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DNA Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Where would you find the sugars and phosphates in a DNA molecule?

a)

On the sides (the backbone of the helix)

b)

In the middle (the base pairs)

2.

What shape is DNA?

a)

Circular

b)

Flat

c)

Double Helix

d)

Boxy

3.

Jane and Josiah have different eye colors. This is because Jane and Josiah's DNA code makes different _________.

a)

proteins

b)

carbohydrates

c)

fats

d)

organelles

4.

What are genes?

a)

Pieces of chromosomes that you inherit from your parents

b)

Instructions for how to build proteins

c)

Sections of DNA

d)

All of these are true.

5.

Which organelle contains DNA?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell Membrane

6.

Strands of tightly wound DNA are known as _______.

a)

Phosphates

b)

Nucleotides

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Sugars

7.

Which nitrogen base pairs with guanine?

a)

Cytosine

b)

Kerosene

c)

Thymine

d)

Uracil

8.

Which nitrogenous base does adenine match?

a)

Guanine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Uracil

d)

Thymine

9.

One side of a DNA strand has the following nitrogen base sequence:

A-A-T-G-C-C

Select the sequence of nitrogenous bases we can expect to see on the other side.

a)

A-A-T-G-C-C

b)

T-T-A-C-G-G

c)

C-C-G-T-A-A

d)

G-G-C-A-T-T

10.

The nitrogenous bases found in DNA are represented by the letters

a)
T, U, G, A, and C
b)
T,A, P and C
c)
A, U, G, and C
d)
A, T, G, and C
11.

Why is DNA important?

a)

It serves as the blueprint for the traits of all living things

b)

It is a major energy source in the human body

c)

It helps to dissolve complex materials in living things

d)

It can be extracted and used to increase oxygen levels

12.

Section A in the diagram is most likely

a)

Protein containing folded subunits

b)

A biological catalyst

c)

Part of a gene for a particular trait

d)

A chromosome undergoing a mutation

13.

A gene codes for the production of a particular

a)

Protein

b)

Chromosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Nucleic Acid

14.

Which of the following structures are in order from LARGEST to SMALLEST?

a)

Chromosome, Nucleus, Gene

b)

Gene, Chromosome, Nucleus

c)

Nucleus, Chromosome, Gene

d)

Chromosome, Gene, Nucleus