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WorksheetsY9 DNA
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Traits that are passed from generation to generation are called ____________________
a)
Excited Traits
b)
Inherited Traits
c)
Inclined Traits
d)
Special Traits
2.
___ carries information for inherited traits.
a)
DNA
b)
AND
c)
RNA
d)
DRN
3.
Who was the first to take X-ray images of DNA crystals?
a)
Watson and Crick
b)
Gregor Mendel
c)
Franklin and Wilkins
d)
Robert Bakewell
4.
Who was the first to build a model of a DNA molecule?
a)
Mendeleev
b)
Watson and Crick
c)
Watson and Holmes
d)
Aristotle
5.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
6.
A strand of DNA that looks like a twisted ladder is called a _____________________
a)
triple twist
b)
corkscrew
c)
double helix
d)
helix
7.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
8.
Why is DNA important?
a)
It instructs our brain on what to do.
b)
It carries the instructions for our cells to make proteins.
c)
It codes for DNA.
d)
It carries instructions for environmental characteristics.
9.
The sequence of bases forms the
a)
Genetic Code
b)
DNA base pair
c)
Double Helix
d)
Paired bases
10.
What is a gene?
a)
A bundle that the DNA is packed into
b)
something inside the nucleus
c)
a section of DNA
d)
all of your DNA
11.
What does a gene code for?
a)
A vitamin
b)
A lipid
c)
A carbohydrate
d)
A protein
12.
Which of the following is NOT a main function of proteins in the body?
a)
Enzymes are made of protein
b)
Used for respiration
c)
Hormones are made of protein
d)
Forms hair, nails and bones
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