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DNA, Replication, Transcription, and Translation

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statements about DNA is not true?.

a)

it contains 2 chains of nucleotides

b)

it contains deoxyribose sugar

c)

it is replicated in preparation for cell division

d)

it never leaves the nucleus

e)

it has the base uracil instead of thymine

2.

Okazaki fragments are used to elongate

a)

)the leading strand toward the replication fork

b)

the lagging strand toward the replication fork

c)

both strands in both directions

d)

)the leading strand away from the replication fork

e)

the lagging strand away from the replication fork

3.

The two strands of a DNA molecule are connected by

a)

hydrogen bonds between the codons and anticodons

b)

hydrogen bonds between the bases of one strand and the bases of another strand

c)

hydrogen bonds between deoxyribose sugar molecules of one strand and deoxyribose molecules of the second strand

d)

covalent bonds between phosphate groups

e)

covalent bonds between the nitrogen bases

4.

Which of the following cannot form a base-pair?

a)

Cytosine DNA nucleotide with a Guanine DNA nucleotide

b)

Adenine DNA nucleotide with a Thymine DNA nucleotide

c)

Adenine DNA nucleotide with a Uracil RNA nucleotide

d)

Cytosine DNA nucleotide with a Guanine RNA nucleotide

e)

Adenine DNA nucleotide with a Thymine RNA nucleotide

5.

Which of the following is true?

a)

A messenger RNA molecule has the form of a double helix

b)

Ribosomes contain RNA nucleotides and amino acids

c)

The uracil nucleotide consists of the uracil nitrogen base, a deoxyribose sugar, and a phosphate group

d)

When tRNA attaches to mRNA during translation, cytosine bonds to guanine and adenine bonds to thymine

e)

In eukaryotes, DNA is manufactured in the nucleus and RNA is manufactured in the cytoplasm

6.

All of the following enzymes are involved in DNA replication EXCEPT

a)

helicase

b)

DNA ligase

c)

DNA polymerase

d)

RNA polymerase

e)

RNA primase

7.

The end products of translation are

a)

polypeptides

b)

amino acids

c)

lipids

d)

RNA

e)

DNA

8.

Which of the following contains the code for a protein?

a)

DNA polymerase

b)

RNA polymerase

c)

rRNA

d)

tRNA

e)

mRNA

9.

The DNA of an elephant and the DNA of a cherry tree will probably differ in all of the following aspects EXCEPT the

a)

kinds of genes for which the DNA codes

b)

kinds of nucleotides utilized in forming DNA

c)

number of DNA molecules

d)

length of DNA molecules

e)

sequence of DNA nucleotides

10.

Protein synthesis consists of all of the following steps EXCEPT

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

elongation

e)

initiation

11.

The genetic instructions for forming a polypeptide chain are carried to the ribosome by the

a)

tRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

mRNA

d)

ATP

e)

DNA

12.

The mRNA actively being translated in the cytoplasm would have all of the following EXCEPT

a)

a poly-A-tail

b)

a 5' cap

c)

exons

d)

introns

e)

RNA nucleotides

13.

How many parts are there to a ribosome?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

Which of the following statements about DNA replication is not true?

a)

The process insures that each new cell will have the same genetic material as the original cell

b)

The process begins at a single location on the DNA molecule called the origin of replication

c)

The process is defined as semiconservative replication

d)

Results in chromosomes that contain 2 DNA molecules called sister chromatids

15.

Which of the following is not true of ribonucleic acid?

a)

contains a hydroxyl group on the 2nd carbon

b)

contains ribose sugar

c)

is double stranded

d)

is produced in the nucleus

e)

contains uracil instead of thymine

16.

DNA and RNA polymerases move in a 3'-5' direction.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The leading strand is produced continuously, while the lagging strand is produced discontinuously.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Each unit of a nucleic acid consisting of a sugar, attached phosphate group, and base is

a)

nucleolus

b)

nucleotide

c)

nucleosome

d)

histone

19.

In a nucleic acid, the bases are always attached to the _______________ carbon of the sugar.

a)

5'

b)

4'

c)

3'

d)

2'

e)

1'

20.

During semiconservative replication, the original double helix remains intact and a new double helix forms.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The elongation of Okazaki fragments during DNA synthesis progresses away from the replication fork.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

If one side of a DNA molecule contains the following sequence of nucleotides, AGTCCG, the complementary sequence on the other side would be:

a)

GCCTGA

b)

AGTCCG

c)

TCAGGC

d)

CTGAAT

23.

During your summer job at Virotech, you isolate a previously unknown virus. Analysis of its genome reveals that it is composed of a double stranded DNA molecule containing 14% T (thymine). Based on this information, what would you predict the %C (cytosine) to be?

a)

14%

b)

28%

c)

36%

d)

72%