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DNA QUIZ REVIEW

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The shape of DNA is describe as a

a)

ladder

b)

loopy ladder

c)

helix

d)

double helix

2.

The building block of DNA is called a

a)

amino acid

b)

nucleotide

c)

gene

d)

cell

3.

Check all of the parts of a nucleotide (there are 3)from the list below

a)

amino acid

b)

sugar

c)

protein

d)

nitrogen base

e)

phosphate

4.

The name of the process in which DNA copies itself is ____

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

replication

d)

duplication

5.

DNA's message is determined by the order of its___

a)

proteins

b)

nitrogen bases

c)

amino acids

d)

phosphates

6.

The scientist who used X-rays to take picture 51 was ___

a)

Francis Crick

b)

James Watson

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Maurice Wilkins

7.

What is the name of the enzyme that unzips the strands of DNA during replication?

a)

helicase

b)

zippycase

c)

polymerase

d)

Bob

8.

If one DNA strand has the base sequence AAG TCA, the complementary strand of DNA will have the base sequence

a)

CCT GAC

b)

UUC AGU

c)

TTC AGT

d)

AAG TCA

9.

What is the first step of replication?

a)

Free nucleotides are added to the half strand

b)

the DNA unzips

c)

the result is 2 identical DNA strands

10.

What is the second step of replication?

a)

Free nucleotides are added to the half strand

b)

the DNA unzips

c)

the result is 2 identical DNA strands

11.

Which is true of BOTH DNA and RNA

a)

they both contain phosphate

b)

they both contain uracil

c)

they both are double stranded

d)

they both contain ribose

12.

A sequence of three nitrogen bases is called a __

a)

mutation

b)

codon

c)

electron

d)

proton

13.

If a strand of DNA has the bases ATG CAG, what is the sequence of bases on the mRNA that it transcribes?

a)

TAC GTC

b)

UAC GUC

c)

CAG ATG

14.

What is the first step of protein synthesis called?

a)

mutation

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

transatlantic

15.

If an mRNA has the codon AUU, the tRNA that attaches to it has the sequence___

a)

UAA

b)

TAA

c)

UTT

d)

ATT

16.

WHere does protein synthesis happen?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

lysosome

d)

protein factory

17.

t RNA carries ____

a)

nucleotides

b)

amino acids

c)

nitrogen bases

18.

The building blocks of proteins are

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotides

c)

cells

d)

genes