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Genetics BATTLE ROYALE!!!!!!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following part of a cell contains the genetic material for living organisms?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

DNA

c)

Amino acids

d)

Proteins

2.

What are the three parts of a nucleotide?

a)

Sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base

b)

Cytosine, Glycine, Adenine

c)

Deoxy, Ribo, Nucleaic acid

d)

Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon

3.

What shape is used to describe the structure of a strand of DNA?

a)

Nucleotides

b)

Codon

c)

Double-helix

d)

RNA

4.

Which of the following sets contains organisms with DNA?

a)

Bacteria, soil, giraffes

b)

Virus, oxygen, alligators

c)

Mushrooms, strawberries, mice

d)

Sharks, corals, seawater

5.

What is a three-base sequence of DNA?

a)

Codon

b)

Nucleotide

c)

Proteins

d)

Uracil

6.

Proteins are made from which of the following? (Chose the best answer)

a)

A chain of amino acids

b)

Three nucleotides

c)

Sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base

d)

Thymine, Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine

7.

Characteristics that are controlled by genes are known as

a)

DNA

b)

Traits

c)

Offspring

d)

RNA

8.

Which of the following is true about RNA?

a)

RNA are exact replicas of DNA

b)

RNA is a double-stranded, double-helix shaped molecule.

c)

RNA contains the nitrogenous bases thymine, adenine, cytosine, guanine.

d)

RNA is a complementary set to the nucleotides in DNA (Harper is cool)

9.

Which of the following is NOT true of protein synthesis?

a)

Protein synthesis is responsible for translating DNA into RNA.

b)

Protein synthesis is responsible for coding four nucleotides at a time into an amino acid.

c)

Protein synthesis is a process in which organelles in the cell known as ribosomes translate RNA into forming amino acids.

d)

Protein synthesis is responsible for producing amino acids and proteins that give organisms their traits.

10.

Which of the following is the correct order for protein synthesis?

a)

DNA replication, translation, transcription

b)

DNA replication, transcription, translation

c)

Transcription, translation, DNA replication

d)

Translation, transcription, DNA replication

11.

Which of the following is the correct coding for a strand of RNA with the following DNA sequence: AGTCG?

a)

AGTCG

b)

UCUGC

c)

UCAGC

d)

TCAGC

12.

mRNA is created during which process?

a)

DNA replication

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

d)

Photosynthesis

13.

What is the complimentary strand of DNA for the following sequence: TGCAT

a)

ACGTA

b)

CGTAT

c)

TGCAT

d)

TGCUT

14.

Which of the following shows a single-point substitution mutation for a strand of DNA with the sequence TGACCT?

a)

TGCCT

b)

TGAACCT

c)

TGACCT

d)

TGCCCT

15.

Which of the following DNA sequences with a mutation will most likely have the greatest affect on an organism?

a)

Original: GCCTAT

Mutation: CCCTAT

b)

Original: CTTGAA

Mutation: GTTGAA

c)

Original: CTGGTA

Mutation: CGGTA

d)

Original: GGTACC

Mutation: GGGACC

16.

According to natural selection, individuals that tend to survive and pass down their traits are those that have...

a)

the best luck

b)

the biggest body

c)

traits that adapt to their environment

d)

the ability to camouflage and change color

17.

Darwin observed several different types of finches. Why are there so many different types

a)

Finches live in different places, but eat the same food.

b)

Finches live in the same place, but eat different types of food.

c)

Finches live in different habitats and eat different types of food.

d)

Finches are found all over the world.

18.

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

a)

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

b)

Because they come from dominant alleles.

c)

Because they come from recessive alleles.

d)

Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

19.

A species could go extinct if:

a)

food becomes more plentiful.

b)

the environment changes drastically and no one can adapt.

c)

members of the species have adaptations to enhance survival.

d)

there is less competition for resources.

20.

What is most likely to happen to the moth populations pictured?

a)

Light moths--hunted easily, light moths--population increase

b)

Dark moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase

c)

Light moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase

d)

Lights moths will change their color to match dark moths.