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BIOLOGY STARR B.6E

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A mutation is least likely to affect a cell when the mutation-

a)

Reverses the order of bases in a DNA strand

b)

Allows the total number of bases in a DNA sequence to remain the same

c)

Replaces a base with its complementary base

d)

produces a triplet that codes for the same amino acid as the original triplet

2.

Which of these changes to the DNA triplet 3' GCT 5' will affect the protein produced?

a)

GTT

b)

TCT

c)

TCC

d)

GCA

3.

A mutation that occurs in the gametes of an organism most likely be transferred to which of the following?

a)

The siblings of the organism

b)

The offspring of the organism

c)

The other organisms living nearby

d)

The mating partner of the organism

4.

What type of mutation is depicted in the sequence?

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Frameshift

5.

Which is the new peptide chain when the new DNA segment is translated?

(a)  

6.
a)

Nitrogenous bases are added

b)

Nitrogenous bases are exchanged

c)

Nitrogenous bases are damaged

d)

Nitrogenous bases are deleted

7.
a)

Mutations are a source of variation in the species

b)

Mutations are the cause of disease in the species

c)

Mutations are not harmful when they occur in somatic cells of the species

d)

Mutations are always passed on to generations of the species

8.

Which mutation will cause the translation to stop?

a)

Mutation 1 and 3 only

b)

Mutation 1 only

c)

Mutation 2 only

d)

Mutations 1,2, and 3

9.
a)

Insertion

b)

Translocation

c)

Substitution

d)

Deletion

10.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

12.
a)

INSERTION

b)

DELETION

c)

DUPLICATION

d)

SUBSTITUTION

13.
a)

INSERTION

b)

TRANSLOCATION

c)

SUBSTITUTION

d)

DELETION