WorksheetsBiology Chapter 13 Test Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
RNA stands for:
a)
Rivonucleic acid
b)
Ribonucleic acid
c)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
d)
Rinonucleic acid
2.
Which of the following is not a difference between DNA and RNA?
a)
RNA does not contain deoxyribose
b)
RNA is usually single-stranded, not double-stranded
c)
RNA has uracil in place of thymine
d)
RNA does not have nucleotides
3.
A change in the chromosome gene sequence from MNOPQRS to MOPQRS is a(n) _____ mutation:
a)
deletion
b)
inversion
c)
translocation
d)
duplication
4.
A change in the chromosome gene sequence from MNOPQRS to MNZOPQRS is a(n) _____ mutation:
a)
deletion
b)
inversion
c)
insertion
d)
duplication
5.
The primary role of mRNA is to:
a)
process parts of DNA
b)
transfer parts of DNA to other parts of the cell
c)
generate vaccines
d)
unzip the DNA
6.
A main role of rRNA is to:
a)
translate information in mRNA into protein
b)
fold polypeptide chains
c)
read the DNA
d)
correct problems in the DNA
7.
A key function of tRNA is to:
a)
retrieve the mRNA
b)
attach to invading viruses
c)
carry an amino acid to the ribosome
d)
break down harmful enzymes
8.
Information coded in the gene is copied into the mRNA in:
a)
PCR
b)
translation
c)
transcription
d)
none of these
9.
Information in the mRNA is decoded into a chain of amino acids in:
a)
PCR
b)
translation
c)
transcription
d)
none of these
10.
Which of the following is not an RNA base?
a)
adenine
b)
cytosine
c)
guanine
d)
thymine
11.
A codon has ____ bases.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil are part of the language called the _____
a)
DNA
b)
genetic code
c)
Latin alphabet
d)
organelles
13.
The DNA chicken-and-egg problems refers to the difficulty in explaining how ________.
a)
DNA and the complex machinery to decode and use it could evolve at the same time.
b)
long, sophisticated lengths of DNA could evolve from completely random amino acids
c)
completely new species requiring incredibly complex DNA changes could arise spontaneously
d)
the first cell could come alive even if all the complex parts could randomly come together
14.
Conventional vaccines are generally produced by using ____ viruses/pathogens:
a)
whole inactivated
b)
live attenuated
c)
subunits of
d)
all of these
15.
Which of the following is NOT true of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines?
a)
It does not need to use the ribosomes to produce proteins
b)
It uses mRNA coded for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
c)
It delivers mRNA into cells which are used to produce spike proteins
d)
The spike proteins cause the body to produce antibodies that hopefully recognize the virus
16.
_____ mutations refer to a change in a small number of nucleotides
a)
Point
b)
Frameshift
c)
Chromosomal
d)
None of these
17.
_____ mutations can change the location of genes on chromosomes
a)
Point
b)
Frameshift
c)
Chromosomal
d)
None of these
18.
_____ mutations can change the number of copies of some genes
a)
Point
b)
Frameshift
c)
Chromosomal
d)
None of these
19.
_____ mutations can change every amino acid following the mutation
a)
Point
b)
Frameshift
c)
Chromosomal
d)
None of these
20.
The causes of mutation may be:
a)
chemical
b)
physical
c)
biological
d)
all of these
21.
A mutation causing red blood cells to change shape with a particular appearance is:
a)
diabetes
b)
sickle-cell anemia
c)
neuropathy
d)
none of these
22.
An organism can choose to have a beneficial mutation.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Sometimes
23.
Which of the following could cause a mutation?
a)
X-rays
b)
UV light
c)
pesticides
d)
all of these
24.
Mutations are random.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The complementary strand of RNA for the DNA sequence of ACGT would be:
a)
ACGT
b)
TGCA
c)
UGCA
d)
none of these
26.
Transcription takes place in which organelle?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Ribosome
c)
Golgi apparatus
d)
None of these
27.
Translation takes place in which organelle?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Ribosome
c)
Golgi apparatus
d)
None of these
28.
A _____ is a signal to start protein synthesis
a)
codon chart
b)
start codon
c)
stop codon
d)
RNA polymerase
29.
A sequence of mRNA will tell the body how to make a ___________
a)
chromosome
b)
DNA sequence
c)
protein
d)
none of these
30.
If there are eight nucleotides, then there are _____ bases.
a)
two
b)
four
c)
eight
d)
sixteen
31.
If there are eight nucleotides, then there are _____ base pairs.
a)
two
b)
four
c)
eight
d)
sixteen
32.
Insertion and deletion mutations are most likely to be the most dangerous to an organism.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
All mutations are equally dangerous
d)
This is unknown
33.
When part of a chromosome is removed and then put back into the chromosome upside-down, it is called ______
a)
duplication
b)
deletion
c)
inversion
d)
translocation
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