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S10 - DNA FormQuiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DNA is an acronym for _____

a)

Diphosphorus Nucleic Acid

b)

Ribose Nucleic Acid

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

d)

Deoxyribonucleic Acetate

2.

Primary functions of DNA are _____. (Check 2 items)

a)

Transmit information on heredity from one generation to the next

b)

Control cellular respiration

c)

Regulate homeostasis

d)

Provide a blueprint for making proteins

3.

A nucleotide is composed of

a)

A phosphate, sugar and nitrogenous base

b)

A protein, protein and Guanine

c)

A phosphate, Adenine, and nitrogenous base

d)

A protein, Adenine and nitrogenous base

4.

Which of the following is a base pair?

a)

Adenine - Cytosine

b)

Cytosine - Thymine

c)

Deoxyribose - Cytosine

d)

Cytosine - Guanine

5.

The weak bonds between base pairs is a ___

a)

Covalent Bond

b)

Polar Bond

c)

Non Polar Bond

d)

Hydrogen

6.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a)

DNA is a single strand while RNA is a double helix

b)

RNA contains Uracil while DNA has Thymine

c)

RNA is an nucleic acid while DNA is an amino acid

d)

(all of these)

7.
In DNA, Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)

Uracil

8.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
ribosome
d)
nucleus
9.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
10.

What are the 4 nitrogen bases of DNA?

a)

adenine, thymine, uracil, and guanine

b)
adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
c)

uracil, thymine, cytosine, and guanine

d)

adenine, uracil, cytosine, and guanine

11.
Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)

ribose (sugar) and phosphate

b)

deoxyribose (sugar) and nitrogenous base pair

c)

ribose (sugar) and nitrogenous base pair

d)
deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate
12.

Which of the following is not found in DNA?

a)

Thymine

b)

Guanine

c)

Uracil

d)

Cytosine

13.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
14.
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
15.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)

Uracil

c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine