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Section 7 Test

Authored by Timothy Shurden

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

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Section 7 Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In sickle cell disease, the gene responsible for forming hemoglobin inserts the amino acid valine instead of glumatic acid. Only this one amino acid is affected, but the resulting protein is shaped incorrectly. What type of mutation causes sickle cell disease?

a chromosomal inversion

a point mutation

a frameshift mutation

a chromosomal deletion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does a DNA fingerprint help to identify a person?

no two people, except identical twins, have exactly the same DNA

most genes are dominant

most people have DNA that contains repeats

the most important genes are different among most people

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Determining the order of nucleotide base pairs in part or all an individual's genome

gene therapy

transcriptome

genotyping

DNA sequencing

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Scientists have a genetically modified Atlantic salmon to include an extra set of chromosomes and to include a growth hormone gene from Pacific Chinook salmon. These GM salmon grow several times faster than non-modified Atlantic salmon. Which of the following would be the most valid ethical objection to raising GM salmon?

GM salmon would be more expensive than wild Atlantic salmon

GM salmon may have a shorter life span than Atlantic salmon

GM salmon are more likely to mutate in captivity

GM salmon could upset the ecosystem if released into the wild

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Turner Syndrome is a chromosomal mutation resulting from nondisjunction during meiosis in forming either sperm or egg cells. Which of th following genetic technologies would be best to determine the prescence of this chromosomal mutation?

karyotyping

DNA fingerprinting

gene therapy

recombinant DNA technology

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How did the Human Genome Project create specific ethical, legal, or social concerns? Select two.

DNA sequencing could lead to targeted gene therapies for the treatment of genetic diseases and Mapping the locations of genes on each chromosome could lead to improvements in disease diagnosis

Disease risk factors revealed by DNA sequencing could lead to discrimination in employment or in health insurance coverage and DNA sequencing could lead to targeted gene therapies for the treatment of genetic diseases

DNA sequencing reveals several types of information that many individuals may want to keep private and Disease risk factors revealed by DNA sequencing could lead to discrimination in employment or in health insurance coverage

Mapping the locations of genes on each chromosome could lead to improvements in disease diagnosis and Disease risk factors revealed by DNA sequencing could lead to discrimination in employment or in health insurance coverag

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Theraputic cloning, the process of creating an embryo from a somatic cell can be used in embryonic stem cell research. Which of the following correctly describes an ethical issue raised by this type of cloning.

The embryo is destroyed when the stem cells are harvested

The embryo is formed from a sperm and an egg

The procedure creates a genetically modified organism.

The resulting organism may not be identical to the parent organism.

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