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Exam Unit 1: Genetics

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mendel stated that...

a)

Genetic information is transmitted via discrete units

b)

Genetic information is transmitted via genes

c)

Genetic information is transmitted via DNA

2.

Inheritable units are now called...

a)

...proteins

b)

...genes

c)

...nucleotides

d)

...aminoacids

3.

At the beginning ot 20th century, which molecule was thought to be resposible of passing on genetic information?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleotides

4.

Proteins are made up of...

a)

Nucleotides

b)

Nitrogen bases

c)

Aminoacids

d)

Phosphate groups

5.

How many different aminoacids are there?

a)

20

b)

4

c)

2

d)

100

6.

DNA is... (more than one right answer)

a)

...made up of nucleotides

b)

...responsible of passing on genetic information

c)

...made up of aminoacids

d)

...a biological catalyst

7.

Nucleotides are made up of...

a)

...nitrogen base, phosphate group and sugar

b)

...nitrogen base, aminoacid and sugar

c)

...phosphate group, RNA and sugar

8.

In DNA, bases pair up according to the rule:

a)

A with C, G with T

b)

C with T, G with A

c)

G with A, C with T

d)

A with T, G with C

9.

Enzymes are...

a)

...made up of nucleotides

b)

...genetic material

c)

...biological catalysts

d)

...proteins

10.

Double helix structure of DNA was discovered by...

a)

...Watson and Crick

b)

...Watson, Crick and Wilkins

c)

...Watson, Crick, Wilkins and Franklin

d)

...Mendel

11.

During transcription, nitrogen bases are translated into specific aminoacids in groups of...

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

12.

In double helix, the bond between nucleotides is formed between...

a)

...phosphate groups

b)

...sugars

c)

...nitrogen bases

13.

What is a gene?

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14.

In homozygous genotype, both alleles are...

a)

...different

b)

...identical

c)

...complementary

15.

The mixture of DNA and proteins is called...

a)

...chromosome

b)

...chromatine

c)

...chromatid

16.

How many pairs of chromosones have we got?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

20

d)

4

17.

Define the word "alleles"

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18.

One gene has three possible alleles: A, B and C. A and B are co-dominant, and C is recessive to A and B. How many possible phenotypes are there? (Tip: making a table may help)

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

19.

What was the first commercial product produced by genetic engineering?

a)

Hemoglobine

b)

Golden rice

c)

Genetically Modified Organisms

d)

Insuline

20.

The technique by which the sequence of nucleotides of an organism are sequenced is called...

a)

...genetic engineering

b)

...gene therapy

c)

...genetic screening

d)

...genetic technology

21.

DNA that has been modified by genetic engineering techniques is called...

a)

...recombinant DNA

b)

...genetically modified organism

c)

...transfer DNA

d)

...clone