Understanding Mutations Video Questions

What is a mutation?

• A random change in the DNA of a cell or an organism

• A predictable change in the environment

• A type of protein

• A new species of animal

What can cause mutations?

• getting angry for long periods of time

• Regular exercise

• External factors like radioactivity

• Eating too much sugar

TRUE OR FALSE. Proteins play a significant role in making genes

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is a gene mutation?

• A change in the cell structure

• A change in a whole chromosome

• A change in a few bases within a single gene

• A change in the entire DNA sequence

What is a substitution mutation?

• The DNA is duplicated

• A base is added to the DNA

• A base is removed from the DNA

• One base gets swapped for another

What is a silent mutation?

• Does not cause a change in the resulting protein

• Causes the protein to glow

• Stops the production of the protein

• Creates a new type of protein

What is a missense mutation?

• A swap leads to a chemically different amino acid in a protein

• A swap that does not change the amino acid

• A swap that deletes an amino acid

• A swap that duplicates a protein

What is a frameshift mutation?

• Changes the sequence of codons after an insertion or deletion

• Makes the DNA resistant to mutations

• Changes the color of the cell

• Increases the size of the DNA molecule

What is aneuploidy?

• A condition where the total number of chromosomes changes

• A type of gene mutation

• A viral infection

• A beneficial mutation

What typically happens to cells with mutations from radioactive spider bites?

• They make the cells invisible

• They turn the cells into spider cells

• They cause immediate superpowers

• They do not lead to superpowers