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DNA-- RNA--Protein

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are 3 types of RNA. What are they? (Select all that apply)

a)

tRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

mRNA

d)

xRNA

2.
RNA contains the sugar
a)
ribose
b)
deoxyribose
c)
glucose
d)
lactose
3.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
DNA is single-stranded
b)
RNA is single-stranded
c)
DNA contains uracil
d)
RNA contains deoxyribose
4.
What is the product of translation?
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
proteins
5.

The Process of creating RNA from DNA

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

6.

In RNA the base T is replaced with

a)

U

b)

G

c)

C

d)

A

7.

What combines together to make a protein?

a)

Amino Acid

b)

RNA

c)

Ribosome

d)

DNA

8.

What organelle is the site of translation?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

9.
What is the product of transcription?
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
proteins
10.

Which of the following tells the Ribosome to STOP?

a)

UAC

b)

UGG

c)

UGA

d)

UCA

11.

Which of the following tells the Ribosome to START?

a)

AUG

b)

UGG

c)

UGA

d)

UCA

12.
A portion of DNA reads GAG. The corresponding mRNA would be
a)
GUG
b)
GTG
c)
CTC
d)
CUC
13.
In a strand of DNA, if it contains 20% of Thymine, then how much Guanine would be present?
a)
30%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
10%
14.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
15.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
16.
A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.
a)
Replication
b)
Translation
c)
Transcription
17.
The following picture must be
a)
DNA because it's double stranded
b)
RNA because it's single stranded
c)
DNA because it's single stranded
d)
RNA because it's double stranded
18.
What are the nucleotides made of?
a)
Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
b)
Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
c)
Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
d)
Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine
19.
Replicate the following strand of DNA: 
AATCATGGA
a)
AATCATGGA
b)
TTAGTACCT
c)
UUAGUACCU
d)
GGATAUCUA
20.

How many chromosomes does a human have?

a)

10

b)

23

c)

46

d)

92

21.

the results of mitosis is

a)

2 identical daughter cells

b)

2 different daughter cells

c)

4 identical daughter cells

d)

4 different daughter cells

22.

The male and female sex cells are also called

a)

body cells

b)

skin cells

c)

somatic cells

d)

gametes

23.
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...
a)
16 chromosomes.
b)
46 chromosomes.
c)
8 chromosomes.
d)
4 chromosomes.
24.
Cancer cells typically form a mass of tissue called a:
a)
biopsy.
b)
carcinogen.
c)
tumor.
d)
allergy.
25.

What is is called when a tumor proves to be stationary?

a)

malignant

b)

benign

c)

oncogene

d)

byogene

26.

When using your codon chart, what sequence can you use to find the correct amino acid?

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

Any of these will do

27.
What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Tyrosine
c)
Leucine
d)
Stop codon
28.
What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA
a)
Met-Pro-Ala-Val
b)
Met-Pro-Val
c)
Tyr-Gly-His
d)
Tyr-Gly-Arg-His
29.
The codon CCU codes for what amino acid?
a)
Isoleucine
b)
Stop
c)
Methionine
d)
Proline
30.
What is does this image represent? 
a)
Mutation
b)
Translation 
c)
tRNA
d)
Transcription 
31.
What is the relationship between a protein, the cell, and DNA?
a)
DNA is produced by protein which is produced in the cell
b)
Protein is composed of DNA which is produced in the cell
c)
DNA makes RNA which produces protein in the cell
d)
A cell is composed of DNA and protein
32.
What process is occurring in this photo?
a)
Transcription
b)
Translation
c)
mRNA is matching with amino acids
d)
tRNA is transcribing the DNA
33.

If a strand of DNA had bases in the following order - ATCCGTC, what would be the transcribed mRNA sequence?

a)

TAGGCAG

b)

UAGGCAG

c)

TUGGCUG

d)

None of the above are correct

34.

What is the correct order for the following events that occur during protein synthesis?

a)

B,E,A,C,D

b)

B,A,E,C,D

c)

D,A,E,C,B

d)

C,B,A,E,D

35.

Genes contain instructions for assembling

a)

proteins.

b)

carbohydrates.

c)

lipids.

d)

nucleic acids.

36.
RNA can be found in the ___
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
both the nucleus and the cytoplasm
37.

What causes a mutation?

a)

a repeat in base pairs

b)

a base pair being deleted

c)

base pairs being flipped in order

d)

Any change of sequence of base pairs

38.

Which of the following is the correct order?

a)

RNA -> DNA-> protein

b)

protein -> DNA -> RNA

c)

DNA -> protein -> RNA

d)

DNA->RNA-> Protein

39.

Answer this question by choosing the word that begins with T

a)

Genetics

b)

Replication

c)

Transcription

d)

Mutation

40.

What type of Nucleic Acid is the covid -19 made of ?

a)

DNA

b)

tRNA

c)

mRNA

d)

rRNA

e)

TNT

41.
After meiosis is complete, the new cells:
a)
are all identical
b)
are all different
c)
are half identical and half different
d)
are all stretched out
42.

The picture below shows an enzyme unwinding and unzipping DNA.

