WorksheetsDNA and RNA
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 18hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I am single stranded.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Both DNA and RNA
2.
I am found ONLY in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Both DNA and RNA
3.
I am a nucleic acid.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Both DNA and RNA
4.
I am arranged as a double helix or "twisted ladder."
a)
Both DNA and RNA
b)
DNA
c)
RNA
5.
I have the sugar ribose.
a)
RNA
b)
DNA
c)
Both DNA and RNA
6.
I have the sugar deoxyribose.
a)
RNA
b)
DNA
c)
Both DNA and RNA
7.
I include the bases guanine, cytosine, and adenine.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Both DNA and RNA
8.
In eukaryotic cells, I travel out of the nucleus to a ribosome.
a)
Both DNA and RNA
b)
DNA
c)
RNA
9.
I have the base thymine.
a)
Both DNA and RNA
b)
RNA
c)
DNA
10.
I have the base uracil.
a)
RNA
b)
DNA
c)
Both DNA and RNA
11.
Which of the following is when there is a change in the DNA sequence?
a)
Replication
b)
Mutation
c)
Transcription
d)
Translation
12.
Which of following matches with Cytosine?
a)
Adenine
b)
Thymine
c)
Guanine
d)
Uracil
13.
Which of following is when you substitute a base pair with another base pair?
a)
Insertion
b)
Deletion
c)
Substitution
14.
Which of the following is NOT a base in RNA?
a)
Adenine
b)
Thymine
c)
Uracil
d)
Cytosine
15.
Which of following is when the information in DNA is copied to the mRNA?
a)
Replication
b)
Mutation
c)
Transcription
d)
Translation
16.
What does the "N" in RNA stand for?
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Nucleic
c)
Nucleus
d)
Nuclear
17.
Which of the following is NOT a type of RNA?
a)
messenger
b)
ribosomal
c)
translate
d)
transfer
18.
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
19.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
20.
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
21.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
22.
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
23.
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
24.
Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose sugar and adenine
b)
deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
c)
deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
25.
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
26.
What does this picture represent?
a)
amino acid
b)
base pairing
c)
nucleotide
d)
the DNA molecule
27.
What is the correct complimentary strand for the following DNA?ATCGAG
a)
TACGAG
b)
ATCGAG
c)
TAGCTG
d)
TAGCTC
28.
DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.
a)
Substitution
b)
Deletion
c)
Insertion
d)
Inversion
29.
Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?
a)
Insertions only
b)
Substitution only
c)
Deletion only
d)
Insertions and Deletions
30.
A type of substitution in which no amino acids change is called
a)
Missense
b)
Nonsense
c)
Silent
d)
Deletion
31.
mRNA is read in chunks of three, called...
a)
quadralets
b)
anticodons
c)
codons
d)
capsids
32.
What is a Gene?
a)
A segment of RNA that encodes for a protein
b)
A chromosome
c)
A segment of DNA that encodes for a protein
d)
Your genome
33.
Normal-
GAG-CTC-GAC-AGA
Mutant
GAG CTC-CAC-AGA
GAG-CTC-GAC-AGA
Mutant
GAG CTC-CAC-AGA
a)
no mutation
b)
substitution
c)
insertion
d)
deletion
34.
What mutation has occurred here?
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A
a)
Substitution
b)
Deletion
c)
Insertion
d)
Frameshift
35.
Original: ATC CAT
Mutation: ATC GCAT
What mutation occurred?
Mutation: ATC GCAT
What mutation occurred?
a)
deletion
b)
insertion
c)
silent
d)
transverse
36.
Are all mutations bad?
a)
Yes
b)
No
37.
Original: A A U U G G C C
Mutated: A U U U G G C C
What kind of mutation occurred?
Mutated: A U U U G G C C
What kind of mutation occurred?
a)
Substitution
b)
Addition
c)
Deletion
d)
Frameshift
38.
A frameshift mutation can occur with either _________ or __________ mutations.
a)
Addition, division
b)
Deletion, substitution
c)
Addition, substitution
d)
Addition, deletion
39.
What are the three types of mutation?
a)
Insertion, Deletion, Subsitution
b)
Deletion, Newstion, Subsitution
c)
Newstion, Deletion, Insertion
d)
Insertion, Newstion, Substitution
40.
DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.
a)
Substitution
b)
Deletion
c)
Insertion
d)
Inversion
41.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
42.
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
43.
Which of the following is an example of a hurtful mutation?
a)
Developing cancer
b)
Makes the organism faster
c)
Makes the organism a predator
d)
Develops sharp claws
44.
What do helpful mutations do?
a)
Increases chances of survival
b)
Decreases changes of survival
c)
Increases chances of developing cancer
d)
Decreases skills
45.
DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.
a)
Substitution
b)
Deletion
c)
Insertion
d)
Inversion
46.
DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.
a)
Substitution
b)
Deletion
c)
Insertion
d)
Inversion
47.
In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______.
a)
cytosine
b)
adenine
c)
guanine
d)
thymine
48.
The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
replication
49.
The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____
a)
transcription
b)
rRNA
c)
replication
d)
translation
50.
Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand:
GTAGTCA
GTAGTCA
a)
UATUAGA
b)
ACGACTG
c)
CAUCAGU
d)
CATCAGT
51.
The main function of tRNA is to...
a)
carry a message that, when translated, forms proteins
b)
form a portion of ribosomes
c)
string together complementary RNA and DNA strands
d)
bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes
52.
What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Tyrosine
c)
Leucine
d)
Stop codon
53.
What process is going on in this photo?
a)
Transcription
b)
Translation
c)
Replication
d)
All the above
54.
Which component of DNA determines the traits of an organism?
a)
Nitrogen Bases
b)
Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
c)
Hydrogen bonds
55.
What is the location in the cell for translation?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria in cytoplasm
c)
ribosome in cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast in cytoplasm
56.
What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?
a)
Anticodon
b)
Codon
c)
Protein
57.
What is the location in the cell for transcription?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosome
d)
mitochondria
58.
Translation is the process where
a)
mRNA is created in the Nucleus
b)
mRNA is decoded to form a protein
c)
glucose molecules are made
d)
is where lipids are synthesised
59.
Does the order of amino acids in a protein matter?
a)
YES!
b)
NO!
60.
What process is happening in the diagram?
a)
transcription
b)
translation
c)
dna replication
d)
mitosis
61.
How many nucleotides equal 1 amino acid?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
62.
When these bond together, they form a protein
a)
Amino Acids
b)
Peptide Bonds
c)
Ribose
d)
Nucleotides
63.
In DNA, Adenine pairs with ___________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Cytosine
c)
Thymine
d)
Uracil
64.
DNA has a _____________ structure.
a)
double helix
b)
single strand
c)
ring
d)
chain
65.
The mRNA leaves the ________ to find the ribosome to make proteins.
a)
cell
b)
nucleotide
c)
nucleus
66.
What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA
a)
Met-Pro-Ala-Val
b)
Met-Pro-Val
c)
Tyr-Gly-His
d)
Tyr-Gly-Arg-His
67.
Which is the mRNA molecule that would be created from this DNA template:
TGGCAAGTACGT
a)
ACCGTTCATGCA
b)
UGGCAAGUACGU
c)
UCCGUUCUUGCU
d)
ACCGUUCAUGCA
68.
What part of protein synthesis does this diagram represent?
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
rRNA
d)
RNA
69.
DNA travels outside of the nucleus.
a)
true
b)
false
70.
Any change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene is called
a)
a mutation
b)
a codon
c)
a translation
d)
an anticodon
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