DNA Mutations: Changes in the Genetic Code Check for Understandi

6-8.RI.1 – Main Idea: What is the main idea of the passage?

• DNA bases always stay the same.

• Mutations can occur when nucleotides change during transcription.

• Transcription only happens in plants.

• Ribosomes copy DNA.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

6-8.RI.3 – Cause/Effect: Which process copies DNA into mRNA?

• Translation

• Transcription

• Insertion

• Substitution

6-8.RI.4 – Vocabulary: In the sentence “uracil takes the place of thymine,” the word “takes the place of” means—

• ignores

• replaces

• destroys

• separates

6-8.RI.5 – Sequence: Put these events in order: (1) DNA is transcribed, (2) mRNA travels to ribosome, (3) protein is built.

• 1–2–3

• 3–1–2

• 2–1–3

• 1–3–2

6-8.RI.8 – Inference: Why might a beneficial mutation increase in a population over time?

• It makes organisms weaker.

• It helps organisms survive and reproduce.

• It causes transcription errors.

• It always leads to disease.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The diagram shows the process of

• Transcription
• Translation
• Replication
• Mitosis

What is the process that copies information from DNA into RNA?

• protein synthesis
• transcription
• translation
• DNA Polymerase