Mutations
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Mutations can benefit an organism 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.
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A mutation can occur if a base pair is ____________, deleted, or substituted for another.
modified
added
transferred
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A mutation in which only one nucleotide is altered is called a:
Frameshift Mutation
Deletion Mutation
Point Mutation
Insertion Mutation
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
ATTTGAGCC- Original
ATTGAGCC - Mutated
The example above is an example of a
Insertion
Point mutation
Deletion
Substitution
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Mutations are random.
True
False
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
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