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Engage Your Brain
1 Predict Check T or F to show whether you think
each statement is true or false.
2 Deser
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T
F
DNA is found in the cells of all
living things.
All DNA mutations are harmful.
The cell can make copies of its
DNA.

Answer :

Answer:

Statement 1 - DNA is found in the cells of all  living things (False)

Statement 2 - All DNA mutations are harmful  (False)

Statement 3 - The cell can make copies of its  DNA (True)

Explanation:

Statement 1 - DNA is found in the cells of all  living things

It is false because DNA is a double helical structure present in some organism. The others have RNA (which has only one strand). Viruses have RNA while Bacteria have DNA

Statement 2 - All DNA mutations are harmful

It is false. Only a small proportion of DNA mutation effect the functioning of a protein, rest all other mutations do not have any impact on the DNA mutation.

Statement 3 - The cell can make copies of its  DNA

It is true. All cell replicate their genetic material (DNA/RNA) before cell division