WorksheetsGenetics: Review of Biological Concepts
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 32mins
What is A? (this is a prokaryote)
chromosome
chromatin
nucleus
nucleoid
What is B?
ribosome
mitochondria
plasmid
chloroplast
What is C?
ribosomes
mitochondria
plasmids
chloroplasts
What is A?
nuclear membrane
cell wall
nucleoid
nucleolus
What is B?
RNA
chromatin
nucleoid
ribosomes
Eukaryotic cells contain ________ chromosome within a nucleus.
linear
circular
elliptical
hyperbolic
Prokaryotic cells contain ________ chromosome within a nucleus.
linear
circular
elliptical
hyperbolic
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.
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
_______________ replication describes the mechanism of DNA replication in all known cells.
Dispersive
Conservative
Semi-dispersive
Semi-conservative
Variants of a gene controlling the same trait and occupying a specific region on a chromosome.
alleles
histones
telomeres
chromatids
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.
telomere
centromere
dyad
allele
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.
mRNA
rRNA
sRNA
tRNA
Organic compounds that contain amine and carboxyl functional groups, along with a side chain specific to each one.
ribosomes
enzymes
amino acids
dyads
Sequence of three RNA nucleotides that corresponds with a specific amino acid or stop signal during protein synthesis.
codec
histone
telomere
codon
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.
one
two
three
four
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.
chromosomes
ribosomes
mitochondria
spindle fibers
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.
daughter
haploid
parent
triploid
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.
daughter
haploid
parent
triploid
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.
energy
life
cell
soul
Transcription results in an RNA complement that includes the nucleotide __________ in all instances where thymine (T) would have occurred in a DNA complement.
(A) Adenine
(G) Guanine
(T) Thymine
(U) Uracil
Fred Griffith was famous for his research on:
viruses
bacteria
x-ray diffraction
bacteriophage
DNA ____________ is the biological process of producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule.
mutation
replication
transcription
translation
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.
one eighth
one fourth
one third
one half
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.
sexual
asexual
fragmentation
parthenogenesis
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.
Mitosis
Symbiosis
Exocytosis
Meiosis
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.
absorption
division
depletion
fragmentation
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.
dyads
tetrads
gametes
fragments
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.
telomere
potentialchore
kinetochore
centralchore
____________ link amino acids together in the order specified by the codons of messenger RNA molecules to form polypeptide chains.
Nucleosomes
Mitochondria
Golgi Apparatus
Ribosomes
Which human chromosome contains the largest number of base pairs?
1
22
X
Y
Transcription can produce:
mRNA
rRNA
tRNA
all of the above
Every mRNA created during transcription is the product of a specific ________.
ribosome
codon
gene
amino acid
What is A?
anaphase
interphase
metaphase
prophase
telophase
What is B?
anaphase
interphase
metaphase
prophase
telophase
What is C?
anaphase
interphase
metaphase
prophase
telophase
What is D?
anaphase
interphase
metaphase
prophase
telophase
What is E?
anaphase
interphase
metaphase
prophase
telophase
Which parts of the nucleotide make up the backbones of the DNA molecule?
bases and sugars
sugars and phosphates
bases and phosphates
all of the above
Which of the following are components of a nucleotide?
five-sided sugar
phosphate group
nitrogenous base
all of the above
How many different types of nucleotides are found in nucleic acids?
3
4
5
6
What is 1?
chromatids
chromatin
daughter cells
centrioles
spindle fibers
What is 2?
chromatids
chromatin
daughter cells
centrioles
spindle fibers
What is 3?
chromatids
chromatin
daughter cells
centrioles
spindle fibers
What is 4?
chromatids
chromatin
daughter cells
centrioles
spindle fibers
What is 5?
chromosome
chromatin
nucleolus
centrioles
spindle fibers
What is 6?
chromosome
chromatin
nucleolus
centrioles
spindle fibers
What is 7?
chromosome
chromatin
nucleolus
centrioles
spindle fibers
Deoxyribonucleic acid, better known as DNA, stores hereditary information in small segments called histones.
True
False
Deoxyribose is a ribose derivative in which an oxygen atom is missing from one carbon; the carbon was deoxygenated.
True
False
A 5-carbon sugar (ribose or deoxyribose) forms the central molecule in a nucleotide.
True
False
Each nucleotide is composed of three parts: a 5-carbon sugar, a methyl group, and a nitrogenous base.
True
False
Adenine always pairs with thymine.
True
False
Purines include which of the following:
double-ring nitrogenous bases
adenine
dopamine
guanine
Pyrimidines include which of the following:
single-ring nitrogenous bases
cytosine
histamine
thymine
uracil
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.
amino acids
nucleotides
phosphorus
protein
sulfur
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.
amino acids
nucleotides
phosphorus
protein
sulfur
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.
amino acids
nucleotides
phosphorus
protein
sulfur
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.
amino acids
nucleotides
phosphorus
protein
sulfur
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 _______.
amino acids
nucleotides
phosphorus
protein
sulfur
On every nucleotide, a phosphate group is attached to the 5’ carbon position, the carbon atom that is outside the sugar ring.
True
False
Nucleic acids are polymers of individual nucleotide monomers.
True
False
Some RNA molecules, such as tRNA and rRNA, are active, three-dimensional products that provide enzymatic or regulatory functions.
True
False
DNA is less stable than RNA because it contains one less reactive oxygen atom.
True
False
In DNA the 2 strands of the molecule are antiparallel.
True
False
