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Mutations and DNA

Authored by Lisa Thompson

Science

9th Grade

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Mutations and DNA
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A single stranded nucleic acid that can be used to make proteins; composed of the nucleotides adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil

RNA

Chromosome

DNA

Chromatin

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_____________: A segment of DNA that encodes a protein or functional RNA

DNA

RNA

Gene

Chromosome

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_____________: A single linear or circular piece of DNA that contains some or all of an organism’s genes

DNA

Gene

Chromosome

Chromatin

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes a MUTATION?

An error or change in the DNA

Always a harmful feature

Always a beneficial adaptation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The picture above represents

insertion

deletion

substitution

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

DNA is

Deoxyribonucleic Acid: the blueprint and directions for building an organism

A segment of DNA, made up of a specific order of proteins, which codes for a trait

Adenine-Thymine, Guanine-Cytosine

a strand of three bases that get read on the DNA strand

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A gene is

Deoxyribonucleic Acid: the blueprint and directions for building an organism

A segment of DNA, made up of a specific order of proteins, which codes for a trait

Adenine-Thymine, Guanine-Cytosine

a strand of three bases that get read on the DNA strand

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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