WorksheetsTBurr Genetics
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Within a cell, where is the DNA located?
Outside the nucleus
In the cytoplasm
Inside the nucleus
In the RNA
What does RNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Ribonucleic Acid
Ribosomes not attached
Regular non-coding atoms
Which statement is accurate?
RNA is composed of 2 strands of paired nucleodtides.
RNA consists of 1 strand of nucleotides.
DNA only has 1 strand of nucleotides.
Both RNA and DNA have multiple strands of base pairings.
RNA carries information from DNA to the ribosome to make one of the following?
Amino Acids
Codons
Genes
Proteins
How many types of nucleotides are in DNA and RNA?
5
23
4
32
What are the components that make a nucleotide
A phosphate, a nitrogenous base, and a sugar
A sulfate, base, and a sugar
A base and sugar.
Three lumps of sugar.
Which of the following nucleotides is found in DNA but not in RNA?
Uracil
Adenine
Guanine
Thymine
Nucleotides only pair with certain other nucleotides based on their ____
amino acids and proteins.
order and number.
shape and size.
color and type.
What are the different types of RNA?
Ribosomal (rRNA) and transfer (tRNA)
Messenger (mRNA) and transfer (tRNA)
There is only one type of RNA.
Messenger (mRNA), ribosomal (rRNA),
and transfer (tRNA)
What is the process of making an RNA copy of the
section of DNA that contains a particular gene?
Translation
Transcription
Replication
Genetic modification
What is the process of making proteins from an RNA molecule?
Transcription
Genetic modification
Replication
Translation
The way you are and the way you look are controlled by your
Chemicals
Genes
Closet
Atoms
___________ are very, very long DNA molecules found in almost every cell of every living thing.
Monochromes
Genes
Chromosomes
Nucleotides
In DNA, the chemicals are paired in which way?
Adenine with Cytosine and Guanine with Thymine
Adenine with Guanine and Cytosine with Thymine
Adenine with Thymine and Guanine with Cytosine
Adenine with Cytosine and Uracil with Thymine
In RNA the chemicals will pair which way?
Adenine with Cytosine and Uracil with Thymine
Adenine with Uracil and Cytosine with Thymine
Guanine with Cytosine and Uracil with Adenine
Adenine with Cytosine and Uracil with Guanine
Which image represents a vestigial structure or behavior?
Which one is NOT an example of an adaptive structure?
Bird's beaks
Streamline body shape for fish.
A hawk's talons.
A bear hibernating.
Which bones can be found in bats, birds, and humans?
The humerus and radius.
The ulna and the carpals.
The metacarpals and phalanges.
These are all found in bats, birds, and humans.
What is an analogous structure?
Similar structures in organisms that do not have a shared ancestry.
Human and animal appendages.
Similar structures from a shared ancestor.
An anatomical structure that no longer has a purpose.
What is a homologous structure?
Similar structures in organisms without a shared ancestor.
A leg bone
An elephant's trunk and a cow's udder.
Similar structures in organisms with a shared ancestor.
What is a mutation?
A mutation is a two-headed sheep
A mutation is an albino tiger.
A mutation is a change in a DNA sequence.
All of these are mutations.
Which image represents a mutation?
Bird beaks are an example of ...
Adaptation and natural selection
Camouflage and mimicry
Selective breeding and variations
Mimicry and gene splicing
Which animal is best at camouflage? More than one right answer.
1) Cuttlefish 2) Octopus 3) A cheap Gilly suit 4) Chameleon
The passing of traits from parent to offspring (babies) is
Nucleotide
Heredity
DNAs
Allele
In gene pairing, which pair represents 2 dominant genes?
rr
rR
Rr
RR
In gene pairing, which represents a recessive pair?
rr
rR
Rr
RR
In a family, brown eyes (B) are dominant over green eyes (b). What color eyes would be produced by the following pairing (bb)?
Brown eyes
Blue eyes
Green eyes
Yellow eyes
Both DNA and RNA are found in the nucleus of a cell.
True
False
Both DNA and RNA can leave the nucleus of a cell?
True
False
