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Stroll Through the Playlist - Quiz #2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What macromolecule contains your genetic information?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

2.

The monomer which builds DNA?

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotide

c)

fatty acid

d)

glucose

3.

A nucleotide is composed of what parts? Click all that apply.

a)

base

(A,T,C,G)

b)

phosphate

c)

sugar

d)

amino acid

4.

Chromosomes are made of:

a)

Spaghetti

b)

DNA

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Sucrose

5.

What enzyme unwinds (unzips) your DNA?

a)

Helicase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

Ligase

d)

Dungase

6.

What enzyme builds the new strand of DNA in the 5' to 3' direction?

a)

Helicase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

Ligase

d)

Dungase

7.

Interphase includes what phases? Select all the apply.

a)

G1 - Gap 1

b)

G2 - Gap 2

c)

S phase - Synthesis

d)

M phase - Mitosis

8.

What's the correct order of the cell cycle?

a)

G1, G2, S

b)

G2, G1, S

c)

G1, S, G2

d)

S, G1, G2

9.

When does a cell divide?

a)

G1 - Gap 1

b)

G2 - Gap 2

c)

S phase - Synthesis

d)

M phase - Mitosis

10.

Which is true of both mitosis & meiosis?

a)

they are types of cell division

b)

they create new body cells

c)

they create new reproductive cells

d)

they both create haploid cells

11.

What is crossing over?

a)

When genetic disorders occur in cell division

b)

When homologous chromosomes transfer information

c)

When cells dance

d)

All of these are correct

12.

Another name for uncontrolled cell growth is ______.

a)

mitosis

b)

cancer

c)

genetic disorders

d)

meiosis

13.

You must have ___ recessive allele(s) to have a recessive phenotype?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

1 or 2

d)

no

14.

Black + White = Gray

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Sex-linked Traits

d)

All of these

15.

Black + White = Black & White Striped

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Sex-linked Traits

d)

All of these

16.

Genes code for specific traits.

a)

False

b)

True

17.

Sex-linked traits are more common in _______.

a)

females

b)

males

c)

they affect both sexes equally

18.

In a pedigree the shaded (darker) circles & squares represent ______.

a)

people WITH the trait

b)

people WITHOUT the trait

19.

In a pedigree, circles always represent ______.

a)

males

b)

females

c)

those with a trait

d)

those without a trait

20.

Your phenotype, like your eye & hair color, are determined by _____ creating certain pigment production.

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

21.

The first step in protein synthesis is _______.

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

d)

Transponders

22.

Translation produces:

a)

DNA

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

23.

Three bases, such as AUG, code for:

a)

3 amino acids

b)

1 amino acid

c)

RNA

d)

Carbohydrates

24.

The three bases on a tRNA (transfer RNA) are called:

a)

triploidy

b)

triplets

c)

a codon

d)

an anticodon

25.

This can cause a genetic mutation:

a)

insertion

b)

deletion

c)

substitution

d)

all of these