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DNA

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Genetic Material

b)

Deoxyribo Acid

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

d)

Heredity

2.

What do Nucleic Acids consist of?

a)

Purines and Pyrimidines

b)

DNA and RNA

c)

Nitrogen and Hydrogen

d)

Carbohydrates and Proteins

3.

DNA never leaves the _______ of the cell

a)

Membrane

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

4.

What does NOT make up a DNA nucleotide?

a)

Phosphate

b)

Deoxyribose Sugar

c)

Hydrogen Base

d)

Nitrogen Base

5.

Who modeled the Double Helix?

a)

Watson & Crick

b)

Raymond Gosling

c)

Oswald Avery

d)

Maurice Wilkins

6.

What does Adenine (A) pair with?

a)

Cytosine (C)

b)

Guanine (G)

c)

Thymine (T)

7.

What does Cytosine (C) pair with?

a)

Adenine (A)

b)

Guanine (G)

c)

Thymine (T)

8.

What would sequence A A T G C C T pair with?

a)

U U A C G A T

b)

T T A C G G A

c)

C C A T G T A

d)

G G A T A G T

9.

What is the purpose of DNA Replication?

a)

The body is always making new cells. Every new cell needs to receive a complete copy of DNA

b)

We would die with out it.

c)

To create more nucleotides

10.

What is the enzyme that attaches to DNA?

a)

DNA Replication Fork

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

DNA Ribose

d)

DNA Helicase

11.

What is the purpose of the DNA Helicase?

a)

To destroy old DNA strands

b)

To attach hydrogen bonds

c)

To break weak hydrogen bonds

d)

To form the sugar-phosphate bonds

12.

How long does DNA Replication roughly take?

a)

6 Hours

b)

12 Hours

c)

500 Hours

d)

1 Hour

13.

What is a Mutation?

a)

When a strand of DNA is lost in replication

b)

An error in the Nucleotide sequence that is not repaired by enzymes

c)

Chemical, radiation, heat

14.

Which of the following statements are true?

a)

DNA never leaves the nucleus

b)

DNA contains the instructions for making proteins

c)

Proteins are made on the ribosomes in the cytoplasm

d)

DNA is in all living things

15.

Who is responsible for Photo 51 and played a large role in the finding of DNA?

a)

Maurice Wilkins

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Oswald Avery

d)

Aaron Klug

16.

Who feels confident in the material we have learned this week?

a)

Me

b)

Not me (I need to study)