Mutations
Authored by Nicholas Meyer
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
chromosome
Producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous
A single, highly organized and structured piece of DNA
Biomolecules made of amino acids that perform biological functions
The basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of mutations exist in humans?
Neutral mutations
Harmful mutations
Beneficial mutations
All of these
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when the amino acid sequence coded by a gene is altered?
A defective protein is produced, causing a mutation.
The amino acid sequence is corrected by the lysosomes.
Nothing changes; the correct proteins are still made.
This situation has never occurred.
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an example of a neutral mutation?
A change in eye color
A disease
Lactose tolerance
None of the above
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA
Beneficial
Chromosome
Mutation
Genes
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an example of a beneficial mutation?
Hemophilia
Cancer
Lactose tolerance
None of the above
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mutation
Biomolecules made of amino acids that perform biological functions
A change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome
A single, highly organized and structured piece of DNA
The basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
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