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- 1. Multiple Choice
Genes are located in which part of the cell?
Vacuole
ribosome
cytoplasm
nucleus
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following provides the best description of the function of chromosomes?
Controlling the production of specific proteins.
Increasing the reproductive success of the organism.
Decrease the need for resources for the organism.
Relays a message to other parts of the cell.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be the most immediate result of a gene mutation in an organism?
Increased reproductive success of the organism.
A change in a protein produced by the organism.
Shortened life span of the organism.
Decreased need for resources by the organism.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Some scientists claim that the gene that controls the production of hemoglobin, a protein responsible for the binding of oxygen to red blood cells in humans, is located at the position shown in the diagram below. Which of the following observations would provide the best evidence for this claim? *
Healthy humans all have this same gene in exactly the same location.
Nearby genes on the chromosome are thought to control other blood factors.
Humans lacking this gene exhibit problems with oxygen binding in their red blood cells.
Other organisms that require oxygen have similar genes in similar locations.
- 5. Multiple Choice
A certain genetic mutation is found with a high frequency in populations of humans living in places that experienced a deadly disease in the past. This same mutation is rare in places that have no history of the disease. Based on how genes work, this data best supports which of the following explanations? *
The disease causes the genetic material of humans to mutate just before it causes their disease.
This genetic mutation codes for the production of a protein that provides resistance to the disease.
Humans with this mutation develop this disease and then spread it to other humans without the mutation.
The genetic mutation was present in all populations but did not get passed on in places where humans did not contract the disease.
- 6. Multiple Choice
In humans, the protein CFTR regulates the components of sweat, digestive fluids, and mucus. Humans can have a normal form of the gene or a mutated form. Which of the following would provide evidence that the mutated form of the CFTR protein is harmful to humans?
Individuals who inherit the mutated form of the gene usually develop serious health problems.
Healthy individuals, with the normal form of the CFTR gene, can pass on a mutated form.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following observations would support the claim that a particular mutation is neutral?
In a given population, individuals that posses this mutation have a greater rate of reproduction.
The frequency of the mutation in a population, once it first appears, tends to increase over time.
The frequency of the mutation goes up and down with no observable effect on the health of a population.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Students are modeling how genes produce proteins by using wooden tiles with letters to represent the genes. In this model, the words that the combination of letters produce represents the proteins. In this model, which of the following best represents a mutation?
Changing one or more of the letters so that they spell a different word or no word at all.
Combining many different words to create a complete message.
Making different words, with a certain number of letters, that have the same meaning.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What specific part of a nucleic acid changes in a mutation?
Phosphate
nitrogenous Base
Deoxyribose Sugar
Ribose Sugar
- 10. Multiple Choice
What are 3 kinds of gene mutations? Check all that apply.
substitution (point mutation)
deletion (frameshift)
insertion (frameshift)
inversion
translocation
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the difference between translation and transcription?
Translation take DNA and turns it into RNA and transcription turns RNA into Proteins.
Transcription turns DNA into RNA and Translation turns RNA into proteins.
Translation takes DNA and copies it while Transcription turns DNA into Proteins.
Transcription take DNA and copies it while Translation turns DNA into Proteins.
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