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BIOL 101 SI Quiz (October 1, 2020)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What molecule controls inheritance?

(a)  

2.

What did Griffith's experiment determine?

a)

DNA is genetic material

b)

Protein is genetic material

c)

Genetic information can be passed vertically from one organism to another

d)

Genetic information can be passed horizontally from one organism to another

3.

What nucleic acid is known as the information transfer molecule and is short-lasting?

(a)  

4.

What nucleic acid is known as the informational storage molecule and is long-lasting?

(a)  

5.

What is all the genetic material in a cell called?

a)

Bases

b)

Genes

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Genome

6.

Select all the components of a nucleotide.

a)

Base

b)

Sugar

c)

Water

d)

Phosphate

e)

Oxygen

7.

What component of a nucleotide makes it unique?

(a)  

8.

Select all the RNA bases

a)

C

b)

G

c)

A

d)

T

e)

U

9.

Select all the DNA bases

a)

C

b)

G

c)

A

d)

U

e)

T

10.

If I have a DNA strand (CGAATGC), what is the corresponding RNA strand?

a)

CGUUAGC

b)

CGAATGC

c)

GCTTACG

d)

GCUUACG

11.

DNA is a ___________ molecule.

a)

single-stranded

b)

double-stranded

c)

triple-stranded

12.

What is a fully condensed chromosome called?

(a)  

13.

What is the specific version of a gene called?

Hint: hair color

(a)  

14.

What is the ultimate source of genetic variation?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Mutations

c)

Diversification

d)

Centromere

15.

True or False: An organism with 27 chromosomes is more complex than an organism with 10 chromosomes.

(a)  

16.

The (a)   number is the number of chromosomes you inherit from each parent.

17.

_________ are not involved in sex determination.

a)

Germ chromosomes

b)

Autosomes

c)

Sex chromosomes

18.

Check all the possibilities that would be a non-homologous pair of chromosomes.

a)

Autosomes

b)

Female sex chromosomes

c)

Male sex chromosomes

d)

A chromosome #1 and a chromosome #4 in a female

19.

Sperm and eggs are produced by what type of cell?

(a)  

20.

Check all the reasons why cells use mitosis

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Sexual reproduction

c)

Want to shrink the organism

d)

Want to grow the organism

e)

Repair of damaged or aged cells