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Mutations

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 44mins

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.

Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

a)

Insertions only

b)

Substitution only

c)

Deletion only

d)

Insertions and Deletions

3.

Which type of mutation does the model demonstrate?

a)

Deletion

b)

Substitution

c)

Insertion

d)

Translocation

4.

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

5.
What type of chromosomal mutation is this?
a)
Translocation
b)
Inversion
c)
Deletion
d)
Duplication
6.
What is a Gene?
a)
A segment of RNA that encodes for a protein
b)
A chromosome
c)
A segment of DNA that encodes for a protein
d)
Your genome
7.

Mutations that involve parts of or all of

a chromosome

a)

Replication

b)

Deletion Mutation

c)

Chromosomal Mutation

d)

Transcription

8.

Part of a chromosome is repeated

a)

Gene Mutation

b)

Point Mutation

c)

Deletion Mutation

d)

Duplication Mutation

9.

A mutation in which only one nucleotide is altered is called a:

a)

Frameshift Mutation

b)

Deletion Mutation

c)

Point / Substitution Mutation

d)

Insertion Mutation

10.

Genetic mutations can be...

a)

beneficial, harmful, or neutral

b)

beneficial only

c)

harmful only

d)

neutral only

11.

Part of a chromosome

is deleted

a)

Deletion Mutation-Gene

b)

Translocation

c)

Deletion Mutation -Chromosomal

d)

Crossing Over

12.

A type of substitution in which no  amino acids change is called 

a)

Missense

b)

Nonsense

c)

Silent

d)

Deletion

13.

What type of chromosomal mutation is this?

a)

deletion

b)

duplication

c)

insertion

d)

translocation

14.

What would happen if a substitution mutation changed

UAU

into

UAG

a)

instead of adding Tyrosine, the process would stop.

b)

instead of adding Serine, the process would stop.

c)

instead of adding Tyrosine, the process would add Serine

d)

instead of adding Serine, the process would add Tyrosine.

15.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
16.

An insertion/additon mutation occurs when

a)

a base pair is missing from the DNA strand

b)

a base pair is added to the DNA strand

c)

a base pair is replaced with a different base pair

17.

A deletion mutation occurs when

a)

a base pair is missing from the DNA strand

b)

a base pair is added to the DNA strand

c)

a base pair is replaced with a different base pair

18.

Ms. Sopz has a problem with his ribosomes. Which molecule cannot be synthesized?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

DNA

d)

Proteins

19.

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

20.

The chromosomal mutation shown in the image is a

a)

deletion

b)

duplication

c)

inversion

d)

translocation

21.

The chromosomal mutation shown in the image is a

a)

deletion

b)

duplication

c)

inversion

d)

translocation

22.

Which letter shows the mutation, Translocation

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

Correctly label the mutations

24.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

1.

Deletion

b)

2.

Inversion

c)

3.

Duplication

d)

4.

Insertion

e)

5.

Translocation

25.

What type of mutation is shown?​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Substitution
inversion
insertion
Deletionsion
Deletion
translocation
26.

Mutations in these types of cells affect offspring:

27.
Question Image

Match type of mutation

a)

A

1.

Substitution

b)

B

2.

Insertion

c)

C

3.

Deletion

28.

Identify the types of mutations shown.

29.

Match the following Mutations

a)

Deletion

1.

Entire sequence shifts to the left

b)

Insertion

2.

Entire sequence shifts to the right

c)

Substitution

3.

One Nucleotide is swapped for another

d)

Point

4.

Only one nucleotide is affected

e)

Frameshift

5.

More than one nucleotide is affected and entire sequence shifts