DNA Mutations Quiz

Save time with this DNA Mutations Quiz! Both PDF and digital versions are included to support any style of teaching!

 

Need a quick way to provide feedback? Use the self grading Google form!

 

The questions in this assessment are designed to be rigorous and require students to predict, reflect, connect, and think critically about the content being presented.

 

Topics Covered in this Assessment:

• sequencing DNA
• sequencing mRNA
• using codons to identify amino acids
• identifying gene and chromosome mutations

 

Who is this resource for?

This resource can be used by classroom teachers, tutors, and parents of students in grades 6-9. It provides a variety of practice covering the mentioned topics.

 

How Can I Use this Resource?

• Formative or Summative assessment – Use the Google Forms version of this file to quiz your students and get automatic feedback!
• Pretest
• Emergency Sub Plans
• An independent work station in a set of stations
• Differentiation – Assign this quiz as reteaching for students who have yet to show mastery.
• Homework
• Creation of Independent Work Packet for students who are not able to be present for direct instruction.
• Extension activity for early finishers or for students who show a special interest in the topic
• Use as a square on a Choice Board
• Use the questions individually as a warm up or closure activity

 

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Purchase includes a printable PDF file in color with answer key. On page 2 of this resource you will find a link to a student friendly Google Forms version of this file.

 

Note about Google Forms: Google does not currently support a “view only” version of a Form. For that reason, you may have to request access to use this form. I will approve your access within 24 hours, and I will ask that you please make a copy of the master before editing or assigning it to students.

 

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NGSS STANDARDS COVERED BY THIS DNA MUTATIONS QUIZ:

HS-LS3-2 Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may result from (1) new genetic combinations through meiosis, (2) viable errors occurring during replication, and/or (3) mutations caused by environmental factors. Emphasis is on using data to support arguments for the way variation occurs. Assessment does not include the phases of meiosis or the biochemical mechanism of specific steps in the process.

MS-LS3-1 Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism. Emphasis is on conceptual understanding that changes in genetic material may result in making different proteins. Assessment does not include specific changes at the molecular level, mechanisms for protein synthesis, or specific types of mutations.