Mutations and Adaptation

Mutations and Adaptation

9th - 12th Grade

16 Qs

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Mutations and Adaptation

Mutations and Adaptation

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Quiz

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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

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Charles Martinez

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What mutation has occurred here? 
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A

Substitution
Deletion
Insertion
Frameshift 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Are all mutations bad?

Yes
No

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

Insertions only
Substitution only
Deletion only
Insertions and Deletions

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A type of substitution in which no  amino acids change is called 

Missense
Nonsense
Silent
Deletion

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If one amino acid is substituted for another, this is referred to as a

insertion mutation

point mutation

nonsense mutation

nondisjunction mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is a codon?

It is a three letter section of bases that are read by ribosomes to stamp amino acids into a protein
They are the codes on the DNA (hence "code-on"
It is a type of mutation that occurs when there has been a substitution, deletion or insertion.
It is a made up word for this quiz. Nice try, Wampler.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 12 pts

Why are insertion and deletion (frameshift) mutations so harmful?

They change all of the codons from the mutation on down the line, which changes the amino acid sequence
They insert things that an organism doesn't need.
They often delete things that organisms need.
Insertion and deletions are not any more harmful than substitution mutations.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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