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Life Science, DNA & Modern Genetics Post Assessment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In DNA which is a correct base pairing?
a)
A with G
b)
G with T
c)
A with U
d)
A with T
2.
Where does DNA replication take place?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosome
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Golgi Body
3.
Which molecule brings the amino acid to the ribosome?
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
rRNA
4.

RNA is different from DNA in ___

a)

RNA is single stranded

b)

RNA has uracil

c)

All of these

5.
Changes in DNA sequences that affect genetic information are known as...
a)
Replication
b)
Mutations
c)
Transformation
d)
Translation
6.
mRNA stands for 
a)
my RNA
b)
messenger RNA
c)
mitosis RNA
d)
mutated RNA
7.
What is the function of mRNA?
a)
storage of food
b)
prevents mutations
c)
provides energy
d)
carries genetic message 
8.
DNA codes for...
a)
cholesterol
b)
proteins
c)
fatty acids
d)
a sandwich
9.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
10.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
11.

In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of

a)

cytosine

b)

guanine

c)

thymine

d)

uracil

12.
Which of the following does NOT contain uracil?
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
13.
Mutations can be ___________. 
a)
harmful
b)
helpful
c)
both harmful and helpful. 
14.

The process of transferring information from DNA to RNA is called

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

15.

The process of transferring information from RNA to proteins is called

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

16.

True or False: Cancer is caused by a mutation

a)

True

b)

False

17.

A cancer cell does which of the following:

a)

Stops Dividing

b)

Continuously Divides

c)

Doesn't change

18.

The process of selecting and breeding parent organisms to pass on particular traits to offspring is called:

a)

genetic engineering

b)

selective breeding

c)

genome

d)

cloning

19.

The process in which a sequence of DNA from an organism is first isolated, then changed, and then returned to the organism or to another organism is called

a)

Genetic engineering

b)

selective breeding

c)

genome

d)

cloning

20.

What is the technique that uses technology to make copies of DNA?

a)

Selective breeding

b)

Genetic Engineering

c)

Cloning

d)

Genome