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WorksheetsIntro to Genetics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
DNA is the genetic material of ALL living things
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which best represents the sequence of bases present in mRNA?
a)
A U C G
b)
A T U G
c)
A T C G
d)
U T C G
3.
Which type of RNA delivers the genetic code to the ribosome?
a)
tRNA
b)
mRNA
c)
rRNA
d)
tmRtmRNA
4.
Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
fatty acids
d)
polysaccharides
5.
What are the 4 nitrogen bases?
a)
adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
b)
adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
c)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
d)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose
6.
A segment of DNA that codes for a protein is called a...
a)
Enzyme
b)
Mutation
c)
Gene
d)
Complimentary
7.
The DNA sequence TACGAA would be transcribed to
a)
AUGCUU
b)
ATGCTT
c)
GCATCC
d)
GCAUCC
8.
The nucleic acid DNA is composed of
a)
sugar, protein, and nitrogenous bases.
b)
protein, nitrogenous bases, and phosphate.
c)
nitrogenous bases, phosphate, and RNA.
d)
sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous bases.
9.
Which of the following is the sugar found in RNA?
a)
Ribose
b)
Maltose
c)
Deoxyribose
d)
Amylose
10.
The two strands of DNA run in opposite directions. They are said to be:
a)
Antiparallel
b)
Complementary
c)
Anti-directional
d)
Weird
11.
Which of the following bases is NOT found in RNA?
a)
Thymine
b)
Adenine
c)
Guanine
d)
Cytosine
12.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
13.
The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication
a)
helicase
b)
replicase
c)
polymerase
d)
synthase
14.
DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,
a)
each one with two original strands
b)
each one with two new strands
c)
each one with one new strand and one original strand
d)
one with two new strands and the other with two original strands
15.
A wrapped up strand of DNA that carries genetic information in the form of genes
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Chromosome
c)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
d)
Double Helix
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