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DNA

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

DNA stands for

a)

Dioxyribo Nucleic Acid

b)

Dunder Nucleic Acid

c)

Dopamine Nucleic Acid

d)

Deciduous Nucleic Acid

2.

Which is in order from largest to smallest structure?

a)

chromosome, DNA strand, gene, nucleotide

b)

chromosome, gene, DNA strand, nucleotide

c)

gene, DNA strand, chromosome, nucleotide

d)

DNA strand, chromosome, gene, nucleotide

3.

What are the parts of a nucleotide?

a)

phosphate, sugar, base

b)

A, T, G, C

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

two base pairs connected

4.

One strand of DNA has how many nucleotides

a)

millions

b)

about 20

c)

billions

d)

thousands

5.

Which of the following is correctly matches: ATT GTA CGA

a)

TAA CAT GCT

b)

ATT GTA CGA

c)

TAA GTA TCG

d)

GCC ACG TAC

6.

What do genes do?

a)

make proteins

b)

store energy

c)

create covalent bonds

d)

create hydrogen bonds

7.

The size and shape of proteins determines:

a)

their function

b)

their bonds

c)

their nucleotides

d)

their chromosomes

8.

The 'backbone' or 'ribbon' of the DNA strand is made of:

a)

phosphate and sugar

b)

phosphate only

c)

phosphate and base

d)

sugar and base

9.

Covalent bonds occur:

a)

on the ribbon (between the sugar)

b)

between the bases

c)

only between A & T

d)

only between G & C

10.

Hydrogen bonds occur:

a)

on the ribbon (between the sugar)

b)

between the bases

c)

only between A & T

d)

only between G & C

11.

What is this a picture of?

a)

nucleotide

b)

DNA strand

c)

chromosome

d)

gene

12.

Label the picture in order:

a)

phosphate ; sugar ; base

b)

phosphate ; base ; sugar

c)

base ; sugar ; phosphate

d)

base ; phosphate ; sugar

13.

Which of the following correctly matches: GCT AGA TCG

a)

CGA TCT AGC

b)

TAG CTC GAT

c)

ATC GAG CTA

d)

ATG CTC CGT

14.

DNA is shaped in a:

a)

double helix

b)

tightly packed swirl

c)

twisted ladder

d)

nucleotide

15.

antiparallel stands of nucleotides run in:

a)

opposite directions

b)

the same direction

c)

base pairs

d)

chromosomes

16.

In which phase does the DNA copy itself?

a)

interphase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

17.

In which phase do the chromosomes line up?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

18.

In which phase do the chromosomes form?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

19.

In which phase do the chromatids split apart?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

20.

In which phase do new nuclear membranes form?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase