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HEREDITY UNIT TEST REVIEW 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DNA is a complex macromolecule composed of --

a)

deoxribose sugar, phosphate and fatty acid

b)

deoxribose sugar, phosphate and nitrogen

c)

ribose sugar, phosphate and amino acid

d)

ribose sugar, phosphate and nitrogen

2.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of RNA?

a)

RNA is double stranded

b)

RNA is found only in the nucleus

c)

RNA contains the nitrogen base uracil

d)

RNA contains the nitrogen base thymine

3.

One similarity between DNA and mRNA is that they both contain --

a)

the same sugar

b)

a nitrogen base called thymine

c)

double stranded polymers made up of nucleotides

d)

genetic codes based on sequences of nitrogen bases

4.

The monomers or building blocks of DNA and RNA are --

a)

nucleotides

b)

amino acids

c)

sugars

d)

fatty acids

5.

DNA is used as a template /model to create a strand of mRNA during the process of --

a)

replication

b)

translation

c)

transcription

d)

transition

6.

What is the name of the sugar in DNA?

a)

glucose

b)

ribose

c)

deoxyribose

d)

glycogen

7.

Use your expert knowledge to identify the last step in the diagram. This is where the information found in the codons of mRNA are used to assemble amino acids to build a polypeptide chain. The polypeptide chain will be eventually folded into a specific shape to become a fully functioning protein.

a)

replication

b)

translation

c)

transcription

d)

transformation

8.

The type of RNA that delivers the correct amino acid to the ribosome in the cytoplasm is called --

a)

rRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

RNA polymerase

9.

What is the correct complementary strand of DNA bases that will form along the DNA strand shown below:


A T T G C A T

a)

A T T G C A T

b)

T A A C G T A

c)

U A A C G U A

d)

T U U C G T U

10.

What type of mutation is shown in the diagram above?

a)

insertion

b)

deletion

c)

base-pair substitution

d)

translation

11.

Which of the following shows the "Central Dogma" how information is transformed to make proteins?

a)

DNA --------> RNA --------> Protein

b)

Gene ---------> Chromosome --------> Protein

c)

Cell Respiration --------> ATP ---------> Protein

d)

ATP --------> Amino Acid ----------> Protein

12.

Use the codon wheel to transcribe and translate the following DNA strand:


AAT - AGG - TTC - CTG

a)

Leu - Ser - Lys - Asp

b)

Phe - Ser - Lys - Asp

c)

Phe - Ser - Asn - Asp

d)

Leu - Ser - Asn - Asp

13.

Which is NOT a function of mitosis?

a)

growth

b)

repair

c)

creating genetically different cells

d)

making identical daughter cells

14.

Place the following sequences in order of the stages of mitosis.

a)

2, 3, 1, 4, 5

b)

2, 3, 5, 4, 1

c)

3, 2, 5, 1, 4

d)

5, 4, 3, 2, 1

15.

What kind of cells most likely results from uncontrolled growth due to mutations in the genes that control the cell cycle?

a)

nerve cells

b)

bone cells

c)

cancer cells

d)

cardiac cells

16.

What type of mutation does the diagram show?

a)

deletion

b)

insertion

c)

substitution

d)

translocation

17.

Who is the father of the child?

a)

Male 1

b)

Male 2

c)

Male 3

d)

None of the males

18.

Which of these occurs just before the cell enters G2 (growth stage 2) of the cell cycle?

a)

the nuclear membrane disintegrates

b)

DNA replicates

c)

spindle fibers form

d)

nucleus divides

19.

Which of the following statements describes what is happening in the process?

a)

transcription of DNA to mRNA to make proteins

b)

a molecule of mRNA is directing the production of tRNA

c)

molecules of RNA are forming chromosomes

d)

semi-conservative replication of a molecule of DNA creating two identical copies

20.

How is the information for a specific protein carried on the DNA molecule?

a)

as a sequence of nucleotides

b)

in the double-helix shape of the condensed chromosomes

c)

in the ratio of cytosine to guanine

d)

as a pattern of phosphates and sugars