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Biology - 12.1 & 12.2 - DNA

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Structure made up of tightly wound DNA.

a)

Protein

b)

Chromosome

c)

Nucleotide

d)

RNA

2.

A sugar, nitrogen base, and _______________ are the

three parts of a subunit of DNA.

a)

gene

b)

fatty acid

c)

phosphate group

d)

carboxyl group

3.

Sugar found in DNA.

a)

deoxyribose

b)

ribose

c)

glucose

d)

fructose

4.

Subunit of DNA.

a)

Nucleic acid

b)

Nucleotide

c)

Amino Acid

d)

Fatty Acid

5.

Base that bonds with adenine (A).

a)

adenine (A)

b)

cytosine (C)

c)

guanine (G)

d)

thymine (T)

6.

Bond that holds the nitrogen bases together.

a)

Peptide bond

b)

Hydrogen bond

c)

Ionic bond

d)

Covalent bond

7.

Two of these form the "rungs" of the DNA ladder

a)

nitrogen bases

b)

phosphate group

c)

sugar

8.

When does DNA replication happen?

a)

During mitosis

b)

Before cell division

9.

What protein glues new nitrogen bases to template strand during DNA replication?

a)

helicase

b)

chlorophyll

c)

DNA polymerase

d)

DNA transcriptase

10.

In picture, which of the following is represented by X ?

a)

an amino acid

b)

an mRNA bond

c)

a nucleotide base pair

d)

a ribosome binding site

11.

Which section of DNA represents the complementary strand to the section of DNA above?

a)

ATTCGGGATATT

b)

TTATAGGGCTTA

c)

TAAGCCCTATAA

d)

AATATCCCGAAT