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Mutations

Authored by Susie Dobkins

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Mutations
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What mutation has occurred here? 
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A

Substitution
Deletion
Insertion
Frameshift 

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Are all mutations bad?

Yes
No

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

Insertions only
Substitution only
Deletion only
Insertions and Deletions

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A type of substitution in which no  amino acids change is called 

Missense
Nonsense
Silent
Deletion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If one amino acid is substituted for another, this is referred to as a

insertion mutation

point mutation

nonsense mutation

nondisjunction mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is a codon?

It is a three letter section of bases that are read by ribosomes to stamp amino acids into a protein
They are the codes on the DNA (hence "code-on"
It is a type of mutation that occurs when there has been a substitution, deletion or insertion.
It is a made up word for this quiz. Nice try, Wampler.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 12 pts

Why are insertion and deletion (frameshift) mutations so harmful?

They change all of the codons from the mutation on down the line, which changes the amino acid sequence
They insert things that an organism doesn't need.
They often delete things that organisms need.
Insertion and deletions are not any more harmful than substitution mutations.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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