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WorksheetsDNA Testing
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Traits that are passed from generation to generation are called ____________________
a)
Excited Traits
b)
Inherited Traits
c)
Inclined Traits
d)
Special Traits
2.
_____________________ carries information for inherited traits.
a)
DNA
b)
FBI
c)
RNA
d)
CBS
3.
A nucleotide is made up of three parts: which of these is not one of those parts?
a)
sugar
b)
phosphate
c)
amino acids
d)
base
4.
A strand of DNA that looks like a twisted ladder is called a _____________________
a)
triple twist
b)
corkscrew
c)
double helix
d)
chain reaction
5.
____________________ is to make copies of DNA
a)
replicate
b)
recycle
c)
reuse
d)
rejoice
6.
__________________________ are proteins that are made from many sub units.
a)
Nucleic Acids
b)
Armor
c)
Sugars
d)
Amino Acids
7.
RNA and DNA are all __________________, meaning they stand for something else.
a)
substitutes
b)
codes
8.
__________________ is similar to DNA. This helps make protein for DNA. It is a temporary copy.
a)
SEC
b)
GBA
c)
RNA
d)
PGA
9.
_____________________ is a cell organelle composed of RNA and Protein
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosome
c)
DNA
d)
Amino Acid
10.
__________________ is a change in the nucleotide base sequence of DNA.
a)
switch
b)
eraser
c)
creation
d)
mutation
11.
To transfer genes from one organism to another is ________________________
a)
Genetic Engineering
b)
Ribosome
c)
Inherited Traits
d)
Replication
12.
__________________________ is used to identify the unique patterns in a person's DNA.
a)
RNA Eye Test
b)
DNA Fingerprinting
c)
Echolocation
d)
Gene Splicing
13.
What are the nucleotides made of?
a)
Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
b)
Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
c)
Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
d)
Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine
14.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
15.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
16.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
17.
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
18.
What are the 4 nitrogen bases?
a)
adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
b)
adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
c)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
d)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose
19.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
20.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
21.
Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose and adenine
b)
deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
c)
sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate
22.
Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?
a)
C-A, T-G
b)
A-G, C-T
c)
C-G, U-A
d)
T-A, G-C
23.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
24.
How many chromosomes do human cells have?
a)
46
b)
23
c)
2
d)
44
25.
Bundled up, organized DNA is called a
a)
gene
b)
trait
c)
chromosome
d)
nucleotide
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