Short Answer: Evolution

Short Answer  Questions: 

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Evolution of viruses Question 1

• • The SARS CoV 2 virus acquires ~ 2 mutations/month.
  • What type of mutations would be beneficial for the virus ? (answer in general terms, as we did in class)
  • What do you call a trait that increases the survival and reproduction of a virus?
  • What will happen to the population of the virus as a result of these type of mutations? 

   

  Evolution Question 2:

  This cartoon shows several common evolution misconception. Explain what is wrong and then write a correction to the error. 

   

  

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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