AP Biology Mutations

Based your answer on the figure: A mutation results in a defective enzyme A. Which of the following would be a consequence of that mutation?

• an accumulation of A and no production of B and C

• an accumulation of A and B and no production of C

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A mutation in which of the following parts of a gene is likely to be most damaging to a cell?

• intron

• exon

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Why might a point mutation in DNA make a difference in the level of proteinʹs activity?

• It might substitute an amino acid in the active site.

• It might exchange one stop codon for another stop codon.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A frameshift mutation could result from

• a base insertion only.

• either an insertion or a deletion of a base.

• a base deletion only.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A change in a gene, group of genes or chromosome that results in a change in the proteins

• Replication

• Mutations

• Translation

• Transcription

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Where do mutations occur?

• DNA and RNA

• DNA 

• RNA

• mRNA and tRNA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a type of Mutation?

• Deletions

• Insertions

• Base Substitutions

• All of the Above

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

substitution mutation occurs when

• base pair is missing from the DNA strand

• base pair is added to the DNA strand

• base pair is replaced with a different base pair

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

• Missense

• Nonsense

• Silent

• Deletion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

deletion mutation occurs when

• base pair is missing from the DNA strand

• base pair is added to the DNA strand

• base pair is replaced with a different base pair

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2