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Topic 2 - Genes and Health

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

CF, stands for which genetic disease

(a)  

2.

What does a DNA nulceotide consist of?

a)

A base

b)

Phosphate group

c)

Deoxyribose sugar

(Pentose sugar)

d)

Ribose Sugar

(Pentose Sugar)

3.

What are the four bases in DNA?

a)

Uracil

b)

Adenine

c)

Thymine

d)

Cytosine

e)

Guanine

4.

What is the DNA base pair for Adenine

(a)  

5.

What is the DNA base pair for Cytosine?

(a)  

6.

How many hydrogen bonds can Adenine form with its base pair?

(a)  

7.

How many hydrogen bonds can Guanine form with its base pair?

(a)  

8.

What type of bond binds the sugar and phosphate groups of DNA nucelotides?

a)

Amide bond

b)

Phosphodiester bond

c)

Peptide bond

d)

Ester bond

9.

What are the four bases in RNA?

a)

Uracil

b)

Adenine

c)

Thymine

d)

Cytosine

e)

Guanine

10.

What does an RNA nulceotide consist of?

a)

A base

b)

Phosphate group

c)

Deoxyribose sugar

(Pentose sugar)

d)

Ribose Sugar

(Pentose Sugar)

11.

How many bases make a codon?

(a)  

12.

Which enzyme unzips the DNA helix in transcription?

a)

RNA polymerase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

RNA helicase

d)

DNA helicase

13.

What type of bond binds two amino acids?

a)

Amide bond

b)

Phosphodiester bond

c)

Peptide bond

d)

Ester bond

14.

Which enzyme unzips the DNA helix in DNA replication?

a)

RNA polymerase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

RNA helicase

d)

DNA helicase

15.

Which enzyme reform the phosphodiester bonds in DNA replication?

a)

RNA polymerase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

RNA helicase

d)

DNA helicase

16.

Which enzyme forms the phosphodiester bonds between nucleotides in transcription?

a)

RNA polymerase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

RNA helicase

d)

DNA helicase

17.

What is the animal cell membrane made of?

a)

Phospholipid bilayer

b)

Phosphodiester layer

c)

Cellulose bilayer

d)

Glucose bilayer

18.

Which two are true, regarding the phospolipid bilayer in the cell membrane?

a)

Hydrophobic head

b)

Hydrophobic tail

c)

Hydrophilic head

d)

Hydrophilic tail

19.

What would make the cell membrane bilayer, more fluid?

a)

More unsaturated fats

b)

More saturated fats

c)

More bonding between molecules

d)

Fewer proteins

20.

What type of molecules can pass through the cell membrane via passive transport?

a)

Non-polar molecules

b)

Polar molecules

c)

Negatively charged molecules

d)

Large molecules

21.

What type of diffusion requires transport proteins?

(a)  

22.

What type of molecules cannot pass through the cell membrane via passive transport?

a)

Non-polar molecules

b)

Polar molecules

c)

Negatively charged molecules

d)

Large molecules

23.

Which of these affect the rate of diffusion?

a)

Temperature

b)

Conc gradient

c)

Surface area

d)

Stirring motion

e)

Size of molecules

24.

The mass diffusion of molecules out of the cell

(a)  

25.

The mass diffusion of molecules into the cell

(a)  

26.

Definition: Sequence of bases in DNA coding for a specific sequence of amino acids

(a)  

27.

Which is more likely to get a recessive disease?

a)

Males

b)

Females

28.

What type of allele disease is CF?

(a)  

29.

What is the molecule that provides energy for active transport?

(a)  

30.

During endocytosis and exocytosis, what are substance contained in?

a)

Vesicles

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Phospholipid bilayer

31.

How are lungs adapted for gas exchange?

a)

Rich supply of blood

b)

Large surface area (alveoli)

c)

Thin cell walls

d)

High conc gradient between inside and outside

32.

What does mucus in the lungs catch?

a)

Dust

b)

Microbes

c)

Chloride ions

d)

Oxygen

33.

What beats up the mucus, allowing it to be swallowed or coughed out?

a)

Cilia

b)

Pili

c)

Flagella

d)

Myosin heads

34.

If mucus becomes sticky and blcoks the bronchioles, what is decreased?

a)

Surface area for gas exchange

b)

Diffusion distance for gas exchange

c)

Blood supply

d)

Heart rate

35.

Which gene is affected by cystic fibrosis?

a)

CFTR

b)

NaTR

c)

QCRS

d)

CTFR

36.

Which ion goes through the CFTR protein?

(a)  

37.

Which channel protein is permanently open when someone has cystic fibrosis?

a)

Sodium channel (Na+)

b)

CFTR channel

38.

When someone has cystic firbrosis, water is constantly taken out of the mucus, due to osmosis has it goes to...

a)

the high salt conc

b)

high sodium conc

c)

high chlorine conc

d)

low chlorine conc

39.

Which of these tests are done prenattally?

a)

Aminocentesis

b)

Chronic Villus Samping (CVS)

c)

Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis

d)

Pre-implantation gentic Diagnosis

40.

Which of these gentic testing procedures, requires a needle to be inserted into the abdomen?

a)

Aminocentesis

b)

Chronic Villus Samping (CVS)

c)

Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis

d)

Pre-implantation gentic Diagnosis

41.

Which of these gentic testing procedures, has the highest risk of miscarriage?

a)

Aminocentesis

b)

Chronic Villus Samping (CVS)

c)

Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis

d)

Pre-implantation gentic Diagnosis

42.

Which of these gentic testing procedures, is done at 15-17 weeks pregnancy?

a)

Aminocentesis

b)

Chronic Villus Samping (CVS)

c)

Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis

d)

Pre-implantation gentic Diagnosis

43.

Which of these gentic testing procedures, is done at 8-10 weeks pregnancy?

a)

Aminocentesis

b)

Chronic Villus Samping (CVS)

c)

Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis

d)

Pre-implantation gentic Diagnosis

44.

Which of these gentic testing procedures, samples the blood of the mother to find fetal DNA?

a)

Aminocentesis

b)

Chronic Villus Samping (CVS)

c)

Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis

d)

Pre-implantation gentic Diagnosis

45.

What is the sum of all enzyme controlled reactions?

(a)  

46.

What can alter the rate of reaction on enzyme catalysed reactions?

a)

pH

b)

Temperature

c)

Conc of enzyme/substrate

d)

Water conc