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DNA Vocab 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Enzyme that helps create mRNA

a)

RNA Polymerase

b)

mRNA

c)

Uracil

d)

Ribosomes

2.

Nitrogen base that replaces Thymine in an RNA molecule

a)

Uracil

b)

mRNA

c)

RNA Polymerase

d)

Ribosomes

3.

RNA Molecule that carries the DNA code to ribosomes

a)

mRNA

b)

RNA Polymerase

c)

Uracil

d)

Ribosomes

4.

Site of protein synthesis in the cell

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Uracil

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

5.

Bond between phosphates and sugars to make the backbone of DNA

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Hydrogen bond

c)

Helicase

d)

DNA Polymerase

6.

Bond between bases that connect the strands of DNA

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Hydrogen bond

c)

Helicase

d)

DNA Polymerase

7.

Enzyme that unzips DNA during replication

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Hydrogen bond

c)

Helicase

d)

DNA Polymerase

8.

Enzyme that bonds free-floating nucleotides to existing nucleotides to make new, complete DNA molecules

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Hydrogen bond

c)

Helicase

d)

DNA Polymerase

9.

Repeating subunits that make up DNA strands

a)

Nucleotides

b)

Pyrimidines

c)

Purines

d)

Double helix

10.

Single-ringed DNA nucleotides

a)

Basepairs

b)

Pyrimidines

c)

Purines

d)

Double helix

11.

Double-ringed DNA nucleotides

a)

Basepairs

b)

Pyrimidines

c)

Purines

d)

Double helix

12.

The shape of DNA

a)

Nucleotides

b)

Pyrimidines

c)

Purines

d)

Double helix

13.

The carrier of genetic information present in all living things

a)

DNA

b)

Genes

c)

Heredity

d)

Chromosomes

14.

Made up of DNA, the basic unit of heredity

a)

Nucleotides

b)

Genes

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chromosomes

15.

The passing of traits from parent to offspring

a)

DNA

b)

Genes

c)

Heredity

d)

Chromosomes

16.

THreadlike structures or nucleic acids, found in the nucleus of most cells, that carries genetic information in the form of genes

a)

DNA

b)

Genes

c)

Heredity

d)

Chromosomes