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DNA

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the image above (tick all applicable)

a)

Chromosome

b)

Sister chromatids

c)

Centromere

d)

Centrosome

2.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
3.
Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
fatty acids
d)
polysaccharides
4.

In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of adenine present is always equal to the amount of - (tick all applicable)

a)

cytosine

b)

guanine

c)

thymine

d)

uracil

5.

Which 2 molecules form the sides of the DNA molecule?

a)

deoxyribose sugar and adenine

b)

deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond

c)

deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus

d)

deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

6.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
7.
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
8.

Which of the below is the correct order of replication?

a)

3, 2, 1, 4

b)

2, 1, 4, 3

c)

2, 3, 1, 4

d)

3, 4, 1, 2

9.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)
sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
c)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
d)
sugar, phosphate, protein
10.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
11.
Which series is arranged in order from largest to smallest in size?
a)
chromosome, nucleus, cell, DNA, nucleotide
b)
cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, nucleotide
c)
nucleotide, chromosome, cell, DNA, nucleus
d)
cell, nucleotide, nucleus, DNA, chromosome
12.

Before the cell divides, what process needs to happen?

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

d)

Protein synthesis

13.

Tick the correct complementary pairs

a)

Adenine - Thymine

b)

Adenine - Guanine

c)

Cytosine - Guanine

d)

Cytosine - Thymine

14.

Which of the following organelle also replicates before mitosis?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

centrosome

d)

centromere

15.

DNA replication occurs before mitosis

a)

True

b)

False

16.

A gene is a section of the DNA molecule found within the chromosome

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Base pairing occurs by the formation of hydrogen bonds between two complementary nitrogen bases.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

As the nucleotides pair up, two strands of DNA is formed also known as parallel DNA strands

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Cell division by mitosis occurs during growth, repair, asexual reproduction and cloning

a)

True

b)

False

20.

In humans the diploid number of chromosomes (2n) is 46. What would the haploid (n) number of chromosomes be?

a)

23 pairs

b)

23

c)

92

d)

46 pairs

21.

Which of the following describes homologous pairs of chromosomes?

a)

They are of the same length

b)

They contain the same genes at the same position

c)

Each member of the pair is inherited from each parent