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Finals Review Day 1: DNA, Genetics, Protein Synthesis, Mutations

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 4hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
fatty acids
d)
polysaccharides
2.
A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.
a)
Replication
b)
Translation
c)
Transcription
3.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
4.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
5.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
6.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
7.
What are the 4 nitrogen bases?
a)
adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
b)
adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
c)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
d)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose
8.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
9.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
10.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
11.
DNA is a polymer made of:
a)
Nucleotides
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Purines
d)
Pyrimidines
12.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
ribosome
d)
nucleus
13.
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
14.
Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose sugar and adenine
b)
deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
c)
deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
15.
What will the matching sequence be on a strand that reads AAGCTAT?
a)
AACGATA
b)
TTCGTTA
c)
CCTGATA
d)
TTCGATA
16.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)
sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
c)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
d)
sugar, phosphate, protein
17.
DNA codes for...
a)
bases
b)
proteins
c)
amino acids
d)
phosphates
18.
Name this structure
a)
double helix
b)
nucelotide
c)
twisted ladder
d)
hydrogen bond
19.

Which organelle makes proteins?

a)

ribosome

b)

nucleus

c)

mitochondria

d)

chloroplast

20.

WHERE does TRANSLATION occur?

a)

ribosome

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

cell

21.

The triplets of mRNA read by a ribosome are called _____.

a)

anticodons

b)

coded gene

c)

codons

d)

rRNA

22.

What is translation?

a)

the process in which DNA is copied to make another molecule of DNA

b)

the process in which DNA is coded into mRNA

c)

the process in which mRNA is decoded into a protein

d)

the process in which enzymes break down mRNA

23.

What are the building blocks of proteins called?

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Glucose

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Phosphate Groups

24.

What is the name of a chain of amino acids?

a)

hydrogen bonds

b)

polypeptide

c)

amino acid chain

d)

double helix

25.

RNA has ________ sugar.

a)

ribose

b)

deoxyribose

c)

glucose

d)

galactose

26.

DNA has ________ sugar.

a)

ribose

b)

deoxyribose

c)

glucose

d)

galactose

27.

Which amino acid matches with the following codon:

GAU

a)

GLU

b)

SER

c)

ASP

d)

ILE

28.

Which amino acid matches with the following codon:

CAC

a)

STOP

b)

HIS

c)

LYS

d)

ARG

29.

Use the mRNA below to select the correct amino acid sequence:

AUG-UCA-AAA-UAG

a)

MET-SER-LYS-STOP

b)

MET-THR-LYS-TYR

c)

LEU-SER-CYS-STOP

d)

ILE-LYS-SER-STOP

30.

What is the correct order to make a protein?

a)

Protein, DNA, RNA

b)

RNA, DNA, Protein

c)

DNA, RNA, Protein

d)

Protein, RNA, DNA

31.

DNA contains the template to make RNA

a)

True

b)

False

32.

RNA has what base that is instead of thymine?

a)

guanine

b)

adenine

c)

thymine

d)

uracil

33.

The goal of transcription is to make RNA.

a)

True

b)

False

34.
Which of these bases does not exist in RNA?
a)
C
b)
T
c)
U
d)
A
35.

What is the process called when DNA is made into mRNA.

a)

translation

b)

transcription

c)

transcribe

d)

translate

36.

Which macromolecule is made up of amino acids?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

nucleic acid

d)

protein

37.

DNA and RNA are which type of macromolecule?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

nucleic acid

d)

protein

38.

mRNA is read into amino acids during what process?

a)

transcription

b)

transfer

c)

translation

d)

transition

39.

In what process is mRNA synthesized?

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

DNA Replication

d)

Mitosis

40.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
41.
What is occurring in this picture?
a)
Translation
b)
Replication
c)
Translocation
d)
Transcription
42.
How does RNA differ from DNA?
a)
RNA contains uracil and deoxyribose
b)
RNA contains ribose and thymine
c)
RNA contains uracil and ribose
d)
RNA contains adenine and ribose
43.
How would the DNA sequence GCTATA be transcribed to mRNA?
a)
GCUAUA
b)
CGATAT
c)
CGAUAU
d)
GCUTUT
44.

