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Cell Genetic Code

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the order for Protein Synthesis?

a)

Transcription -> Translation -> Protein

b)

Translation - > Transcription -> Protein

c)

Protein -> Transcription -> Translation

d)

Translation -> Protein -> Transcription

2.
How does RNA differ from DNA?
a)
RNA contains uracil and deoxyribose
b)
RNA contains ribose and thymine
c)
RNA contains uracil and ribose
d)
RNA contains adenine and ribose
3.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
4.

Which of the following is found in the cells of all living things?

a)

chloroplasts

b)

nucleus

c)

mitochondrion

d)

genetic material

5.
What is the relationship between a protein, the cell, and DNA?
a)
DNA is produced by protein which is produced in the cell
b)
Protein is composed of DNA which is produced in the cell
c)
DNA controls the production of protein in the cell
d)
A cell is composed of DNA and protein
6.
Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and..?
a)
nitrogenous base
b)
nucleic acid
c)
cholesterol
d)
fatty acid
7.

The initiation codon is

a)

AUG

b)

UAA

c)

UAG

d)

UGA

8.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
9.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
10.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
11.
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
12.
Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose and adenine
b)
deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
c)
sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate
13.
What bonds the nitrogen bases in the center of the DNA strand?
a)
Covalent Bonds
b)
Ionic Bonds
c)
Hydrogen Bonds
d)
Metallic Bonds
14.
DNA codes for...
a)
cholesterol
b)
proteins
c)
fatty acids
d)
a sandwich
15.
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
16.
Genes are found on...
a)
chromosomes
b)
alleles
c)
proteins
d)
anthers
17.
A change in the genetic code = ____
a)
trait
b)
genotype
c)
phenotype
d)
mutation
18.
What is the name of the subunit that builds a DNA polymer?
a)
Nucleotide
b)
Nucleic acid
c)
Nitrogenous base
d)
Nucelosome
19.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
20.
DNA and RNA are macromolecules in the category of
a)
Proteins
b)
Lipids
c)
Nucleic Acids
d)
Carbohydrates
21.

What part of the DNA carries the genetic code?

a)

Nitrogen Bases

b)

Double Helix

c)

Hydrogen Bonds

d)

Proteins

22.

What holds 2 strands of DNA together?

a)

Hydrogen Bonds

b)

Nitrogen Bases

c)

Proteins

d)

Superman

23.

Why can genes be transferred between organisms?

a)

They use the same genetic code

b)

The nitrogen bases have complementary bases

c)

They have the same nitrogen bases

d)

Because Guanine always pairs with Cytosine

24.

What is the purpose of transcription?

a)

To make new proteins

b)

To make mRNA

c)

To use the genetic code

d)

To break proteins down into amino acids

25.

What is the purpose of translation?

a)

To make new proteins

b)

To make mRNA

c)

To use the genetic code

d)

To break down proteins into amino acids

26.

What is each codon translated into?

a)

Amino acid

b)

Protein

c)

Nucleic acid

d)

tRNA

27.

What type of RNA carries amino acids to ribosomes?

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

RNA

d)

RNA Polymerase

28.

Which process transfers information from DNA to RNA?

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Meiosis

d)

Photosynthesis

29.

Which process uses information from mRNA to make proteins?

a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

Meiosis

d)

Photosynthesis

30.

The replication of DNA in the chromosome should happen first before the event of mitosis to occur.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

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