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Genetics: Review of Biological Concepts

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is A? (this is a prokaryote)

a)

chromosome

b)

chromatin

c)

nucleus

d)

nucleoid

2.

What is B?

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

plasmid

d)

chloroplast

3.

What is C?

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

plasmids

d)

chloroplasts

4.

What is A?

a)

nuclear membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleoid

d)

nucleolus

5.

What is B?

a)

RNA

b)

chromatin

c)

nucleoid

d)

ribosomes

6.

Eukaryotic cells contain ________ chromosome within a nucleus.

a)

linear

b)

circular

c)

elliptical

d)

hyperbolic

7.

Prokaryotic cells contain ________ chromosome within a nucleus.

a)

linear

b)

circular

c)

elliptical

d)

hyperbolic

8.

During this phase, sister chromatids of each chromosome, held together only at their centromere regions, disjoin (separate) from one another and are pulled to opposite ends of the cell.

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

9.

_______________ replication describes the mechanism of DNA replication in all known cells.

a)

Dispersive

b)

Conservative

c)

Semi-dispersive

d)

Semi-conservative

10.

Variants of a gene controlling the same trait and occupying a specific region on a chromosome.

a)

alleles

b)

histones

c)

telomeres

d)

chromatids

11.

The dense, constricted region containing highly-specialized repetitive DNA sequence, and functions chiefly by joining the two sister chromatids that make up the X-shaped chromosome and by serving as a site for kinetochore assembly during cell division.

a)

telomere

b)

centromere

c)

dyad

d)

allele

12.

Molecules that act as temporary carriers of amino acids, bringing the appropriate amino acids to the ribosome based on the messenger RNA (mRNA) nucleotide sequence.

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

sRNA

d)

tRNA

13.

Organic compounds that contain amine and carboxyl functional groups, along with a side chain specific to each one.

a)

ribosomes

b)

enzymes

c)

amino acids

d)

dyads

14.

Sequence of three RNA nucleotides that corresponds with a specific amino acid or stop signal during protein synthesis.

a)

codec

b)

histone

c)

telomere

d)

codon

15.

Mitosis leads to the production of _______ cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Strictly speaking, mitosis is that portion of the cell cycle during which the hereditary components are equally partitioned into daughter cells.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

16.

Mitosis leads to the production of two cells, each with the same number of _______ as the parent cell. Strictly speaking, mitosis is that portion of the cell cycle during which the hereditary components are equally partitioned into daughter cells.

a)

chromosomes

b)

ribosomes

c)

mitochondria

d)

spindle fibers

17.

Mitosis leads to the production of two cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the _______ cell. Strictly speaking, mitosis is that portion of the cell cycle during which the hereditary components are equally partitioned into daughter cells.

a)

daughter

b)

haploid

c)

parent

d)

triploid

18.

Mitosis leads to the production of two cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Strictly speaking, mitosis is that portion of the cell cycle during which the hereditary components are equally partitioned into _______ cells.

a)

daughter

b)

haploid

c)

parent

d)

triploid

19.

Mitosis leads to the production of two cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Strictly speaking, mitosis is that portion of the _______ cycle during which the hereditary components are equally partitioned into daughter cells.

a)

energy

b)

life

c)

cell

d)

soul

20.

Transcription results in an RNA complement that includes the nucleotide __________ in all instances where thymine (T) would have occurred in a DNA complement.

a)

(A) Adenine

b)

(G) Guanine

c)

(T) Thymine

d)

(U) Uracil

21.

Fred Griffith was famous for his research on:

a)

viruses

b)

bacteria

c)

x-ray diffraction

d)

bacteriophage

22.

DNA ____________ is the biological process of producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule.

a)

mutation

b)

replication

c)

transcription

d)

translation

23.

Meiosis reduces the genetic content and the number of chromosomes by precisely _______. This reduction is essential if sexual reproduction is to occur without doubling the amount of genetic material in each new generation. Meiosis is part of a special type of cell division that leads to the production of sex cells: gametes or spores.

a)

one eighth

b)

one fourth

c)

one third

d)

one half

24.

Meiosis reduces the genetic content and the number of chromosomes by precisely one half. This reduction is essential if _______ reproduction is to occur without doubling the amount of genetic material in each new generation. Meiosis is part of a special type of cell division that leads to the production of sex cells: gametes or spores.

a)

sexual

b)

asexual

c)

fragmentation

d)

parthenogenesis

25.

Meiosis reduces the genetic content and the number of chromosomes by precisely one half. This reduction is essential if sexual reproduction is to occur without doubling the amount of genetic material in each new generation. _______ is part of a special type of cell division that leads to the production of sex cells: gametes or spores.

a)

Mitosis

b)

Symbiosis

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Meiosis

26.

Meiosis reduces the genetic content and the number of chromosomes by precisely one half. This reduction is essential if sexual reproduction is to occur without doubling the amount of genetic material in each new generation. Meiosis is part of a special type of cell _______ that leads to the production of sex cells: gametes or spores.

a)

absorption

b)

division

c)

depletion

d)

fragmentation

27.

Meiosis reduces the genetic content and the number of chromosomes by precisely one half. This reduction is essential if sexual reproduction is to occur without doubling the amount of genetic material in each new generation. Meiosis is part of a special type of cell division that leads to the production of sex cells: _______ or spores.

a)

dyads

b)

tetrads

c)

gametes

d)

fragments

28.

