Gene Mutations

1. Week 5 Mutations

2. Google Question of the Day: Outcome: How do you determine if a mutation is helpful, harmful, or neutral? I Can: Explain how structural changes in genes (mutations) may cause observable changes in an organism's traits and that these traits may be beneficial, harmful, or neutral.

3. Answer the questions below by inserting a text box below the question.

4. Login to STEMScopes through Classlink. Go to Classlink and Login to STEMScopes. You will watch the video “Development of Hands and Feet in Womb” Return to this presentation after viewing the video.

5. In STEMScopes read the assignment “Reading Science- Mutations: Helpful or Harmful”. When finished reading, answer the questions below the article. Be sure to go back to the text to help you answer. Click turn in when done and come back here for more!

6. Match Up The Rules: Look at the pictures of environments on the following slide. Look at the traits listed on that same slide. Drag the appropriate trait to the best environment for survival. When you are done, click here to check your work.

7. Which trait is best suited for each environment? large body size Arctic Tundra Arid Desert tall ears cold blooded thick, waxy, leaves fruit bearing trees migrating animals small body size thick fur shade tolerant plants fat layers

8. Mutations Drag the green arrow down to the letter that represents your answer choice. ‹#›

9. Mutations Drag the green arrow down to the letter that represents your answer choice. ‹#›