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DNA and RNA

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DNA stands for

a)

Deoxyriboplasmic acid

b)

Deoxynutrient amino

c)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

d)

Deoxyneutron amino

2.

Which molecule holds the code for all of the parts of the body, like eye color, organ building, hair color, height, and everything else?

a)

Complex starch

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Fatty acid

d)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

3.

What are the four nitrogen bases present in DNA?

a)

adenine, lysine, guanine, cytosine

b)

adenine, uracil, guanine, cytosine

c)

cytosine, thymine, lysine, adenine

d)

cytosine, guanine, thymine, adenine

4.

What are the building blocks of DNA?

a)

proteins

b)

starches

c)

nucleotides

d)

RNA

5.

What has to happen before DNA can be read?

a)

It has to be unzipped into RNA strands

b)

It has to be translated from the original Greek language it was written in

c)

You have to learn the language of DNA, which is French

d)

It has to be broken up into smaller pieces

6.

A set of 3 nucleotides together is called ____________.

a)

The Three Amigos

b)

Triplets

c)

A Brodon

d)

A Codon

7.
The correct spelling of DNA is....
a)
deoxiribonucleic acid
b)
deoxyribosenucleic acid
c)
deoxyribonucleic acid
d)
deoxyribonucliec acid
8.

The sugar used in DNA is called

a)

ribose

b)

glucose

c)

galactose

d)

splenda

9.

Which of the following is one of the 4 nucleotides?

a)

Odenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Juranine

d)

Kytosine

10.
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
11.
Cell division that creates reproductive cells with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.
a)
Meiosis
b)
Gamete
c)
Pedigree
d)
Mitosis
e)
Dominant
12.
Cell division that creates cells with the same number and kind of chromosomes of the original cell.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Gamete
d)
Pedigree
e)
Dominant
13.
Name two types of cell division
a)
Mitosis & Meiosis
b)
Dominant & Recessive
c)
Homozygous & Heterozygous
d)
Egg & Sperm
e)
Affected & Unaffected
14.

Which molecule forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA strand?

a)

Guanine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Ribose (sugar)

15.
Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
fatty acids
d)
polysaccharides
16.
RNA contains the sugar
a)
ribose
b)
deoxyribose
c)
glucose
d)
lactose
17.

The molecule that holds the code for everything in our bodies is called _________________.

a)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

b)

Ribonucleic Acid

c)

Sheoxyfibronucleic Acid

d)

Lysergic Acid

18.

The molecule that is made from DNA and then used to build proteins from is called

a)

Ribonucleic Acid

b)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

c)

Muriatic Acid

d)

Formic Acid

19.

Which organelle is called the "control center" of the cell?

a)

The nucleus

b)

The mitochondria

c)

The ribosome

d)

The cytosol

20.

What is a codon?

a)

A section of 3 nucleotides that a ribosome can read

b)

A full gene from the DNA

c)

The middle section of any piece of RNA

d)

A section of 4 nucleotides that the RNA can read

21.

What happens to DNA during interphase?

a)

The DNA is replicated

b)

The RNA is created

c)

The DNA leaves the nucleus

d)

The RNA is used to make proteins

22.

Which molecule leaves the nucleus and is used to make proteins?

a)

RNA

b)

DNA

23.

What code does the RNA hold?

a)

RNA holds the code for one specific protein

b)

RNA holds the code for your hopes and dreams

c)

RNA holds the code for a ham sandwich

d)

RNA holds the code for everything in the entire body

24.

When RNA is being built based on the pattern of DNA it's called

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Transition

d)

Transmission

25.

When RNA is being used by the ribosome to build proteins it's called

a)

Translation

b)

Transmission

c)

Transportation

d)

Transmogrification

26.

Proteins are built from

a)

Amino Acids

b)

Nucleotides

c)

Codons

d)

Adenosine