Chromosomal migration is made possible by the binding of spindle fibers to the chromosome’s _______, an assembly of multilayered plates of proteins associated with the centromere.

a)

telomere

b)

potentialchore

c)

kinetochore

d)

centralchore

29.

____________ link amino acids together in the order specified by the codons of messenger RNA molecules to form polypeptide chains.

a)

Nucleosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Ribosomes

30.

Which human chromosome contains the largest number of base pairs?

a)

1

b)

22

c)

X

d)

Y

31.

Transcription can produce:

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

all of the above

32.

Every mRNA created during transcription is the product of a specific ________.

a)

ribosome

b)

codon

c)

gene

d)

amino acid

33.

What is A?

a)

anaphase

b)

interphase

c)

metaphase

d)

prophase

e)

telophase

34.

What is B?

a)

anaphase

b)

interphase

c)

metaphase

d)

prophase

e)

telophase

35.

What is C?

a)

anaphase

b)

interphase

c)

metaphase

d)

prophase

e)

telophase

36.

What is D?

a)

anaphase

b)

interphase

c)

metaphase

d)

prophase

e)

telophase

37.

What is E?

a)

anaphase

b)

interphase

c)

metaphase

d)

prophase

e)

telophase

38.

Which parts of the nucleotide make up the backbones of the DNA molecule?

a)

bases and sugars

b)

sugars and phosphates

c)

bases and phosphates

d)

all of the above

39.

Which of the following are components of a nucleotide?

a)

five-sided sugar

b)

phosphate group

c)

nitrogenous base

d)

all of the above

40.

How many different types of nucleotides are found in nucleic acids?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

41.

What is 1?

a)

chromatids

b)

chromatin

c)

daughter cells

d)

centrioles

e)

spindle fibers

42.

What is 2?

a)

chromatids

b)

chromatin

c)

daughter cells

d)

centrioles

e)

spindle fibers

43.

What is 3?

a)

chromatids

b)

chromatin

c)

daughter cells

d)

centrioles

e)

spindle fibers

44.

What is 4?

a)

chromatids

b)

chromatin

c)

daughter cells

d)

centrioles

e)

spindle fibers

45.

What is 5?

a)

chromosome

b)

chromatin

c)

nucleolus

d)

centrioles

e)

spindle fibers

46.

What is 6?

a)

chromosome

b)

chromatin

c)

nucleolus

d)

centrioles

e)

spindle fibers

47.

What is 7?

a)

chromosome

b)

chromatin

c)

nucleolus

d)

centrioles

e)

spindle fibers

48.

Deoxyribonucleic acid, better known as DNA, stores hereditary information in small segments called histones.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Deoxyribose is a ribose derivative in which an oxygen atom is missing from one carbon; the carbon was deoxygenated.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

A 5-carbon sugar (ribose or deoxyribose) forms the central molecule in a nucleotide.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Each nucleotide is composed of three parts: a 5-carbon sugar, a methyl group, and a nitrogenous base.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Adenine always pairs with thymine.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Purines include which of the following:

a)

double-ring nitrogenous bases

b)

adenine

c)

dopamine

d)

guanine

54.

Pyrimidines include which of the following:

a)

single-ring nitrogenous bases

b)

cytosine

c)

histamine

d)

thymine

e)

uracil

55.

In Hershey and Chase's experiment, radioactively labeled _______ was used to identify the protein in the virus, because most proteins contain some amino acids with this element in their R-groups.Radioactively labeled phosphorus was used to tag the DNA as this element is found in all nucleotides.

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotides

c)

phosphorus

d)

protein

e)

sulfur

56.

In Hershey and Chase's experiment, radioactively labeled sulfur was used to identify the _______ in the virus, because most proteins contain some amino acids with this element in their R-groups.Radioactively labeled phosphorus was used to tag the DNA as this element is found in all nucleotides.

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotides

c)

phosphorus

d)

protein

e)

sulfur

57.

In Hershey and Chase's experiment, radioactively labeled sulfur was used to identify the protein in the virus, because most proteins contain some _______ with this element in their R-groups.Radioactively labeled phosphorus was used to tag the DNA as this element is found in all nucleotides.

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotides

c)

phosphorus

d)

protein

e)

sulfur

58.

In Hershey and Chase's experiment, radioactively labeled sulfur was used to identify the protein in the virus, because most proteins contain some amino acids with this element in their R-groups.Radioactively labeled _______ was used to tag the DNA as this element is found in all nucleotides.

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotides

c)

phosphorus

d)

protein

e)

sulfur

59.

In Hershey and Chase's experiment, radioactively labeled sulfur was used to identify the protein in the virus, because most proteins contain some amino acids with this element in their R-groups.Radioactively labeled phosphorus was used to tag the DNA as this element is found in all _______.

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotides

c)

phosphorus

d)

protein

e)

sulfur

60.

On every nucleotide, a phosphate group is attached to the 5’ carbon position, the carbon atom that is outside the sugar ring.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Nucleic acids are polymers of individual nucleotide monomers.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Some RNA molecules, such as tRNA and rRNA, are active, three-dimensional products that provide enzymatic or regulatory functions.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

DNA is less stable than RNA because it contains one less reactive oxygen atom.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

In DNA the 2 strands of the molecule are antiparallel.

a)

True

b)

False