Mutations Quiz

What pairs with Adenine (A) in DNA replication?

• Guanine (G)

• Cytosine (C)

• Adenine (A)

• Thymine (T)

What pairs with Adenine (A) in DNA transcription to mRNA?

• Cytosine (C)

• Thymine (T)

• Uracil (U)

• Guanine (G)

What are the building blocks of proteins?

• DNA

• Ribosomes

• Amino Acids

• RNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What are the three types of mutation? 

• Insertion, Deletion, Subsitution
• Deletion, Newstion, Subsitution 
• Newstion, Deletion, Insertion 
• Insertion, Newstion, Substitution 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Normal-
GAG-CTC-GAC-AGA
Mutant
GAG CTC-CAC-AGA

• no mutation
• substitution
• insertion
• deletion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

• Substitution
• Deletion
• Insertion
• Inversion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated

• it's in everything

• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

• because we eat it every day for energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What do harmful mutations do?

• Decrease chances of survival

• Increases changes of survival

• Decreases likelihood of developing cancer

• Increases likelihood of developing cancer

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

What do beneficial mutations do?

• Increases chances of survival

• Decreases changes of survival

• Increases chances of developing cancer

• Decreases skills

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

What is the definition of DNA mutation? 

• The original DNA strand
• The strand with four pairs 
• A change in the DNA strand
• The strand in a double helix 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2