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- 1. Multiple Choice
Mutations can be negative because
They can cause cancer
They can cause birth defects
They can help an organism thrive in its environment.
They can affect offspring.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Mutations can benefit humans because they can:
Cause illness
Make an organism more suited to live in its environment.
Make organisms live shorter lives
Cause organisms to grow extra limbs.
- 3. Multiple Choice
A mutation is defined as:
A change in the cell's structure
Anything that changes in an embryo
Any change in the physical features of a human
A change in the DNA sequence
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhere do mutations occur?DNA and RNADNARNAmRNA and tRNA
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes mutations?Mistakes in replication or environmental substancesThe amino acidsPassed down by geneticsIt's how your born
- 6. Multiple Choice
A mutation can occur if a base pair is ____________, deleted, or substituted for another.
modified
added
transferred
- 7. Multiple Choice
A mutation in which only one nucleotide is altered is called a:
Frameshift Mutation
Deletion Mutation
Point Mutation
Insertion Mutation
- 8. Multiple Choice
Another name for a point mutation is:
Substitution
Frameshift
Insertion
Deletion
- 9. Multiple Choice
ATTTGAGCC- Original
ATTGAGCC - Mutated
The example above is an example of a
Insertion
Point mutation
Deletion
Substitution
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who does a mutation effect?
individuals
only parents
a person's children
only children
- 11. Multiple Choice
Mutations are random.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
Mutations are SOMETIMES helpful to the organism.
true
false
- 13. Multiple Choice
True or false, mutations create genetic diversity?
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
In order for offspring to get a genetic mutation, the mutation must occur in what type of cell?
Cells with no nucleus.
Any body cell after birth.
Cells with no cell wall or cell membrane.
Cells like eggs or sperm cells that are undergoing reproduction.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Identify which of the following is a genetic mutation disease..
Common head cold
Cystic fibrosis
Heart attack
Chicken pox
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