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Vocabulary Topic 1 Genes and Heredity (focus on DNA)

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a building block of DNA consisting of a phosphate, sugar, and q nitrogen base

a)

chromosome

b)

mutation

c)

nucleotide

d)

double helix

2.

any change in the DNA of a gene or a chromosome

a)

replication

b)

mutation

c)

nucleotide

d)

deoxyribose

3.

organelle where protein synthesis occurs

a)

ribosome

b)

DNA

c)

nucleus

d)

gene

4.

copying

a)

ribosome

b)

double helix

c)

protein synthesis

d)

replication

5.

type of RNA in cytoplasm that carries an amino acid to the ribosome during protein synthesis

a)

chromosome

b)

ribosome

c)

transfer RNA

d)

messenger RNA

6.

sugar molecule found in DNA

a)

ribosome

b)

double helix

c)

messenger RNA

d)

deoxyribose

7.

a threadlike structure within a cell's nucleus that contains DNA that is passed from one generation to the next

a)

chromosome

b)

gene

c)

nitrogen base

d)

nucleotide

8.

one of four nitrogen containing molecules found in DNA

a)

messenger RNA

b)

nitrogen base

c)

deoxyribose

d)

transfer RNA

9.

process by which amino acids link together to form proteins

a)

double helix

b)

protein synthesis

c)

nucleotide

d)

gene

10.

sections of DNA found on chromosomes

a)

replication

b)

nucleotide

c)

nitrogen base

d)

gene

11.

the shape of DNA; twisted ladder

a)

deoxyribose

b)

mutation

c)

double helix

d)

chromosome

12.

the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring

a)

nitrogen base

b)

DNA

c)

messenger RNA

d)

transfer RNA

13.

type of RNA that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to ribosomes in the cytoplasm

a)

messenger RNA

b)

DNA

c)

transfer RNA

d)

mutation