Mutations

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9th Grade
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marie cauffield
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What mutation has occurred here?
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A
Substitution
Deletion
Insertion
Frameshift
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?
Insertions only
Substitution only
Deletion only
Insertions and Deletions
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.
Substitution
Deletion
Insertion
Inversion
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A mutation is defined as:
A change in the cell's structure
Anything that changes in an embryo
Any change in the physical features of a human
A change in the DNA sequence
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
ATTTGAGCC- Original
ATTGAGCC - Mutated
The example above is an example of a
Insertion- Frameshift
Deletion- Substitution
Deletion -Frameshift
All of the above
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What mutation has occurred here?
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A
Substitution
Deletion
Insertion
Frameshift
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
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