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DNA / RNA - Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the building blocks of DNA?

a)

ribosomes

b)

amino acids

c)

nucleotides

d)

nucleic acids

2.

Which is NOT a part of a nucleotide?

a)

ribosome

b)

nitrogen base

c)

phosphate

d)

deoxyribose

3.

What does cytosine pair with in DNA?

a)

adenine

b)

uracil

c)

thymine

d)

guanine

4.

Where does the nitrogen base attach on the backbone?

a)

sugar

b)

phosphate

c)

hydrogen bond

d)

nucleotide

5.

What holds the nitrogen bases together?

a)

covalent bonds

b)

peptide bonds

c)

nitrogen bonds

d)

hydrogen bonds

6.

What is the complementary strand to this DNA?

AAT CAG GTA CCG AAC

a)

TTA CAG CAT GGC TTG

b)

TTA GTC CAT GGC TTG

c)

UUA GUC CAU GGC UUG

d)

TTA GUC CAT CCG TTG

7.

What does adenine pair with in RNA?

a)

thymine

b)

cytosine

c)

guanine

d)

uracil

8.

What is the function of mRNA?

a)

carry DNA's instructions to the ribosome

b)

transport amino acids to ribosome

c)

unknown

d)

make a message of DNA

9.

Which process is shown here?

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

protein synthesis

10.

Where in the cell does transcription take place?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosome

d)

cytoskeleton

11.

Which process is shown here?

a)

replication

b)

translation

c)

cell division

d)

transcription

12.

Write the complementary RNA strand.

ACC GTA TTA CGA GGG

a)

UGG CAU CCU GCU CCC

b)

UGG CAT CCU GCT CCC

c)

TGG CAT AAT GCT CCC

d)

UGG CAU AAU GCU CCC

13.

What are proteins made of?

a)

nucleic acids

b)

amino acids

c)

nucleotides

d)

peptide bonds

14.

Where does translation take place in the cell?

a)

ribosome

b)

nucleus

c)

cytoplasm

d)

mitochondria

15.

What is produced by translation?

a)

mRNA strand

b)

2 identical DNA strands

c)

new cell wall

d)

protein

16.

What are the amino acids for this mRNA strand?

AAC GUG CGA UUC AGC

a)

asparagine, cysteine, proline, serine, serine

b)

asparagine, valine, arginine, phenylalanine, serine

c)

asparagine, valine, arginine, leucine, serine

d)

asparagine, alanine, arginine, proline, serine

17.

What are the amino acids for this DNA strand?

TAG CCA GCA (find the matching base pairs)

a)

isoleucine, proline, alanine

b)

lysine, proline, arginine

c)

isoleucine, glycine, arginine

d)

leucine, gluyine, alanine

18.

If there is an ATT on the DNA side, what three nitrogen containing bases would be on the RNA side?

a)

UAA

b)

TAA

c)

TTA

d)

AAU

19.

If there is an ATT on the DNA left side, what three nitrogen containing bases would be on the DNA right side?

a)

UAA

b)

TAA

c)

CAA

d)

GAA

20.

What is made at the end of transcription?

a)

an mRNA molecule

b)

protein

c)

2 semi-conservative strands of DNA

d)

a tRNA molecule

21.

What is made at the end of translation?

a)

an mRNA molecule

b)

protein

c)

2 semi-conservative strands of DNA

d)

a tRNA molecule

22.

Pick the proper match for the shape of DNA to RNA

a)

RNA is a double helix and DNA is a single strand.

b)

DNA is a double helix and RNA is a single strand.

c)

DNA is a ring and RNA is a double helix.

d)

DNA is a triple helix and RNA is a double helix.

23.

What is different about the sugars found in DNA and RNA?

a)

RNA has a deoxyribose sugar whereas DNA has a ribose sugar.

b)

They do not contain sugars.

c)

There is no difference in their sugars.

d)

DNA has a deoxyribose sugar whereas RNA has a ribose sugar.

24.

What is the function of tRNA?

a)

It is what makes the ribosome.

b)

It carries the message from DNA to the ribosome.

c)

It transfers the amino acid to the growing protein on the ribosome.

d)

It is in the cell membrane and controls what moves in and out.

25.

Which definition matches what transcription is?

a)

The process of making a protein

b)

The process of changing DNA into a mRNA strand

c)

The process of bringing amino acids to the ribosome

d)

The process of making 2 semi-conservative DNA strands.

26.

This is the site of protein synthesis when translation takes place.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Golgi Body

27.