Transcribe the following DNA sequence:


AAT TAG GGC TCG

a)

AAT TAG GGC TCG

b)

TTA ATC CCG AGC

c)

UUA AUC CCG AGC

d)

TTU UTC CCG UGC

45.
Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription? 
a)
AUGCUU
b)
ATGCTT
c)
GCATCC
d)
GCAUCC
46.
What does protein synthesis DO?
a)
makes genes
b)
makes proteins
c)
makes new cells
d)
deletes cells
47.
Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and..?
a)
nitrogenous base
b)
nucleic acid
c)
cholesterol
d)
fatty acid
48.

A distinguishing characteristic or quality, a feature that is inherited such as flower color, hair color, and height.

a)

hybrid

b)

trait

c)

chromosomes

d)

heredity

49.

Physical features that represent a trait.

a)

phenotype

b)

recessive gene

c)

inherited trait

d)

heredity

50.

Genetic makeup of an animal or plant

a)

phenotype

b)

inherited trait

c)

homozygous

d)

genotype

51.

the passing of traits from a parent to its offspring

a)

hybrid

b)

Heterozygous

c)

heredity

d)

Homozygous

52.

a gene whose expression can be hidden

a)

recessive gene

b)

dominant gene

53.

a gene that can hide the effect of a recessive gene

a)

dominant gene

b)

recessive gene

54.

A chart used to show all the ways genes from two parents can combine and be passed to offspring is a

a)

Pie chart

b)

Line graph

c)

Bar graph

d)

Punnett Square

55.

The likelihood or chance that a specific outcome will occur out of a total number of outcomes

a)

heredity

b)

probability

c)

percentage

d)

ratio

56.

blue eyes, curly hair

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

57.

An organism that inherits two different alleles from its parents

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

58.

Tt, BB, rr

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

59.

TT, tt

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

60.

Rr, Ff

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

61.

What amino acid would be added to the protein being formed during translation if the mRNA codon reads "CCU?"

a)

Isoleucine

b)

Stop

c)

Methionine

d)

Proline

62.

What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUG GCA AAC CGU

a)

Met-Ala-Asn-Ala

b)

Met-Ala (because the third codon codes for STOP)

c)

Ileu-Ala-Asn-Ala

d)

Met-Ala-Asn-Arg

e)

Ileu-Ala-Asn-Ala

63.
The codon CCU codes for what amino acid?
a)
Isoleucine
b)
Stop
c)
Methionine
d)
Proline
64.
Which amino acid pairs with the codon AGA
a)
Thr
b)
Arg
c)
Ala
d)
Glu
65.
What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA
a)
Met-Pro-Ala-Val
b)
Met-Pro-Val
c)
Tyr-Gly-His
d)
Tyr-Gly-Arg-His
66.

What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUG GCA AAC CGU

a)

Met-Ala-Asn-Ala

b)

Met-Ala (because the third codon codes for STOP)

c)

Ileu-Ala-Asn-Ala

d)

Met-Ala-Asn-Arg

e)

Ileu-Ala-Asn-Ala

67.

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Frameshift

68.

Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

a)

Insertions only

b)

Substitution only

c)

Deletion only

d)

Insertions and Deletions

69.

DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG

The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Inversion

70.

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

71.

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Frameshift

72.

Why are insertion and deletion (frameshift) mutations so harmful?

a)

They change all of the codons from the mutation on down the line, which changes the amino acid sequence

b)

They insert things that an organism doesn't need.

c)

They often delete things that organisms need.

d)

Insertion and deletions are not any more harmful than substitution mutations.

73.

Which type of mutation does the model demonstrate?

a)

Deletion

b)

Substitution

c)

Insertion

d)

Translocation

74.

Which mutation will cause translation to stop?

a)

Mutations 1 and 3 only

b)

Mutation 1 only

c)

Mutation 2 only

d)

Muations 1, 2, 3

75.

A mutation in which only one nucleotide is altered is called a:

a)

Frameshift Mutation

b)

Deletion Mutation

c)

Point Mutation

d)

Insertion Mutation

76.

An arctic fox is able to change its fur color depending on the temperature of the season. How is this possible?

a)

Genes that express fur color are regulated by temperature changes

b)

Genes that determine fur color are changed permanently by temperature

c)

Genes do not depend on the environment

d)

Genes can turn on and off depending on changes in the environment

77.

An siamese cat is able to change its fur color depending on the temperature of its body as it matures. How is this possible?

a)

Genes that express fur color are regulated by temperature changes

b)

Genes that determine fur color are not changed by temperature

c)

Genes do not depend on the environment

d)

Genes can turn expression on and off depending on changes in temperature

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