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Mutations

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.
Any change in the sequence of DNA is...
a)
transgenic shift
b)
Single Genotype
c)
Monohybrid Trait
d)
Mutation
3.

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

a)

cell membrane

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

4.

What are the building blocks of proteins called?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Amino Acids

5.

Mutations are always bad

a)

true

b)

false

6.

An environment becomes colder. Some of the rabbits which live there have a mutation that causes their fur to be longer and thicker allowing them to stay warmer. This is an example of a

a)

positive mutation

b)

negative mutation

c)

neutral mutation

7.

Between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago a mutation led to blue eyes in humans. This is an example of a

a)

positive mutation

b)

negative mutation

c)

neutral mutation

8.

When grandma's cookie recipe changed from 1 cup of brown sugar to 10 cup of brown sugar, this is an example of a __________ mutation.

a)

insertion

b)

deletion

c)

inversion