​

​What is the name of this enzyme?

a)

DNA Helicase

b)

DNA Ligase

c)

DNA polyermase

d)

RNA Polymerase

43.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
CAT TCA CTG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
44.

What occurs during DNA replication?

a)

The DNA is copied into RNA

b)

The DNA makes an exact copy of itself

c)

The DNA is converted to a protein

d)

The DNA is converted to lipids

45.
The data collected supports which of the following questions that Squidward could have tested?
a)
Which song does the audience prefer?
b)
Which instrument does the audience like best?
c)
Which reed length creates the best sound?
d)
How do applause affect performance?
46.

What is the first step in the scientific method?

a)

Form a hypothesis

b)

Make an observation and ask a question about it

c)

Research your topic

d)

Record and analyze data

47.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
48.

What is NOT a part of cell theory:

a)

all cells come from existing cells

b)

all cells have a nucleus

c)

all living things are made of cells

d)

cells are basic unit of structure and function in living things

49.
What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things? 
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
molecule
d)
human
50.

What are the "protein-makers" of a cell?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

ER

d)

Golgi Body

51.

What process results in the division of 1 cell into 2 identical daughter cells?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

G1

d)

Cross-Over

52.

The end result of meiosis is...

a)

4 identical cells

b)

4 genetically different cells

c)

2 identical cells

d)

2 genetically different cells

53.

Multicellular organisms will always be classified as...

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Both

54.
A human usually has ______ chromosomes in their body cells.
a)
6
b)
22
c)
4
d)
46
55.
During osmosis
a)
water moves from high to low concentration
b)
large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane
c)
water moves when energy is used
d)
proteins are built
56.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
57.

Molecules tend to move from an area of high concentration to low concentration is called

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

diffuson

c)

osmosis

d)

receptor

58.

What conclusions can you draw from this graph?

a)

The deer population went down over time.

b)

The deer population went up over time.

c)

The deer population went up quickly, then down, but then stayed the same.

d)

There are less deer because of hunters

59.
The x-axis shows
a)
time
b)
temperature
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
parts per million
60.

5. Use methylene blue to stain the cells because they are ___________.

a)

colourful

b)

opaque

c)

transparent

61.

Which of the following is an observation about this picture?

a)
The boy has fallen off his bike.
b)
The boy is in a lot of pain.
c)
The boy has injuries to his knees
d)
The boy learned his lesson about wheelies
62.

Which of the following statements is an inference about the picture

a)
The vase is broken.
b)
The girls' bow is blue and purple.
c)
The girl broke the vase.
d)
The girl has blonde hair.
63.
Replicate the following strand of DNA: 
AATCATGGA
a)
AATCATGGA
b)
TTAGTACCT
c)
UUAGUACCU
d)
GGATAUCUA
64.
The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication
a)
helicase
b)
replicase
c)
polymerase
d)
synthase
65.
How does RNA differ from DNA?
a)
RNA contains uracil and deoxyribose
b)
RNA contains ribose and thymine
c)
RNA contains uracil and ribose
d)
RNA contains adenine and ribose
66.

Where does Transcription take place?

a)

Inside the nucleus

b)

Inside the cytoplasm

c)

Inside the Ribosome

d)

Inside the Rough ER

67.
DNA codes for...
a)
cholesterol
b)
proteins
c)
fatty acids
d)
a sandwich
68.
Genetic info flows in one direction. Which best represents this flow?
a)
DNA-protein-RNA
b)
Protein-RNA-DNA
c)
RNA-protein-DNA
d)
DNA-RNA-protein
69.

If the mRNA codon is AUG, what amino acid would the tRNA bring?

a)

Met

b)

GLu

c)

Ala

d)

Phe

70.

What amino acid (abbreviation) would be added to the protein being formed during translation if the mRNA codon reads "CCU?"

(a)  

71.

True or false, mutations create genetic diversity?

a)

True

b)

False

72.
What are the possible combinations of a pea plant with the alleles PP and a male pea plant with the alleles pp.
P= purple
p= white
a)
all Pp
b)
all PP
c)
Pp,PP,Pp,PP
d)
all pp
73.
B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
74.
What gender has an X and a Y chromosome?
a)
male
b)
female
c)
transgender 
d)
all of the above
75.
Genotype refers to the ...
a)
physical expression of the genes
b)
the possible combination of alleles in a gene
c)
whether an allele is dominant or recessive
d)
how an organism will appear
76.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
77.
What is the dominant trait?
a)
yellow pea seeds
b)
green pea seeds
c)
there is no dominant seed
d)
Jolly green giant
78.
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co dominance
c)
Independent assortment
d)
Recessive inheritance
79.
What do you call the non-Mendelian inheritance pattern that states that neither trait is dominant and the traits appear to blend together?
a)
Codominance
b)
Incomplete dominance
c)
Polygenic traits
80.

Colorblindness is a recessive X-linked disorder.

Which genotype represents a male with normal vision?

a)

XN YN

b)

Xn Yn

c)

XN Y

d)

Xn Y

81.
Which of the following genotypes belongs in the red box in the Punnett square?
a)
XBXb
b)
XbXb
c)
XbY
d)
XBY

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