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DNA / RNA

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The correct name for DNA is

a)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

b)

Ribonucleic acid

2.

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

a)

double helix

b)

contains ribose

c)

made of amino acids

d)

contains Uracil

3.

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand

ATG - TGA - CAG

a)

ATG - TGA - CAG

b)

TAC - ACT - GTC

4.

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

5.

Guanine bonds with ______________.

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Thymine

6.
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
7.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
8.

What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

a)

the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases

b)

the color of the nitrogen bases

9.

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

a)

deoxyribose and adenine

b)

deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond

c)

deoxyriboser and the nucleus

d)

deoxyribose and phosphate

10.

What are the three components of a nucleotide?

a)

sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base

b)

sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base

c)

sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base

11.

Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

a)

polar ionic bonds

b)

covalent bonds

c)

hydrogen bonds

12.

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

13.

Which two scientists are accredited with correctly figuring out the double helix model of DNA?

a)

Watson and Crick

b)

Wilkins and Franklin

c)

James and Crick

14.

What does this picture represent?

a)

amino acid

b)

base pairing

c)

nucleotide

15.

In DNA, Adenine bonds with ______________.

a)

Guanine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Adenine

16.

Guanine bonds with ______________.

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Thymine

17.

The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication

a)

RNA polymerase

b)

Helicase

c)

DNA polymerase

18.

RNA contains the sugar

a)

ribose

b)

deoxyribose

c)

glucose

d)

lactose

19.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

DNA is single-stranded

b)

RNA is single-stranded

c)

DNA contains uracil

d)

RNA contains deoxyribose

20.

What is the difference between DNA and RNA in terms of bases?

a)

RNA contains uracil in place of thymine

b)

RNA contains uracil in place of adenine

c)

RNA contains uracil in place of guanine

21.

Which type of RNA takes the instructions from the nucleus to the cytoplasm?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

22.

What is the template for mRNA?

a)

DNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

proteins

23.

Includes the bases Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine and Thymine.

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

24.

In DNA the sides of the double helix is made of

a)

deoxyribose and phosphates

b)

adenine and guanine

c)

thymine and cytosines

25.

What is a mutation?

a)

a change in DNA

b)

a person who is bitten by a radioactive spider

26.

In RNA, adenine goes with __________.

a)

adnine

b)

cytosine

c)

thymine

d)

uracil

27.

There are 2 types of RNA that we studied. What are they? (Select all that apply)

a)

tRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

mRNA

d)

xRNA

28.

The Process of creating RNA from DNA

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

29.

What is the product (end result) of transcription?

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

proteins

30.

In RNA the base T is replaced with

a)

U

b)

G

c)

C

d)

A

31.

What combines together to make a protein?

a)

Amino Acid

b)

RNA

c)

Ribosome

d)

DNA

32.

What organelle is the site of transcription?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

33.

What is the order for Protein Synthesis?

a)

Transcription -> amino acid -> Protein

b)

Transcription - > protein -> amino acid

34.

Which type of RNA takes the instructions from the nucleus to the cytoplasm?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

RNA polymerase

35.

What type of RNA is shown in this image?

a)

rRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

36.

What type of RNA is shown in this image?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

37.

This image shows a picture of a ribosome - what does the ribosome do?

a)

make proteins

b)

make nitrogen bases

c)

make sugars

38.

Which of the following tells the Ribosome to START?

"I didn't go over this in class, but i wanted you to know it's AUG"

a)

AUG

b)

UCA