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LS.12 Genetics and Heredity Pt I

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

The diagram above shows a picture of the DNA molecule. It can be described as...

a)

a single strand with two nitrogenous bases.

b)

having a double helix shape.

c)

being flat like a sheet of paper

d)

rod-shaped

2.

In Deoxyribonucleic acid, cytosine pairs with the nitrogen base, -

a)

thymine

b)

uracil

c)

adenine

d)

guanine

3.

The hereditary material that controls all cellular activities is called-

a)

ATP

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

DNA

d)

chloroplast

4.

In Deoxyribonucleic acid, Adenine pairs with the nitrogen base, -

a)

guanine

b)

thymine

c)

cytosine

d)

uracil

5.

What is the correct abbreviation for Deoxyribonucleic acid?

a)

DOA

b)

RNA

c)

DNA

d)

DRA

6.

DNA can be described as-

a)

having a structure of a single helix.

b)

all of the above

c)

having a structure like a twisted ladder.

d)

storing the vacuole(s) of a cell.

7.

Strands of DNA that are twisted together are known as -

a)

chromosomes

b)

genotypes

c)

recessive

d)

nitrogen bases

8.

Where is the genetic material of a eukaryotic cell located?

a)

In the cell wall

b)

Outside the nuclear membrane

c)

In the nucleus

d)

In the ribosomes

9.

DNA is sometimes referred to as a ladder. Which two molecules make up the sides of the DNA ladder?

a)

phosphate and deoxyribose (sugar)

b)

phosphate and ribose (sugar)

c)

phosphate and nitrogen base

d)

nitrogen base and ribose (sugar)

10.

Rosalind Franklin created the above X-ray to examine the--

a)

division of DNA

b)

alleles of DNA

c)

chromosomes of DNA

d)

structure of DNA

11.

DNA is a molecule made up of which of the following components?

a)

deoxyribose (sugar)

b)

phosphates

c)

fatty acid

d)

blood cells

e)

nitrogenous bases

12.

In order to continue life, DNA must -

a)

replicate

b)

mate

c)

breed

d)

reproduce

13.

If the daughter cells are going to have the same genetic information as the original cell, then --

a)

it requires genetic engineering.

b)

natural selection must occur.

c)

the original cell must mutate

d)

the DNA must replicate

14.

The small segments of a chromosome that help code for a trait are called --

a)

genes

b)

proteins

c)

nucleotides

d)

genotypes

15.

Which scientists were the first to develop an accurate model of the DNA molecule?

a)

James Watson and Francis Crick

b)

Robert Hooke and Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Gregor Mendel and Walter Sutton

d)

Rosalind Franklin and Gregor Mendel

16.

The chemist who was able to create images of DNA molecules using X-ray diffraction was--

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

James Watson

d)

Rosalind Franklin

17.

The letter A is pointing to...

a)

nitrogen base pairs

b)

adenine

c)

thymine

d)

sugar

18.

The letter E is pointing to...

a)

nitrogen base pairs

b)

adenine

c)

thymine

d)

sugar

19.

The letter F is pointing to...

a)

guanine

b)

adenine

c)

thymine

d)

nitrogen base pairs

20.

The letter G is pointing to...

a)

guanine

b)

cytosine

c)

thymine

d)

nitrogen base pairs

21.

The ______ is the order of the nitrogen bases on the DNA molecule that code for specific amino acids.

a)

Genetic code

b)

DNA code

c)

Protein code

d)

Binary code