Thursday, May 3rd Have out: Red pen, assignments Fill out Agenda and highlight homework Assignment Sheet: 13. Lesson 8.3 RR – 15 pts (225 total) 14. See how they run – 20 pts (245 total) W-U: Is being a mutated white mouse in a field harmful, beneficial, or neutral to its overall survival? Explain.

Mrs. Nichols and class, a mutated white mouse in a field is…… Warm-up Mrs. Nichols and class, a mutated white mouse in a field is…… Recognition: Golf clap

I will be able to describe how mutations affect an organism. Objective I will be able to describe how mutations affect an organism. Call Back

Joke/Fact/Picture/Video….of the day

Mutation notes! – page 63

Mutations Notes! – page 63 Mutation – any change in the DNA Will cause the cell to produce an incorrect protein May cause a change to traits Types of Mutations: Substitution (point) – base pairs substituted for another Deletion – base pair(s) deleted Addition (insertion)– base pair(s) added

It depends on the environment the organism lives in…. Are mutations harmful? It depends on the environment the organism lives in…. Peppered moths for example…

Peppered moths…. – explained – mutation!

Cancer Cancer: a disease in which cells grow uncontrollably, damaging parts of the body around it More than 100 types of cancer Cancer begins when a portion of the DNA gets damaged Mutations disrupt the normal cell cycle causing cells to divide in an uncontrolled way Tumor: mass of abnormal cells that develops when cells divide and grow uncontrollably

Chemotherapy: use of drugs to treat a disease How is cancer treated? How is cancer treated? Surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy Chemotherapy: use of drugs to treat a disease

Amoeba Sisters - Mutations

Mutation Review Take Cornell notes on page 63 (27 word summary) Draw the 3 types of mutations (in color) on page 62 Read your library book

Closure… Bring me completed absent forms and your passport for a stamp