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Mutations

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mutations are always bad

a)

true

b)

false

2.

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

3.

When grandma's cookie recipe changed from 350 degrees to 550 degrees, this is an example of a _________ mutation

a)

deletion

b)

substitution

c)

inversion

4.

Mutations can leave to evolutionary change.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following is not a type of mutation?

a)

Substitution

b)

Insertion

c)

Prescription

d)

Deletion

6.

THEBIGFATREDCATSAT is the normal message, what type of mutation is this: ZHEBIGFATREDCATSAT

a)

Insertion

b)

Deletion

c)

Substitution

7.

THEBIGFATREDCATSAT is normal, what is this:

THEBIGFATREDATSAT

a)

Substitution

b)

Insertion

c)

Deletion

8.

THEBIGFATREDCATSAT is normal, what would this be:

THESBIGFATREDCATSAT

a)

Substitution

b)

Insertion

c)

Deletion

9.

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

10.

A mutation is defined as:

a)

A change in the cell's structure

b)

Anything that changes in an embryo

c)

Any change in the physical features of a human

d)

A change in the DNA sequence

11.

Why are insertion and deletion 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.

12.

Identify the DELETION mutation form the following:

ATG CCA AAT

a)

ATG TCA AAT

b)

ATG CCT AAA T

c)

ATC CA AT

d)

ATG CCA AAT

13.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
14.
What are the building blocks of proteins called?
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Amino Acids
15.
Why is the order of amino acids so important?
a)
The order of amino acids dictates what shape the protein will fold into.
b)
It is not important. The protein folding chamber will force the protein to fold into the correct shape.
16.
What molecule is shown in the double helix diagram shown?
a)
DAN
b)
RAN
c)
DNA
d)
RNA
17.
If you are a boy, what percent of your genes did you get from your dad?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
18.
Which of these bases does not exist in RNA?
a)
C
b)
T
c)
U
d)
A
19.
What type of chromosomal mutation is this?
a)
Inversion
b)
Translocation
c)
Deletion
d)
Duplication