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Melanin Unit

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a mutation?

a)

a random change in the DNA

b)

a random change in the amino acid chain

c)

an error that occurs when the mRNA is made

2.

What amino acid corresponds to the following mRNA?

AGU

a)

Serine

b)

Valine

c)

Glycine

d)

Proline

3.

This is the recessive disease pedigree. What is the genotype of the oldest male in generation II? (oldest is on the left)

a)

Rr

b)

RR

c)

rr

d)

R?

4.
What does a filled in square represent?
a)
Not affected Female
b)
Not affected Male
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
5.

This is a recessive disease pedigree. What is the genotype of the male in generation I?

a)

Rr

b)

RR

c)

R?

d)

rr

6.

The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

7.

The process to go from DNA to mRNA is

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

8.
In the punnett square shown, what must the genotype of the missing parent be?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Tt
9.

Which organisms are most likely to survive?

a)

The strongest in the environment

b)

The fastest in the environment

c)

The most tame in the environment

d)

The best adapted to the environment

10.

Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand:

GTAGTCA

a)

UATUAGA

b)

CAUCAGU

c)

ACGACTG

d)

CATCAGT

11.

What do you need for natural selection to occur?

a)

A fast organism

b)

Genetic variation

c)

A selective pressure AND genetic variation

d)

Speciation

12.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
13.
Hair colour is an example of
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype
14.
A long chain of amino acids is a/an
a)
protein
b)
nucleic acid
c)
tRNA
d)
mRNA
15.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
16.
The exact genetic makeup of an organism, such as RR, Tt, PP is its?
a)
phenotype
b)
dominance
c)
genotype
d)
trait
17.

What is melanin?

a)

A protein pigment that absorbs light

b)

A protein that is waterproof and tough

c)

A cell found in the epidermis

d)

A vitamin that helps you sleep

18.

Why did dark-colored rock pocket mice first appear in a population of light-colored rock pocket mice?

a)

They have a mutation in MC1R gene that affects their fur color.

b)

They migrated due to climate change in their original environment.

c)

They migrated due to shortage of food supply in their original environment.

d)

A volcano erupted and turned some mice dark.

19.

What is the central dogma of biology?

a)

RNA--> DNA --> Protein

b)

Protein --> RNA --> DNA

c)

DNA-->RNA-->Protein

d)

RNA --> RNA --> RNA

20.

A codon contains ___ nucleotide bases.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

Insertion, deletion, and substitution are all examples of a change in a genetic sequence which is also referred to as (a)

a)

Gene

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Ribose

d)

Mutation

22.

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

23.

What type of mutation is this?

a)

STOP (nonsense) mutation

b)

Missense mutation

c)

Silent mutation

d)

Frameshift mutation

24.

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

25.

How does the structure of DNA determine the structure of a protein?

a)

DNA --> RNA --> codes for amino acids--> amino acids make protein--> protein makes phenotype

b)

RNA --> DNA --> protein makes phenotype --> codes for amino acid --> amino acid makes protein

c)

Codes for amino acid --> DNA --> amino acid makes protein --> RNA --> protein makes phenotype

26.

Reorder the following to match the central Dogma of Genetics

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Protein

1)
2)
3)
27.

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