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Mutation

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of mutation is this?

a)

Nonsense mutation

b)

Missense mutation

c)

Silent mutation

d)

Frameshift mutation

2.

Which type of mutation occurs when there is an addition or removal of a base?

a)

missense mutation

b)

nonsense mutation

c)

frameshift mutation

d)

point mutation

3.

What type of mutation is shown in the diagram?

a)

Point mutation - missense

b)

Frameshift Mutation - deletion

c)

Frameshift Mutation - addition

d)

Point mutation - nonsense

4.

A type of mutation that affect every codon beyond the point of mutation.

a)

Point Mutation

b)

Silent Mutation

c)

Nonsense Mutation

d)

Frameshift Mutation

5.

Occurs when the DNA change does not alter the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide.

a)

Frameshift Mutation

b)

Insertion

c)

Missense mutation

d)

Silent Mutation

6.

Name the process happening at number 1 in the diagram.

a)

DNA Replication

b)

Translation

c)

Mutation

d)

Transcription

7.

TRUE or FALSE. The removal of one base to the DNA sequence might lead to a change on the succeeding (next) codon.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

DOES THE DNA MUTATION ALWAYS ALTER THE AMINO ACID SEQUENCE?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

The change in the second codon of DNA sequence from GAA to GAG does not affect the amino acid sequence. This is an example of ........................................

a)

Nonsense mutation

b)

Missense mutation

c)

Silent Mutation

d)

Frameshift Mutation

10.

Which of the following statement is NOT true?

a)

Point mutation involves a chemical change in just one base pair.

b)

Frameshift mutation occurs when there is an addition or removal of a base.

c)

Nonsense mutation occurs when the DNA change creates a stop codon that causes the translation to terminate early.

d)

Point mutation affect every codon beyond the point of mutation .

11.
Which shows a mutated segment of DNA? 
ATTCGC
a)
UAAGCG
b)
TAAGCG
c)
TAGGCG
12.

There are three (3) different types of RNA, and they are_______

a)

bRNA, tRNA, and mRNA

b)

mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA

c)

cRNA, mRNA, and rRNA

d)

dRNA, DNA, and tRNA