaired. 5. Injurious. 6. It has trouble manufacturing certain proteins. 7. Cancerous cells divide more frequently than normal cells. 8. When an organism develops immunity to a disease. 9. Has evolved. 10. During cell division.
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