Question

Henry is studying a family of tree frogs that have poisonous skin, and he finds one frog with a mutation for the poison feature. Which of these statements about the tree frog with the mutation is true?
Responses

a
There will be no change to the frog’s poison.
There will be no change to the frog’s poison.

b
The frog must be more poisonous than other frogs.
The frog must be more poisonous than other frogs.

c
The frog must be less poisonous than other frogs.
The frog must be less poisonous than other frogs.

d
There must have been a change in the frog’s genes.

Answer 1

d. A mutation is a change in the DNA (genes). It may or may not alter the frog’s level of poison, but it necessarily involves a genetic change.