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DNA and RNA Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is when there is a change in the DNA sequence?

a)

Replication

b)

Mutation

c)

Transcription

d)

Translation

2.

Which of following matches with Cytosine?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Guanine

d)

Uracil

3.

Which of the following is NOT a base in RNA?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Uracil

d)

Cytosine

4.

Which of the following is when the information in the mRNA is used to build protein?

a)

Replication

b)

Mutation

c)

Transcription

d)

Translation

5.

What is DNA and RNA made of?

a)

Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base

b)

Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base

c)

Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine

d)

Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

6.
Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose and adenine
b)
deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
c)
sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate
7.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
8.
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
9.
What is the difference between DNA and RNA in terms of bases?
a)
RNA contains uracil in place of thymine
b)
RNA contains uracil in place of adenine
c)
RNA contains uracil in place of guanine
d)
RNA contains uracil in place of  cytosine
10.

What shape is DNA?

a)

A double helix

b)

A single strand

c)

A pleated sheet

d)

An omega helix

11.

What base pair does Adenine (A) bind with in RNA?

a)

Guanine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Thymine

d)

Uracil

12.
What is represented in the picture?
a)
monosaccharide
b)
nucleotide
c)
amino acid
d)
fatty acid
13.
The drawing shows the structure of what molecule?
a)
A DNA molecule
b)
A lipid molecule
c)
A carbohydrate molecule
d)
A protein molecule
14.

Which of the following is the building block of proteins?

a)

amino acid

b)

glycogen

c)

nucleic acid

d)

polypeptides

15.

Which of the following transfers the amino acids to the ribosome?

a)

D NA

b)

mRNA

c)

RNA

d)

tRNA

16.

A set of 3 nucleotides together is called ____________.

a)

The Three Amigos

b)

Triplets

c)

A Brodon

d)

A Codon

17.

Which molecule leaves the nucleus and is used to make proteins?

a)

RNA

b)

DNA

18.

When RNA is being built based on the pattern of DNA it's called

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Transition

d)

Transmission

19.

When RNA is being used by the ribosome to build proteins it's called

a)

Translation

b)

Transmission

c)

Transportation

d)

Transmogrification

20.

Replication is used to make

a)

RNA

b)

Proteins

c)

DNA

d)

Amino acids