Biology - EC: BIO.B.2.3.1
Biology - EC: BIO.B.2.3.1
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- What molecule in a cell can have a mutation?
- A type of mutation that causes the entire strand of DNA to be read incorrectly is known as what type of mutation?
- Which type of mutation has the largest effect on a protein’s shape: Frameshift mutation or a point mutation? Explain your answer.
- Explain the possible effect of a mutation in a skin cell on future offspring.
- A mutation could occur in a cell and have no change in the protein. Explain how this could happen.
- How can a mutation in a lung cell have a different effect than a mutation in a sex cell?
Answer Key/Rubric
- DNA
- Frameshift mutation
- Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
Frameshift mutation because it forces all nucleotides to shift and the entire strand will be read differently.
- Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
- There would be no effect on the future offspring because the mutation wasn’t in a sex cell.
- Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
- The mutation in the DNA could code for the same amino acid.
- Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
- A mutation in a lung cell can’t get passed on to offspring but a mutation in a sex cell can get passed on to offspring.
