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Mutations

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 54mins

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Class
Date
1.

Homozygous individuals

a)

have two different alleles

b)

are of the same species

c)

have the same features

d)

have a pair of identical alleles

2.

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Frameshift

3.

What is "phenotype"?

a)

a condition which is heterozygous

b)

the genetic makeup of an individual

c)

a condition which is homozygous

d)

how the genotype is expressed

4.

Any change that affects the sequence of bases in a gene is called a(n)

a)

deletion

b)

polypoid

c)

mutation

d)

duplication

5.

Which of the following factors will affect the Hardy-Weinberg law of equilibrium, leading to evolutionary change?

a)

no mutations

b)

non-random mating

c)

no immigration or emigration

d)

Large population

6.

DNA molecule segment is : TTA-CGC-AAG

The mutated DNA segment is TTC-GCA-AG.

This is an example of ___________ mutation.

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Inversion

7.

Original DNA: CAT GAT CCA

New DNA: CAT TGA TCC A

Which mutation has occurred?

a)

Deletion

b)

Substitution

c)

Tranverse

d)

Insertion

8.

Mutations can be negative towards the individual because

a)

They can cause cancer

b)

They can cause birth defects

c)

They can help an organism thrive in its environment.

d)

They can affect offspring.

9.

A mutation in which only one nucleotide is altered is called a:

a)

Frameshift Mutation

b)

Deletion Mutation

c)

Point Mutation

d)

Insertion Mutation

10.

Mutations can be helpful to the organism.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Mutations are random.

a)

True

b)

False

12.
What is a codon?
a)
It is a three letter section of bases that are read by ribosomes to stamp amino acids into a protein
b)
They are the codes on the DNA (hence "code-on"
c)
It is a type of mutation that occurs when there has been a substitution, deletion or insertion.
d)
It is a made up word for this quiz. Nice try, Wampler.
13.
What are the building blocks of proteins called?
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Amino Acids
14.
Why are insertion and deletion (frameshift) mutations so harmful?
a)
They change all of the codons from the mutation on down the line, which changes the amino acid sequence
b)
They insert things that an organism doesn't need.
c)
They often delete things that organisms need.
d)
Insertion and deletions are not any more harmful than substitution mutations.
15.

Sally has an extra base at the end of her mutated DNA . What type of mutation has occurred?

a)

Substitution

b)

Frameshift

c)

Duplication

d)

Insertion

16.

An individual suffers from which chromosomal genetic disorder if they have an abnormal 23rd chromosome?

a)

Klienfelter's Syndrome

b)

Down Syndrome

c)

Cris-du-Chat Syndrome

d)

Andrew's Syndrome

17.

An example of a mutation where a piece of chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome is called ___.

a)

Trisomy

b)

Translocation

c)

Inversion

d)

Deletion

18.
Cri-du-Chat Syndrome is caused by what kind of mutation?
a)
translocation
b)
inversion
c)
deletion
d)
addition
19.
What process occurs during meiosis that can result in chromosomal disorders?
a)
crossing over
b)
non-disjunction
c)
anaphase I
d)
prophase II
20.

A karyotype shows an individual with Edward's Syndrome. What is the name of this specific disorder?

a)

monomy

b)

trisomy

c)

deletion

d)

translocation