DNA and Mutations

DNA and Mutations

4th - 8th Grade

18 Qs

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DNA and Mutations

DNA and Mutations

Assessment

Quiz

Science

4th - 8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS3-2, HS-LS3-1, HS-LS1-1

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Original: ATC CAT
Mutation: ATC GCAT
What mutation occurred?
deletion
insertion
silent
transverse

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Are all mutations bad?
Yes
No

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A T T T G A G C C- Original

A T T G A G C C - Mutated

The example above is an example of a :

Insertion

Substitution

Deletion

All of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a harmful mutation? 
Developing cancer
Makes the organism faster
Makes the organism a predator 
Develops sharp claws

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
What is a Gene?
A segment of RNA that encodes for a protein
A chromosome
A segment of DNA that encodes for a protein
Your genome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A person who does not express a trait, but who passes the trait on to his offspring.

carrier

parent

genetic

chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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