Genetic Mutations

Genetic Mutations

6th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

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Genetic Mutations

Genetic Mutations

Assessment

Quiz

Biology, Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS3-2, HS-LS4-2, HS-LS3-1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A genetic mutation is a change in an organism's...

number of cells

DNA

family tree

mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: All genetic mutations can be passed on to offspring.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

CATTG is changed to CATG during DNA replication. This is an example of what kind of mutation?

Insertion

Deletion

Substitution

Mutagen

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A section of DNA that read "CAGTAA" becomes "CACTAA". This is an example of what kind of mutation?

Insertion

Deletion

Substitution

No mutation has occurred

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or false: All genetic mutations are either harmful or neutral (meaning that they have no effect)

True

False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A strand of DNA currently reads "TACGGA". Which of the following would represent an insertion?

TACGGA

TACAGGA

TACGG

TGAT

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which types of cells can genetic mutations occur?

ONLY in an organism's body cells (like skin cells)

ONLY in an organism's reproductive cells

In an organism's body cells AND reproductive cells

ONLY in human body cells

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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