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DNA Vocab Quiz Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which enzyme has the job of unzipping the double helix?
a)
Helicase
b)
Polymerase
c)
Ligase
d)
Primerase
2.
What is the shape of DNA?
a)
Double helix
b)
Triple helix
c)
Flat, bilayer
d)
Three-pronged rigid ladder
3.

DNA is an acronym for _____

a)

Diphosphorus Nucleic Acid

b)

Ribose Nucleic Acid

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

d)

Deoxyribonucleic Acetate

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.

Bond between Adenine and Thymine

a)

Single

b)

Double

c)

Triple

d)

Quadruple

e)

Covalent

7.

Bond between Guanine and Cytosine

a)

Single

b)

Double

c)

Triple

d)

Quadruple

e)

Covalent

8.
The following picture must be
a)
DNA because it's double stranded
b)
RNA because it's single stranded
c)
DNA because it's single stranded
d)
RNA because it's double stranded
9.
I include the bases Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine and Thymine.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
10.
I include the bases Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine and Uracil .
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
11.
I travel outside of the nucleus.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
12.
mRNA is produced in the nucleus by the DNA in a process called
a)
translation
b)
transforming
c)
transcription
d)
transferring
13.
mRNA codes are called 
a)
anticodon
b)
condon
c)
minicodon
d)
supercodon
14.

How many nucleotides make up a codon?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

15

15.

How many codons: AAU GCG AUG

a)

9

b)

1

c)

3

d)

15

16.
What process is going on in this photo? 
a)
Transcription 
b)
Translation 
c)
Replication 
d)
All the above 
17.

What is the order for Protein Synthesis?

a)

Transcription -> Translation -> Protein

b)

Translation - > Transcription -> Protein

c)

Protein -> Transcription -> Translation

d)

Translation -> Protein -> Transcription

18.
What is the location in the cell for translation?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome
d)
chloroplast
19.

A mutation is defined as:

a)

A change in the cell's structure

b)

Anything that changes in an embryo

c)

Any change in the physical features of a human

d)

A change in the DNA sequence

20.
What causes mutations?
a)
Mistakes in replication or environmental substances
b)
The amino acids
c)
Passed down by genetics
d)
It's how your born
21.

A factor in the environment that can cause a mutation

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

Protein

d)

Mutagen

22.

Located on tRNA

a)

Codon

b)

Anticodon

c)

Ribosome

d)

Translation

23.

Located on mRNA

a)

Codon

b)

Anticodon

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleus

24.

In what process is mRNA synthesized?

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

DNA Replication

d)

Mitosis

25.

Where does TRANSCRIPTION occur?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

26.

How many nucleotides equal 1 amino acid?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

27.

Why must transcription occur where DNA can be found?

a)

because DNA can't leave

b)

because ribosomes are in the nucleus

c)

because DNA polymerase is found there

d)

because helicase unzips the DNA

28.

What does tRNA stand for?

a)

transition RNA

b)

transcription RNA

c)

transfer RNA

d)

translation RNA

29.

mRNA is read into amino acids during what process?

a)

transcription

b)

transfer

c)

translation

d)

transition

30.

Identify.

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

tRNA

31.

Identify.

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

tRNA

32.

Identify.

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

33.

Where does transcription occur?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

ER

34.
What is the product of transcription?
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
proteins
35.

Three consecutive nucleotides on a mRNA molecule

a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

anticodon

d)

codon

36.

Three consecutive nucleotides on a tRNA molecule

a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

anticodon

d)

codon

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