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DNA/RNA

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What stores genetic information inside of a cell?

a)

proteins

b)

carbohydrates

c)

lipids

d)

DNA

2.

In what way is DNA like a book?

a)

DNA has info organized with a kind of index

b)

DNA has stored info that can be copied and passed on

c)

DNA has info wrapped in an identifying cover

d)

DNA has info that is periodically updated

3.

Check all of the following that are found in DNA:

a)

adenine

b)

deoxyribose

c)

phosphate

d)

uracil

e)

thymine

4.

Which of the following is NOT correct?

a)

Adenine-Thymine

b)

Thymine-Adenine

c)

Guanine-Cytosine

d)

Uracil-Adenine

e)

Uracil-Thymine

5.

If replication occurs, CTAGGT will turn into what?

a)

TCGAAC

b)

GATCCA

c)

AGCTTG

d)

GAUCCA

6.

Where is DNA found in a eukaryotic cell?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

nucleolus

d)

ribosomes

7.

RNA contains what sugar?

a)

deoxyribose

b)

ribose

c)

glucose

d)

uracil

8.

Which of the following is true?

a)

RNA is usually single-stranded

b)

DNA is usually single-stranded

c)

DNA contains uracil

d)

RNA contains thymine

9.

Which type of RNA brings the information in the genetic code from the nucleus to other parts of the cell?

a)

rRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

RNA polymerase

10.

What is transcRiption?

a)

making DNA

b)

making proteins

c)

making amino acids

d)

making RNA

11.

What is translation?

a)

making DNA

b)

making RNA

c)

making protiens

d)

making sugar

12.

A codon is:

a)

3 bases

b)

6 bases

c)

a set of DNA

d)

a chart

13.

Genes, found on a DNA molecule, contain the information to create what?

a)

operons

b)

nucleosomes

c)

proteins

d)

RNA

14.

What is the right order?

a)

protein--DNA--RNA

b)

RNA--DNA--protein

c)

DNA--RNA--protein

d)

RNA--protein--DNA

15.

A DNA molecule produced by combining DNA from different sources is known as...

a)

mutant

b)

hybrid

c)

polyploid

d)

recombinant DNA

16.

What kind of technique do scientists use to make transgenic organisms?

a)

hybridization

b)

inbreeding

c)

inducing of mutations

d)

genetic engineering

17.

What part of DNA contains the genetic information?

a)

phosphate-sugar backbone

b)

the order of the nitrogen bases

c)

hydrogen bonds

d)

they deoxyribose sugar

18.

What do you call cells without jobs?

a)

stem cells

b)

genomes

c)

proteomes

d)

plasmids

19.

What kind of mutation is sickle cell?

a)

frameshift

b)

point

c)

deletion

d)

inversion

20.
Replicate the following strand of DNA: 
AATCATGGA
a)
AATCATGGA
b)
TTAGTACCT
c)
UUAGUACCU
d)
GGATAUCUA
21.
What is the end result of replication?
a)
Two new identical strands of DNA
b)
One parent strand and one daughter strand of DNA
c)
Two new and different strands of DNA
d)
One new strand of DNA
22.

What organelle reads the mRNA and finds the correct amino acid?

a)

DNA

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

23.

How many codons: AAU GCG AUG

a)

9

b)

1

c)

3

d)

15

24.

What is the order for Protein Synthesis?

a)

Transcription -> Translation -> Protein

b)

Translation - > Transcription -> Protein

c)

Protein -> Transcription -> Translation

d)

Translation -> Protein -> Transcription

25.
tRNA is involved in
a)
carrying amino acids 
b)
carrying ribosomes
c)
carrying glucose
d)
carrying lipids
26.
What is the location in the cell for translation?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome
d)
chloroplast
27.
What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Tyrosine
c)
Leucine
d)
Stop codon
28.
What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA
a)
Met-Pro-Ala-Val
b)
Met-Pro-Val
c)
Tyr-Gly-His
d)
Tyr-Gly-Arg-His
29.

What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA

a)

Met-Pro-Ala-Val

b)

Met-Pro-Val

c)

Tyr-Gly-His

d)

Tyr-Gly-Arg-His

30.

This is the practice of cutting DNA and separating it by the size of the pieces

a)

Cloning

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

DNA Fingerprinting

31.

Which kitten is most likely the offspring of this cat?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.

Which of these is NOT a use for DNA Fingerprinting?

a)

Identifying the person whose DNA was left at a crime scene

b)

Determining the father of a child

c)

Finding the likelihood of inheriting a genetic disorder

d)

Figuring out which species are more closely related

33.

If scientists engineer the DNA of tomatoes to make them survive in cold temperatures, what do type of technology do those tomatoes become?

a)

Human Genome Project

b)

Genetically Modified Organisms

c)

Punnett Squares

d)

Gene Therapy

34.
The blood stain most likely belongs to 
a)
Bob
b)
Sue
c)
John
d)
Lisa
35.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
36.
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
37.
In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of
a)
cytosine
b)
guanine
c)
thymine
d)
uracil
38.
Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose sugar and adenine
b)
deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
c)
deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
39.
The following picture must be
a)
DNA because it's double stranded
b)
RNA because it's single stranded
c)
DNA because it's single stranded
d)
RNA because it's double stranded
40.
I am arranged as a double helix or "twisted ladder".
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
41.
I am a single strand.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
42.
I include the bases Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine and Thymine.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
43.
I include the bases Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine and Uracil .
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
44.
I travel outside of the nucleus.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
45.
I have the sugar ribose.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
46.
I have the sugar dioxyribose.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
47.
The sugar in DNA is ____________________.
a)
deoxyribose
b)
ribose

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