Genetic Mutations and Adaptations

All genetic mutations are BAD and can kill the organism.

• True

• False

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If a genetic mutation helps the organism survive long enough to reproduce it can become a/an _________________ that allows the whole species to survive.

• problem

• super power

• adaptation

• birth defect

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If only one of your parents carries a gene for a genetic mutation the chances of you inheriting that mutation is 100% .

• True

• False

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Some plants have adapted over time because of their....... (choose 1 correct answer)

• need to attract a mate.

• desire to be part of a wedding bouquet.

• fear of being made fun of on social media.

• Environments and what they needed to "get energy" or food.

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A physical or behavioral trait an organism is born with that helps it survive is -

• A mutation

• An adaptation

• Genetic variation

• Gene flow

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There are 2 types of adaptations.

1) Physical - The way an organism looks.

2) Behavioral - the way an organism acts.

• Which one of these is a BEHAVIORAL adaptation?

• Birds migrating to warmer places in the winter.

• A long beak on hummingbirds.

• HUGE ears on the Fennick Fox.

• Large amounts of fat on seals who live in the arctic.

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Select the statements (more than one) describing PHYSICAL adaptations.

• Dung Beetles rolling dung.

• Fennec Foxes having big ears.

• Polar Bears having small ears and short tails.

• Ms. Fitz loving science.

In the video, Insects and Arachnids in Ecuador, in Discovery Ed.; the Leaf Cutter Ants carried leaves back to their big ant hill. Why have they developed this behavioral adaptation?

• To eat the leaves.

• To build big leaf houses.

• To use the leaves to grow fungus to eat.

• They camouflage themselves as trees.

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Some genetic mutations are neutral. This means they don't affect an organism's ability to survive and reproduce.

• True

• False

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When certain individuals are better adapted to their environment they live longer and produce more offspring. The genetics of these indivuduals gets passed on. This is called .......

• Natural selection

• Lucky Genetics

• Cellular Respiration

• Meiosis

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