Biology Mutations

Biology Mutations

9th - 10th Grade

20 Qs

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Biology Mutations

Biology Mutations

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS3-2, HS-LS1-6, HS-LS4-2

+2

Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Mutations can be negative because

They can cause cancer

They can cause birth defects

They can help an organism thrive in its environment.

They can affect offspring.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Mutations can benefit humans because they can:

Cause illness

Make an organism more suited to live in its environment.

Make organisms live shorter lives

Cause organisms to grow extra limbs.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

3.

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What causes mutations?
Mistakes in replication or environmental substances
The amino acids
Passed down by genetics
It's how your born

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A mutation can occur if a base pair is ____________, deleted or substituted for another.

modified

added

transferred

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Another name for a point mutation is:

Substitution

Frameshift

Insertion

Deletion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

ATTTGAGCC- Original

ATTGAGCC - Mutated

The example above is an example of a

Insertion

Point mutation

Deletion

Substitution

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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