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Mutation

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adenine (A) pairs with __________.

a)

Thymine (T)

b)

Cytosine (C)

c)

Guanine (G)

d)

Adenine (A)

2.

Cytosine (C) pairs with ______________.

a)

Thymine (T)

b)

Cytosine (C)

c)

Guanine (G)

d)

Adenine (A)

3.

What is evolution?

a)

A change that happens in a day

b)

A change in characteristics, or traits, over centuries

c)

Getting a new ability

d)

Being able to have super powers

4.

What is a mutation?

a)

A new color of genes

b)

Having too many genes

c)

A mistake or change in a gene

d)

Not having enough genes

5.

What is substitution?

a)

A base getting replaced by a different base

b)

One base switching places with another base

c)

A base getting removed

d)

A new base added

6.

Which is an example of substitution?

a)

A instead of AT

b)

AC instead of AT

c)

ATT instead of AT

7.

Which of the following is an example of deletion?

a)

AC instead of AT

b)

A instead of AT

c)

AAT instead of AT

8.

Which of the following is an example of insertion?

a)

AC instead of AT

b)

A instead of AT

c)

ATT instead of AT

9.

Substitution, insertion, and deletion are all examples of ________.

a)

Mutations

b)

DNA

c)

Genes

d)

RNA

10.

Beneficial means ________________.

a)

Good

b)

Bright

c)

Harmful

d)

Helpful

11.

Deleterious means __________________

a)

Good

b)

Bright

c)

Harmful

d)

Helpful