This is the name of the enzyme that help to build the mRNA strand in transcription.

a)

DNA polymerase

b)

amylase

c)

RNA polymerase

d)

lipase

28.

How many nitrogen containing bases are in a codon?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

29.

In Eukaryotes, transcription occurs in the....

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

30.

This is the type of RNA that makes the ribosome.

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

sRNA

31.

What amino acid is known as the universal start codon and codes for AUG

a)

Leu

b)

Met

c)

Gly

d)

Ser

32.

How are transcription and translation similar in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

a)

They both have RER and golgi bodies so they can do both processes.

b)

They both have a nucleus so they can do both processes.

c)

They both have DNA and ribosomes so they can do both processes.

d)

They both have a nucleus and RER so they can do both processes.

33.
In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of
a)
cytosine
b)
guanine
c)
thymine
d)
uracil
34.
Any change in the sequence of DNA is...
a)
transgenic shift
b)
Single Genotype
c)
Monohybrid Trait
d)
Mutation
35.
Are all mutations bad?
a)
Yes
b)
No
36.
In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of
a)
cytosine
b)
guanine
c)
thymine
d)
uracil
37.
Any change in the sequence of DNA is...
a)
transgenic shift
b)
Single Genotype
c)
Monohybrid Trait
d)
Mutation
38.
What is a codon?
a)
It is a three letter section of bases that are read by ribosomes to stamp amino acids into a protein
b)
They are the codes on the DNA (hence "code-on"
c)
It is a type of mutation that occurs when there has been a substitution, deletion or insertion.
d)
It is a made up word for this quiz. Nice try, Wampler.
39.
What are the building blocks of proteins called?
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Amino Acids
40.
In DNA, Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
41.

The sequence of DNA below is part of a gene. How many amino acids are coded for by this segment?

5' ATCAGCGCTGGC 3'

a)

4

b)

8

c)

12

d)

20

42.

A scientist puts nucleotide chains of UUUUUU in a test tube under conditions allowing protein synthesis. Soon the test tube is full of polypeptide chains composed only one the amino acid phenylalanine. What does this experiment indicate?

a)

The amino acid phenylalanine is composed of uracil.

b)

UUU codes for the amino acid phenylalanine.

c)

Protein synthesis malfunctions in test tubes.

d)

Most proteins contain only one type of amino acid.

43.

Which of the following would most likely cause a mutation?

a)

the placement of ribosomes on the endoplasmic reticulum

b)

the insertion of a nucleotide into DNA

c)

the movement of transfer RNA out of the nucleus

d)

the release of messenger RNA from DNA

44.

A diagram of a cellular process is shown above.


Which of the following identifies the process shown at point Z?

a)

translation

b)

translocation

c)

replication

d)

transcription

45.

During transcription the DNA base sequence is transcribed into a complimentary mRNA sequence. A codon table like the one shown below lists the amino acids coded for by particular triads of mRNA bases. A segment of DNA has undergone a mutation in which one nucleotide has been changed. The original sequence was ACG and the new sequence is ACA. Use the codon table to determine whether or not this mutation will cause a change in the phenotype of the organism.

a)

yes, the phenotype of the organism would change because a new amino acid will be coded for.

b)

yes, the phenotype of the organism would change because any change in the DNA sequence will cause a change in phenotype.

c)

Even though the DNA sequence changed, the sequence still codes for the same amino acid, so no change in phenotype will occur.

d)

It is impossible to determine if a change in phenotype will occur using only the DNA sequence.

46.

Which of the following carries amino acids to the site of protein synthesis?

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNa

c)

tRNA

d)

nRNA

47.
In DNA replication, complementary base pairing occurs between ___.
a)
Cytosine and uracil 
b)
Adenine and guanine
c)
Adenine and uracil
d)
Adenine and thymine
48.
 Which sequence depicts the correct order of protein synthesis within a cell? 
a)
DNA → mRNA → amino acids → proteins
b)
DNA → amino acids → mRNA → proteins
c)
 DNA → mRNA → proteins → amino acids
d)
DNA → proteins → amino acids → mRNA
49.

Only mutations in ________________ cells are passed from generation to generation.

a)

body cells

b)

sex cells

c)

stem cells

d)

basophilic cells

50.

Hydrogen bonds form between ________________ in DNA.

a)

phosphate groups

b)

nitrogenous bases

c)

sugars

d)

amino acids

51.

Which enzyme helps make the new half of DNA in replication?

a)

helicase

b)

reverse polytranscriptase

c)

ligase

d)

DNA polymerase