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DNA mRNA Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nitrogen bases make up what, on a strand of DNA?

a)

The deoxyribose sugar

b)

The phosphate

c)

The rungs of the ladder

d)

The two outside portions of the ladder

2.

Guanine, cytosine, adenine, and thymine are

a)

sides of the ladder in DNA

b)

phosphate molecules

c)

nitrogen bases

3.

Strands of tightly wound DNA are known as _______.

a)

Phosphates

b)

Nucleotides

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Sugars

4.

Cystosine is always paired with ______________.

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Guanine

d)

It doesn't match with anything

5.

Which is NOT a nitrogen base found in DNA?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Guanine

d)

Uracil

6.

What breaks the bond between nitrogen bases during DNA REPLICATION?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Hormone

c)

RNA

d)

Enzyme

7.

How would you describe the physical appearance of a DNA molecule?

a)

Double helix

b)

Triple helix

c)

Long, thin rod

d)

Straight ladder

8.

How do the nitrogen bases pair up during DNA REPLICATION?

a)

Guanine-Cytosine and Adenine-Uracil

b)

Guanine-Cytosine and Adenine-Thymine

c)

Guanine-Adenine and Cytosine-Thymine

d)

Guanine-Adenine and Cytosine-Uracil

9.

What breaks the bond between nitrogen bases during DNA REPLICATION?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Hormone

c)

RNA

d)

Enzyme

10.

DNA REPLICATION occurs...

a)

during prophase

b)

during cytokinesis

c)

during metaphase

d)

during interphase

11.

What is the complementary pair for the DNA code:

C-T-A-T-G-G

a)

G-A-T-A-C-C

b)

C-T-A-T-G-G

c)

A-T-G-A-T-G

d)

G-T-A-C-T-C

12.

Deoxyribose sugar and phosphate make up what part of a DNA molecule?

a)

Guanine and Adenine

b)

The sides of the ladder

c)

The rungs of the ladder

d)

Nitrate and Ribose

13.

DNA is located where?

a)

on the ribosomes

b)

floating in the cytoplasm

c)

outside the cell

d)

Inside the nucleus, on chromosomes

14.

Define a gene.

a)

a section of DNA that codes for a trait

b)

what a ribosome makes

c)

a fashion statement that you can buy at the mall

d)

the nuclear membrane pore

15.

Ribose sugar is part of...

a)

Thymine

b)

DNA

c)

RNA

d)

Adenine

16.

The smaller pieces of DNA (consist of 3 parts) are called?

a)

phosphates

b)

amino acids

c)

nucleotides

d)

bases

17.

How does a DNA molecule differ from the parent molecule, after DNA replication?

a)

it is half the old strand, and half a brand new strand

b)

it's pink instead of yellow

c)

it's longer

d)

it has 6 nitrogen bases instead of 4

18.

When a nitrogen base is copied incorrectly during DNA replication, what happens?

a)

Nothing

b)

Creates a positive mutation

c)

Causes a negative mutation

d)

All of the above

19.

Translate the mRNA molecule for this gene:

C-A-T-G-T-A-A-A-C

a)

T-C-G-A-T-U-U-C-C

b)

G-G-G-A-T-C-U-U-T

c)

G-U-A-C-A-U-U-U-G

d)

G-T-A-C-A-T-T-T-G

20.

What do ribosomes do for the cell?

a)

Make proteins for the cell

b)

Package and deliver items in the cell

c)

Produce energy for the cell

d)

Controls what exits/enters the cell

21.

What is made of a phosphate, a deoxyribose sugar, and a nitrogen base?

a)

ribosomes

b)

a trait

c)

a nucleotide

d)

a nuclear membrane pore

22.

What is the difference between mRNA and DNA?

a)

DNA is a double helix, mRNA is a single strand

b)

DNA has deoxyribose sugar, and mRNA has ribose sugar

c)

DNA uses Thymine, and mRNA uses Uracil

d)

All of the above

23.
Fill in the complementary bases according to the base-pair rule in DNA: A T C C A G
a)
T U G G T C
b)
T A G G T C
c)
T A C G T G
d)
T A C C A C
24.
Which of these bases does not exist in RNA?
a)
C
b)
T
c)
U
d)
A
25.
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
26.
What is occurring in this picture?
a)
Translation
b)
Replication
c)
Translocation
d)
Transcription
27.
what does mRNA do?
a)
carry info from genes to ribosomes
b)
carry amino acids to ribosomes
c)
help with RNA splicing
d)
make up ribosomes
28.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule? 
a)
contains ribose 
b)
made of amino acids
c)
contains Uracil
d)
double helix
29.

Match the nucleotide with its complementary nucleotide. (DNA to DNA).

Adenine -

a)

Thymine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

30.
What is a nucleotide?
a)
Lipid
b)
A single base, deoxyribose sugar, and a phosphate
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
All of the above
31.
DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,
a)
each one with two original strands
b)
each one with two new strands
c)
each one with one new strand and one original strand
d)
one with two new strands and the other with two original strands
32.
Which of these bases does not exist in RNA?
a)
C
b)
T
c)
U
d)
A
33.
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
34.
What is occurring in this picture?
a)
Translation
b)
Replication
c)
Translocation
d)
Transcription
35.
what does mRNA do?
a)
carry info from genes to ribosomes
b)
carry amino acids to ribosomes
c)
help with RNA splicing
d)
make up ribosomes
36.
Where does transcription take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosome
c)
cytoplasm
d)
smooth ER
37.
In transcription, A pairs with ____.
a)
T (thymine)
b)
C (cytosine)
c)
G (guanine)
d)
U (uracil)
38.

In replication, C pairs with

a)

U

b)

G

c)

A

d)

T

39.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule? 
a)
contains ribose 
b)
made of amino acids
c)
contains Uracil
d)
double helix
40.

If a strand of DNA had bases in the following order - ATCCGTC, what would be the transcribed mRNA sequence?

a)

TAGGCAG

b)

UAGGCAG

c)

TUGGCUG

d)

None of the above are correct

41.
Replicate the following strand of DNA: 
AATCATGGA
a)
AATCATGGA
b)
TTAGTACCT
c)
UUAGUACCU
d)
GGATAUCUA
42.

Which RNA bases would pair with CCG TAA in transcription?

a)

AUG CUU

b)

GGC AUU

c)

GCU ACC

d)

GCA ATT

43.

Match the nucleotide with its complementary nucleotide. (DNA to DNA).

Adenine -

a)

Thymine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine