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Unit 4 Genetics Test Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the Father of Genetics?

a)

Watson

b)

Mendel

c)

Darwin

d)

Franklin

2.

Who created the first model of DNA in 1953 using the discoveries of other scientists?

a)

Hershey & Chase

b)

Tom & Jerry

c)

Watson & Crick

d)

Wilkins & Franklin

3.

Where is DNA located in a Eukaryotic cell?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

4.

Dominant Traits are represented with....

a)

capital letters

b)

lowercase letters

c)

pairs of letters

d)

baby letters

5.

According to the image, the probability of the offspring being a white flower is...

a)

100%

b)

0%

c)

75%

d)

25%

6.

In base pairing rules of DNA, the amount of

a)

A is equal to G

b)

A is equal to T

c)

T is equal to U

d)

C is equal to T

7.

What type of bond holds the nitrogen bases together in DNA?

a)

covalent

b)

hydrogen

c)

peptide

d)

ionic

8.

The backbone of DNA is made of

a)

bases and phosphates

b)

polypeptides

c)

sugars and phosphates

d)

purines and pyrimidines

9.

During DNA replication, if the template strand is CTAGGT, what is the new complimentary strand?

a)

TGGATC

b)

GATCCA

c)

AGCTTG

d)

GAUCCA

10.

Having 2 different letters like Bb is considered to be

a)

homozygous recessive

b)

homozygous dominant

c)

phenotype

d)

heterozygous

11.

Based on the following Punnett Square what is the probability of the recessive trait?

a)

100%

b)

0%

c)

25%

d)

50%

12.

Long wings (W) is dominant to short wings (w). What is a homozygous recessive genotype?

a)

WW

b)

ww

c)

Ww

d)

wW

13.

Which molecule is responsible for bringing a copy of the DNA to the ribosome, like a messenger?

a)

DNA polymerase

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

RNA polymerase

14.

RNA is ______ stranded, while DNA is __________ stranded.

a)

double; single

b)

single; double

c)

single; triple

d)

double; double

15.

If 2 purebred (WW) longwinged fruitflies were to mate what is the percentage offspring would be recessive (ww)?

a)

0%

b)

100%

c)

25%

d)

50%

16.

Messenger RNA is formed during the process of..

a)

translation

b)

transcription

c)

replication

d)

mutation

17.

If the mRNA sequence is CCUGCA, which DNA sequence did it copy?

a)

GGTCGU

b)

GGACGU

c)

GGACGT

d)

CCUGCA

18.

Three bases on mRNA that translate into an amino acid are called

a)

codons

b)

anticodons

19.

What happens during the process of translation?

a)

mRNA is made from DNA

b)

mRNA is read to make proteins

c)

introns are spliced out of DNA

d)

DNA makes a copy of itself

20.

A permanent change in a gene or the genetic code that can be helpful or harmful is a(n)

a)

trait

b)

allele

c)

mutation

d)

gene

21.

If mRNA has the bases UAU, what is the matching tRNA?

a)

UAU

b)

ATA

c)

TUT

d)

AUA

22.

Taking the DNA from one organism and inserting it into another for specific outcomes is

a)

hybrid

b)

genetic engineering

c)

purebred

23.

How many chromosomes can be found in a typical human body cell? (Total Chromosomes)

a)

23

b)

46

c)

2

d)

4

24.

The base pairing rule where A always = T and C always = G is known as..

a)

The anti-parallel rule

b)

Rosalind's Rule

c)

Chargaff's Rule

d)

Watson & Crick's Rule

25.

The scientist that discovered how DNA was shaped like a spiral staircase and died from cancer was...

a)

Watson

b)

Franklin

c)

Crick

d)

Mendel

26.

Which of the following events during meiosis contributes MOST to the variation in species?

a)

pairing of chromosomes

b)

creation of haploids

c)

segregation of alleles

d)

separation of chromatids

27.

An organism's phenotype is the

a)

capital letter representing the dominant trait

b)

genetic coder for a certain characteristic

c)

combination of alleles represented by letters

d)

physical or displayed trait

28.

What type of chromosomal mutation is this?

a)

translocation

b)

inversion

c)

deletion

d)

duplication

29.

True or False: The type of mutation that changes one letter AND the amino acid is called point-silent.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The following image is an example of...

a)

Codominance

b)

Incomplete Dominance

c)

Complete Dominance

31.

The following image is an example of

a)

Codominance

b)

Incomplete Dominance

c)

Complete Dominance

32.

If the mRNA codon is AAG, then the amino acid would be...

a)

Alanine

b)

Serine

c)

Lysine

d)

Proline