wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

D11T4 XLine 5

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DNA replicates through a process called

a)

dispersive replication

b)

semi-dispersive replication

c)

conservative replication

d)

semiconservative replication

2.

Which of the following enzymes separates the two DNA strands of the helix during DNA replication?

a)

DNA helicase

b)

DNA amylase

c)

DNA ligase

d)

DNA polymerase

3.

DNA is able to store large amounts of genetic information.

a)

Its contains a large number of nucleotides.

b)

The sugar and phosphates can be arranged in many different sequences.

c)

Its nucleotides can be arranged in large number of possible sequences.

d)

The nitrogen bases can be altered to form many different letters in the sequence.

4.

Which of the following numbered terms represents the correct order of sequences in a eukaryotic DNA as it was synthesized?

1. Okazaki fragments are joined together.

2. Formation of RNA primer.

3. Unwind the DNA strand.

4. Formation of leading and lagging strands.

a)

1 --> 2--> 3 -->4

b)

3 --> 2 --> 4 --> 1

c)

2 --> 1 --> 4 --> 3

d)

4 --> 2 --> 1 --> 3

5.

A new DNA strand only elongated in the 5’ to 3’ direction because

a)

DNA polymerase adds nucleotides at the 5’ end

b)

Replication must progress toward the replication fork

c)

Okazaki fragments prevent elongation in the 3’ to 5’ direction

d)

DNA polymerase adds nucleotides only to the free 3’ end

6.

All of the enzymes below are involved in the replication of DNA EXCEPT

a)

DNA Helicase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

RNA primase

d)

RNA polymerase

7.

Which of the following processes occurs in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell?

a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

DNA replication

d)

RNA processing

8.

DNA ligase is an enzymes that

a)

unwind the double helix of DNA during replication

b)

link the nucleotides of the new DNA strand along the template of the old strand

c)

join the two DNA strands (one new and one old) after replication

d)

seal together the broken ends of DNA strands

9.

What is the function of primase?

a)

unwinding the DNA double strand to allow DNA polymerase to function

b)

forming replication fork

c)

making short strands of RNA at the site where replication begins

d)

hydrolyzing ATP to facilitate DNA unwinding

10.

What is the molecule which acts as an intermediate between the DNA and the ribosomes?

a)

Messenger RNA

b)

Transfer RNA

c)

Ribosomal RNA

d)

Intermediate RNA

11.

If a DNA strand reads TAC GGC ATG, then the RNA molecules created by transcription would read

a)

ATG CCG TAC

b)

CGU AAU GCA

c)

CGT AAT GCA

d)

AUG CCG UAC

12.

Which of the following statements about translation is NOT TRUE?

a)

The product of translation is a polypeptide chain

b)

Translation takes place at the ribosome surface

c)

The triplet codes on tRNA are translated into amino acid sequences in polypeptides.

d)

In translation process, the base adenine is complementary to uracil

13.

What is the function of ribosomes during protein synthesis?

a)

Attach to the mRNA and travel along the strand

b)

Attach to the DNA molecule to produce mRNA

c)

Translate mT+RNA to tRNA

d)

Transcribe mRNA into rRNA

14.

The process of initiation in transcription requires

a)

a promoter sequence

b)

Okazaki fragments

c)

a DNA primer

d)

DNA polymerase

15.

A hormone molecule M is made up of two polypeptide chains: one chain contains 20 amino acids and the other chain contains 31 amino acids. What is the minimum number of nitrogenous bases in DNA required to code this molecule?

a)

51

b)

102

c)

153

d)

306

16.

What is the process of RNA synthesis called?

a)

Replication

b)

Translation

c)

Termination

d)

Transcription

17.

A promoter is

a)

a substance which facilitates RNA transcription

b)

a sequence of bases at which RNA polymerase begins transcription

c)

a type of RNA which promotes cell division

d)

an environmental change which causes transcription occur

18.

One of the mRNA codons specifiying the amino acid leucine is 5’-CUA-3’. Its corresponding anticodon is

a)

5’-GAT-3’

b)

3’-AUG-5’

c)

3’-GAU-5’

d)

3’-GAT-5’

19.

The following events occur in the replication of DNA:


1 bonds between complementary bases form

2 DNA molecule uncoils

3 opposite strands separate

4 sugar-phosphate bonds form in the new strands

5 free nucleotides align with complementary nucleotides on each strand


In which order do these events take place?

a)

2 5 3 1 4

b)

2 3 5 1 4

c)

2 5 3 4 1

d)

3 2 5 4 1

20.

During the process of DNA replication, the lagging strand

a)

is synthesized as small Okazaki fragments

b)

is synthesized as a complementary leading strand

c)

pairs with the leading strand

d)

is made entirely of RNA primers

21.

Okazaki Fragments are joined together by

a)

RNA polymerase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

RNA ligase

d)

DNA ligase

22.

A transcription unit that is 800 nucleotides long may use 1, 200 nucleotides to make a protein consisting of 400 amino acids. This is best explained by the fact that

a)

many non-coding nucleotides are present

b)

nucleotides break off and are lost during transcription

c)

many nucleotides are needed and coded for each amino acid

d)

there is redundancy and ambiguity in the genetic code

23.

If the DNA triplets are GTT ACG, the tRNA anticodons would be

a)

GTT ACG

b)

ATG CGT

c)

CAA UGC

d)

GUU ACG

24.

If the enzyme X is coded by 53 codons, how many amino acids are there in the polypeptide chain?

a)

51

b)

52

c)

53

d)

54

25.

Which of the following is NOT involved in transcription?

a)

Initiation factors

b)

RNA polymerase

c)

DNA template

d)

Promoter