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DNA and the Cell Cycle Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
2.
All of the DNA found within our cells is known as our
a)
gene
b)
genome
c)
double helix
d)
chromosome
3.

Why is the sequence of DNA important?

a)

it is very small and very complicated

b)

it's in every living thing

c)

it determines the type of traits and characteristics an organism has

d)

the sequence is exactly the same for every living thing

4.

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

a)

deoxyribose sugars and nitrogen bases

b)

deoxyribose sugars and hydrogen bonds

c)

deoxyribose sugars and nucleotides

d)

deoxyribose sugars and phosphates

5.

This enzyme breaks apart the two strands of DNA to prepare for replication

a)

Helicase

b)

Ligase

c)

DNA polymerase

d)

DNA synthase

6.

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

7.
Identify the correct order of DNA replication
a)
3, 2, 1, 4
b)
2, 1, 4, 3
c)
2, 3, 1, 4
d)
3, 4, 1, 2
8.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)
sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
c)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
d)
sugar, phosphate, protein
9.
What is the role of DNA?
a)
It helps break down food
b)
It stores energy
c)
it provides a code for making proteins
d)
It prevents pathogens from getting into the cell
10.

Name this structure

a)

double helix

b)

nucelotide

c)

amino acid

d)

hydrogen bond

11.

Which bases pair together?

a)

Adenine binds to Thymine, Guanine binds to Cytosine

b)

Cytosine binds to Adenine, Thymine binds to Guanine

c)

Guanine binds to Guanine, Adenine binds to Cytosine

d)

Adenine binds to Guanine, Thymine binds to Cytosine

12.

The enzyme that attaches the complimentary base pairs to the original strand of DNA during replication is called

a)

Helicase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

DNA replicase

d)

Ligase

13.

A mutation that replaces one nitrogen base-pair with a different nitrogen base-pair is a ________________ mutation.

a)

substitution

b)

insertion

c)

deletion

d)

inversion

14.

Because DNA is made of two strands running in opposite directions, this characteristic is called being

a)

antiparallel

b)

a Helix

c)

condensed

d)

a chromosome

15.
Any change in the sequence of DNA is called a
a)
disorder
b)
genotype
c)
gene
d)
mutation
16.

A specific section of DNA along a chromosome shown in the image is called a

a)

genome

b)

chromatin

c)

gene

d)

nucleotide

17.

When DNA tightly winds up around histone proteins, this forms

a)

gene

b)

chromosome

c)

chromatin

d)

genome

18.

What process is being shown in the image?

a)

cell division

b)

DNA mutation

c)

binary fission

d)

DNA replication

19.
In the image z represents 
a)
sugar
b)
phosphate
c)
nitrogen base
20.

A chromosome is made up of many

a)

genes

b)

genomes

c)

cells

d)

DNA polymers

21.

The sequence of DNA provides chemical instructions for making __________________.

a)

proteins

b)

DNA

c)

genes

d)

carbohydrates

22.

Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. One of the fly's wing cells goes through mitosis. After mitosis, the wing cells that form from the original cell would have

a)

16 chromosomes.

b)

46 chromosomes.

c)

8 chromosomes.

d)

4 chromosomes.

23.

In the G1 stage of the cell cycle, the cell

a)

Grows

b)

Takes in nutrients and gets rid of waste

c)

Carries on normal activities

d)

All of the above

24.
In the S stage of interphase_______________
a)
the cell grows
b)
the nucleus divides
c)
the cell membrane divides
d)
the DNA is replicated
25.

Human body cells (somatic cells) each contain 46 chromosomes. If any of these cells divide by mitosis, how many chromosomes will be in the cells that form?

a)

12

b)

23

c)

46

d)

92

26.
Put the following actions in order: DNA replicates, cell grows, cell divides, cell prepares for mitosis. 
a)
DNA replicates, cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
b)
cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, DNA replicates, cell divides
c)
cell grows, DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
d)
DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell grows, cell divides
27.

Why would it be important to replicate DNA before a cell divides?

a)

In order for the correct amount DNA to be transferred into daughter cells so each cell ends up with the same DNA

b)

In order for the cells to all be the same size.

c)

In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.

d)

In order for the DNA to transferred into daughter cells in a way that they each get different amounts of DNA.

28.
In mitosis, the two resulting cells are
a)
different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
b)
different from the starting cell and different from each other.
c)
identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
d)
identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
29.

Which of the following is NOT a reason multicellular eukaryotes need mitosis?

a)

Growth

b)

Recovering from injuries

c)

Replacement of dead cells

d)

Reproducing

30.

After fertilization of an egg and sperm, the first cell forms. This first cell (a zygote) begins to divide and develop into the embryo and then the fetus. What type of cell division is occurring here?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

binary fission

d)

budding

31.

When a single-celled eukaryote goes through mitosis, what is happening?

a)

It is forming new types of cells

b)

It is reproducing, forming more single-celled eukaryotes

c)

To replace dead cells

d)

To repair damage to a tissue

32.

Meiosis in humans produces

a)

cells identical to the original cell dividing

b)

egg cells and sperm cells

c)

somatic cells

33.

Why do they cells at the end of meiosis have half the number of chromosomes as the starting cell

a)

During meiosis some of the chromosomes break down

b)

Not all of the DNA is copied before meiosis

c)

There are two divisions during meiosis instead of one