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Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

AMINO ACIDS ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF...

a)

CARBHYDRATES

b)

LIPIDS

c)

NUCLEIC ACIDS

d)

PROTEINS

2.
Name this structure
a)
nirogenous base
b)
nucelotide
c)
ribose sugar
d)
hydrogen bond
3.

A section of a nucleic acid is shown below.


The process represented in the diagram produces a molecule that is complementary to the template strand of DNA. What type of molecule is produced?

a)

New DNA

b)

polypeptide

c)

Messenger RNA

d)

carbohydrate

4.

A model of a DNA molecule is shown below.

The arrow indicates —

a)

the bond between adjacent phosphate and deoxyribose molecules

b)

the junction of introns and exons in the sense strand of DNA

c)

the hydrogen bond between complementary nucleotides

d)

the junction of a codon and a DNA triplet

5.
Which is the mRNA molecule that would be transcribed from this DNA template:
TGGCAAGTACGT
a)
ACCGTTCATGCA
b)
UGGCAAGUACGU
c)
UCCGUUCUUGCU
d)
ACCGUUCAUGCA
6.

Using the codon chart, which of the following polypeptides is coded for by the mRNA sequence 5’ AUG GUU AAA CGA CAA UCC 3'

a)

Val, Lys, Phe, Gly, Ser, Met

b)

Met, Asp, Phe, Ala, Arg, Ser

c)

Met, Val, lys, Arg, Gln, Ser

d)

Ile, Gln, Lys, Asp, Gly, Ser

7.

What is the purpose of this cellular process?

a)

Preserving genetic information for future generations

b)

Deleting the information in the sequence produced from the DNA template

c)

Transcribing information in the DNA sequence for use by the cell

d)

Producing more nucleotides for the DNA sequence

8.

Four different types of cells are shown to the right. Which characteristic is shared by all four cells?

a)

A mechanism for transforming sunlight into energy

b)

Self-locomotion

c)

Membrane-bound organelles that transport substances

d)

Genetic material composed of DNA