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WorksheetsDNA Quiz Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
DNA is a
a)
nucleic acid
b)
protein
c)
carbohydrate
d)
lipid
2.
What are the building blocks of proteins?
a)
monosaccharides
b)
amino acids
c)
sugars
d)
fatty acids
3.
What is TRANSCRIPTION?
a)
DNA → mRNA
b)
mRNA → protein
c)
DNA → amino acids
d)
amino acid → sugar
4.
What is DNA REPLICATION?
a)
DNA → DNA
b)
DNA → mRNA
c)
mRNA → DNA
d)
mRNA → protein
5.
What are the 3 parts of a NUCLEOTIDE?
a)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, acid, RNA
c)
sugar, protein, nitrogen base
d)
phosphate, ATP, nitrogen base
6.
What is the sugar in DNA called?
a)
glucose
b)
lactose
c)
ribose
d)
deoxyribose
7.
What are the 4 Nitrogen bases in DNA?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
A, T, C, G
c)
A, U, C, G
d)
A, X, Y, Z
8.
WHERE in the cell does DNA replication happen?
a)
the nucleus
b)
the ribosome
c)
the cytoplasm
d)
the chromosome
9.
WHERE in the cell does TRANSCRIPTION happen?
a)
the nucleus
b)
the cytoplasm
c)
the chloroplast
d)
the ribosome
10.
What is the other side of this DNA?
ATCCGTA
ATCCGTA
a)
ATCCGTA
b)
TACCGTA
c)
TAGGCAT
d)
UAGGCAU
11.
The groups of 3 bases on mRNA are called
a)
triplets
b)
codons
c)
anticodons
d)
amino acids
12.
What is the SHAPE of DNA?
a)
double ladder
b)
twisted ladder
c)
double helix
d)
single helix
13.
WHERE in the cell is DNA located?
a)
the membrane
b)
the ribosome
c)
the cytoplasm
d)
the nucleus
14.
DNA coils and organizes into X-shaped structures called
a)
amino acids
b)
cells
c)
chromosomes
d)
cytoplasm
15.
What is TRANSLATION?
a)
mRNA → protein
b)
DNA → mRNA
c)
tRNA → DNA
d)
DNA → DNA
16.
What are the 2 things a tRNA molecule has?
a)
amino acid & anticodon
b)
amino acid & protein
c)
anticodon & sugar
d)
phosphate & sugar
17.
Who are the scientists who get the credit for discovering the structure of DNA?
a)
Watson and Crick
b)
Washington and Lincoln
c)
Pierce and Mortensen
d)
Hooke and Darwin
18.
DNA and RNA work together to make
a)
nucleic acids
b)
carbohydrates
c)
proteins
d)
cells
19.
ACTGTCAAGT
This is
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
20.
What kind of RNA is made during TRANSCRIPTION?
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
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