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DNA mutaitons

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____________ is an inheritable change in the DNA

a)

Replication

b)

Translation

c)

Transcription

d)

mutation

2.

a ______________ is a chain of amino acids

a)

polymer

b)

polyploidy

c)

polypeptide

d)

polygon

3.

Each three-letter in mRNA is known as a__________

a)

canteen

b)

codon

c)

cation

d)

codan

4.

The process of decoding of an mRNA message into a protein is__________?

a)

translation.

b)

translocation

c)

transfusion

d)

transcription

5.

the process by which DNA makes a copy of itself is known as_________?

a)

Translation

b)

transcription

c)

replication

d)

retardation

6.

which of the following will determine the effect of a mutation on an individual?

a)

Type of mutation

b)

Impact on the amino acid sequence

c)

Impact on the resulting protein and Type of cell

d)

all of the above

7.

A____________mutation for example only affects one codon

a)

point

b)

white

c)

double

d)

long

8.

A ___________ mutation usually has a bigger effect because it changes the whole reading frame and can affect many codons.

a)

point

b)

gene

c)

frameshift

d)

solar

9.

the change in the sequence shown in the picture will have a _________ effect

a)

big

b)

small

c)

no

d)

none of the above

10.

which change of the following will have a big effect

a)

a change that does not change the structure or the function of a protein

b)

a change that will change the structure and or the function of a protein

c)

a change that changes nothing

d)

a change that will result in the same protein

11.

which of the follwoing i true about mutaions

a)

mutations that occur in gametes are passed to the of spring

b)

mutations in somatic cells are passed to the offspring

c)

mutations in the somatic cells are not passed to the ofspring

d)

mutations in germ cells (gametes) are less serious

12.

Mutations often produce proteins with new or altered functions that can be

useful to organisms in different or changing environments.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

the process shown in the picture is _______?

a)

transformation

b)

replication

c)

cloning

d)

translocation

14.

process D in the figure is_____________?

a)

DNA replication

b)

RNA replication

c)

transcription

d)

translation

15.

the process labeled E is ______________?

a)

replication

b)

translation

c)

transformation

d)

transition