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DNA Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the process of making a copy of DNA which is called RNA

a)

Transcription

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Translation

d)

Nucleus Process

2.

What is the name of the cell organelles (part of a cell) that builds proteins out of amino acids?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

RNA

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

3.

A set of three bases that code for a specific amino acids.

a)

Macromolecule

b)

mRNA

c)

Codon

d)

Protein

4.

What is the amount of matter that makes up something? (measured in grams and kilograms)

a)

Mass

b)

mRNA

c)

Compund

d)

Matter

5.

Something that is called a ______________ is made out of two or more separate elements.

a)

compound

b)

element

c)

atoms group

d)

covalent bond

6.

A group of atoms bonded together is called a ______________.

a)

molecule

b)

GMO

c)

equation

d)

chemical reaction

7.

What is the name of the base pair that bonds with cytosine in a DNA molecule?

a)

Guanine

b)

Adenine

c)

mRNA

d)

Uracil

8.

A change in a gene or chromosome is called a ____________________.

a)

altercation

b)

cellular respiration

c)

mutation

d)

transcription

9.

What are the macromolecules that are the building blocks of cells; made of amino acids?

a)

nucleic acids

b)

carbohydrates

c)

lipids

d)

proteins

10.

Plant or animal whose genes (DNA) have been changed by scientists.

a)

Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)

b)

Radioactive

c)

mRNA

d)

DNA purified

11.

Adenine bonds with ______________.

a)

Guanine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Adenine

12.

Where inside the cell is DNA located?

a)

cell membrane

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

13.
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
14.

Using the codon chart translate the following code of RNA into the correct amino acids: CCC AAG GAC

a)

Pro - Lys - Asp

b)

Cys - Lys - Glu

c)

The - Asn - Glu

d)

Thr - Phe - Asp

15.

A long section of DNA that has information for a specific trait of a living thing is a _____________.

a)

mRNA

b)

Genome

c)

GMO

d)

Gene

16.

The full set of an organism’s (living thing) DNA.

a)

Genome

b)

Gene

c)

Ribsome

d)

Element

17.

The process of decoding mRNA and making a protein is made out of amino acids is called ____________.

a)

transcription

b)

interpretation

c)

creative molecular activity

d)

translation

18.

Six basses make how many codons?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

16

19.

The _____________ connects amino acids to codons in building proteins by match the anti-codon to the codon.

a)

mRNA

b)

ribosome

c)

translation connector

d)

tRNA

20.

Amino acids are to proteins as ____________ are to words.

a)

sentences

b)

letters

c)

sounds

d)

books

21.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
22.

Our genetic information is found inside our _______________.

a)

DNA

b)

Amno Acid

c)

Protein

d)

Brains

23.

DNA has instructions for building thousands of different _______________.

a)

proteins

b)

cars

c)

types of foods

d)

RNA

24.

A sections of DNA that codes for a specific protein is called a ______________.

a)

gene

b)

blueprint

c)

macromolecule

d)

GMO

25.

DNA is coiled and organized into structures called _________________.

a)

spindle fibers

b)

bundles

c)

chromosomes

d)

ribosomes