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WorksheetsGenetics Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 28mins
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Class
Date
1.
In humans, where does DNA replication take place?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
ribosome
d)
vacuole
2.
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
3.
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
4.
Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose and adenine
b)
deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
c)
sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate
5.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
6.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
7.
Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA? (This is the MONOMER of DNA.)
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
fatty acids
d)
polysaccharides
8.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
9.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
10.
A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.
a)
Replication
b)
Translation
c)
Transcription
11.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
12.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
13.
The drawing shows the structure of what molecule?
a)
A DNA molecule
b)
A lipid molecule
c)
A carbohydrate molecule
d)
A protein molecule
14.
In what phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication take place?
a)
G1
b)
S
c)
G2
d)
M
15.
Name this structure
a)
double helix
b)
nucelotide
c)
twisted ladder
d)
hydrogen bond
16.
A nucleotide includes...?
a)
pentose sugar
b)
nitrogenous base
c)
phosphate group
d)
all of the above
17.
DNA holds the code for
a)
lipids
b)
carbohydrates
c)
protein
d)
sugar
18.
The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____
a)
transcription
b)
rRNA
c)
replication
d)
translation
19.
The main function of tRNA is to...
a)
carry a message that, when translated, forms proteins
b)
form a portion of ribosomes
c)
string together complementary RNA and DNA strands
d)
bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes
20.
Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand:
GTAGTCA
GTAGTCA
a)
UATUAGA
b)
ACGACTG
c)
CAUCAGU
d)
CATCAGT
21.
What process is going on in this photo?
a)
Transcription
b)
Translation
c)
Replication
d)
All the above
22.
What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?
a)
Anticodon
b)
Codon
c)
Protein
23.
What is the location in the cell for transcription?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosome
d)
mitochondria
24.
Which is the mRNA molecule that would be transcribed from this DNA template:
TGGCAAGTACGT
TGGCAAGTACGT
a)
ACCGTTCATGCA
b)
UGGCAAGUACGU
c)
UCCGUUCUUGCU
d)
ACCGUUCAUGCA
25.
Translation is the process where
a)
mRNA is created in the Nucleus
b)
mRNA is decoded to form a protein
c)
glucose molecules are made
d)
is where lipids are synthesised
26.
In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______.
a)
cytosine
b)
adenine
c)
guanine
d)
thymine
27.
The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
replication
28.
What is one characteristic that is true about both DNA and RNA?
a)
single stranded
b)
contain genes
c)
have the base uracil
d)
used as a template
29.
Which nucleic acid is double stranded, has the 4 bases A, T, C, G, and is too large to leave the nucleus?
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
ATP
30.
Use the mRNA codon to amino acid table or wheel - which amino acid is coded from the codon GCA?
a)
alanine
b)
tryptophan
c)
leucine
d)
serine
31.
What is the point on mRNA at which protein synthesis begins?
a)
start codon
b)
fast triplet
c)
beginning of the strand
d)
stop codon
32.
Which of the following best represents the “Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
a)
DNA → RNA → Proteins
b)
DNA → Proteins → RNA
c)
Proteins → RNA → DNA
33.
Guanine always hydrogen bonds with Cytosine. This is an example of:
a)
Contemplation Proclamation Perspiration
b)
Confusatory Base Maturation
c)
Compligatory Nitrogenase
d)
Complementary Base Pairing
34.
When translating mRNA to amino acids, you start at the start codon which is...
a)
GGA
b)
AUG
c)
CUA
d)
ACC
35.
Which amino acid pairs with the codon GUA
a)
Val
b)
Ile
c)
Asp
d)
Gly
36.
Which nucleic acid contains the sugar deoxyribose?
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
ATP
37.
One difference between DNA and RNA is that....
a)
Only RNA has the base Uracil
b)
only RNA contains the base Thymine
c)
only RNA contains the base Cytocine
d)
only RNA contained the base Guanine
38.
What amino acid is represented by the codon CAG?
a)
Aspartic Acid
b)
Histidine
c)
Glutamine
d)
Methionine
39.
What sugar is found in RNA?
a)
ribose
b)
glucose
c)
deoxyribose
d)
sucrose
40.
A portion of DNA that is condensed and rod-like
a)
Gene
b)
Chromosome
c)
Codon
d)
Amino Acid
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