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WorksheetsCancer & Mutations
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is cancer?
Cells getting too big
Cells dividing too much
Cells dying off too fast
All of these
Cancer is caused by a change in DNA. What is a change or damage to DNA called?
Mutation
Replication
Altercation
Abberation
Mutations that help an organism survive are known as...
Beneficial
Neutral
Harmful
None of These
Mutations that neither help nor hurt organisms are known as
Beneficial
Harmful
Neutral
None of these
Where are mutations found in DNA?
In the phosphates
In the sugars
In the nitrogen bases of nucleotides
All of these
The original and mutated DNA have been transcribed below. Will the mutated DNA create a different protein from the original?
Original: ACU AUG
Mutated: ACC AUG
No because both the original and mutated DNA code for Threonine-Methionine.
Yes, because both of them contain different amino acids.
The original and mutated DNA have been transcribed below. What kind of mutation is shown?
Original: ACU AUG
Mutated: ACC AUG
Insertion
Deletion
Substitution
Bifurcation
True or False. Mutations can affect chemical reactions.
True
False
True or False. Mutations can affect proteins.
True
False
Bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics. Because of this antibiotics don't kill many bacteria caused illnesses.
What kind of mutation is this for the bacteria?
Helpful
Harmful
Neutral
A break in DNA or in a chromosome can cause a mutation.
True
False
How do cancerous cells compare to normal cells?
They are bigger
They divide faster
They die more quickly
All of these
A mutation first affects which part of DNA?
Phosphates
Sugars
Nucleotides/Nitrogen Bases
All of these
A mutation can only be passed down if it is in what kind of cell?
Body
Somatic
Sex
Stem
What kinds of things cause mutations?
Chemicals
UV rays
Extreme Heat
All of these
Sickle Cell Anemia is caused by a mutation, it causes hemoglobin to not work correctly. What does hemoglobin do?
Makes cells round
Carries Oxygen
Makes blood plasma
None of these
