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DNA Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ traits are passed down from your biological parents and were with you when you were born.

a)

Inherited

b)

Bartering

c)

Basic

d)

Acquired

2.

______ traits are developed over a lifetime.

a)

Inherited

b)

Bartering

c)

Basic

d)

Acquired

3.

Examples of inherited traits. (Mark all that apply)

a)

blue eyes

b)

widow's peak

c)

color blindness

d)

ability to read

e)

a bird having the ability to build a nest

4.

Examples of acquired traits. (Mark all that apply)

a)

ability to ride a bike

b)

not caring for the taste of broccoli

c)

dimples

d)

ability to dance

e)

good study habits

5.

What are the four bases of DNA?

a)

guanine, cytosine, amentoline, thymine

b)

cytosine, ganotine, amentoline, thymine

c)

adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine

d)

cytosine, ganotine, adenine, thymine

6.

Which of the following are complementary pairs in DNA?

a)

Adenine, Thymine

b)

Adenine, Thyorine

c)

Glucose, Cellulose

d)

Guanine, Cytosine

7.

When does DNA replication occur?

a)

During cell division

b)

After cell division

c)

Before cell division

8.

After many cell divisions, a segment of DNA has more base pairs than it originally did. This is an example of ______ mutation.

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Division

9.

In order to make a protein, the message on DNA must be converted to what?

a)

DNA

b)

Uracil

c)

AMNA

d)

RNA

10.

How many bases in DNA are needed to code for a single amino acid?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

11.

What base is found in RNA, but NOT DNA?

a)

Adenine

b)

Uracil

c)

Guanine

d)

Thymine

12.

A ________ is a change in the base sequence of a DNA Molecule.

a)

Mutation

b)

Adenine

c)

RNA

d)

Chromosome

13.

A base, sugar, and phosphate group make a building block of DNA known as...?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nucleotide

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Cytosine

14.

A person who has one recessive allele for a trait and one dominat allele is called a...?

a)

Chromosome

b)

Parent

c)

Carrier

d)

DNA

15.

One of the 23 PAIRS of chromosomes in each body cell that carry genes that determine a persons gender are called...

a)

Carrier

b)

Nucleotides

c)

Sex Chromosomes

d)

Mutation

16.

Which of the following is the protein that is NOT normal in a person with sickle-cell disease?

a)

Mucus

b)

Clotting Protein

c)

Karyotype

d)

Hemoglobin

17.

Which of the following ocombination of sex chromosomes results in a male human being?

a)

XX

b)

YY

c)

XY

d)

XX or YY

18.

Which of the following scientst took x-rays of DNA molecules?

a)

Erwin Chargaff

b)

James Watson and Fransis Crick

c)

Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins

d)

Gregor Mendel

19.

Which of the following scientist proposed a double-helix model of DNA?

a)

Erwin Chargaff

b)

James Watson and Francis Crick

c)

Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkings

d)

Gregor Mendel

20.

Which of the following scientists found that the amounts of adeneine equals the amount of thymine and that the amounts of guanine equals the amounts of cytosine?

a)

Erwin Chargaff

b)

James Watson and Francis Crick

c)

Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins

d)

Gregor Mendel

21.

True or False: Mutations are random

a)

True

b)

False

22.

True or False: Mutations are moslty benefical and useful for an organism

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What is going to be the complementary pair to ACT CCT GAA

a)

UGT GGU AGG

b)

ACT CCT GAA

c)

UGA GGA GUU

d)

TGA GGA CTT

24.

The first sequence is the correct sequence. The second has a mutated sequence. What type of mutation is this? 1st Sequence: AAT TCG TCT AGA TCT CGG 2nd Sequence: AAT TCG TCT AGA TCT C

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

25.

The first sequence is the correct sequence. The second has a mutated sequence. What type of mutation is this? 1st Sequence: AAT TCG TCT AGA TCT CGG 2nd Sequence: AAT TCT AGG TCT AGA TCT CGG

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

26.

In this pedigree, how many males are there?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

27.

In this pedigree, how many females are there?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

28.

In this pedigree, the shaded shapes represent family members with hemophilia. How many males have hemophilia?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

29.

In this pedigree, how is l 1, 2 related to lll 3?

a)

Father/Mother

b)

Uncle/Aunt

c)

Grandparents

d)

Brother/Sister

30.

In this pedigree, how is lll 1 related to lll 3?

a)

Father

b)

Uncle

c)

Grandfather

d)

Brother

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