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DNA Unit Quiz

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the building blocks of DNA?

a)

Nucleotides

b)

Amino acids

c)

Sugars

d)

Phosphates

2.

What type of Biomolecule is RNA and DNA?

a)

Protein

b)

Nucleic Acid

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Amino Acid

3.

What is the structure of DNA?

a)

circular

b)

double stranded or double helix

c)

single standed

4.

What is the role of DNA?

a)

makes proteins from RNA

b)

carries our genetic information, or directions to make proteins

c)

translates RNA into amino acids

d)

protects the cell from foreign invaders

5.

In DNA A pairs with ____ and C pairs with ____

a)

T, C

b)

T, G

c)

G, A

d)

A, C

6.

What would the opposite DNA strand look like based on the Strand: AATTCGGCA (Type the letters WITHOUT SPACES)

(a)  

7.

Which scientist(s) were credited in the discovery of the structure of DNA?

a)

Watson

b)

Crick

c)

Wilkins

d)

Franklin

8.

Which scientists took photo 51, an X-ray chromatography picture of DNA?

a)

Wilkins

b)

Chase

c)

Franklin

d)

Crick

9.

Why do cells need to replicate their DNA?

a)

During cell division both new cells need a full set of DNA

b)

they don't, most of our cells do not have DNA

c)

it keeps DNA for getting damaged in a cell

10.

What is a gene

a)

a segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein

b)

a section of RNA that codes for an amino acid

c)

a chromosome that codes for multiple genes

d)

A mutation that appears in the DNA

11.

What is the purpose of RNA?

a)

it is used to make proteins

b)

used to edit our genetic code

c)

used to carry our genetic code

d)

Used to bond together amino acids

12.

What is the role of Helicase in DNA replication?

a)

it glues the pieces of copied DNA together

b)

it builds the new DNA strand

c)

it unzipps or sepertes the two strands of DNA

d)

it lays down the RNA primer, so DNA replication can start

13.

What is the role of DNA Polymerase in DNA replication?

a)

it glues the pieces of copied DNA together

b)

it builds the new DNA strand

c)

it unzipps or sepertes the two strands of DNA

d)

it lays down the RNA primer, so DNA replication can start

14.

What is the role of topoisomerase in DNA replication?

a)

it prevents the DNA from supercoiling or twisting back on itself

b)

it unzips the DNA

c)

It creates the new DNA strand

d)

It lays down an RNA primer

15.

What is the Central Dogma of Biology?

a)

DNA --> DNA --> RNA

b)

RNA --> DNA --> Proteins

c)

DNA --> RNA --> Proteins

16.

What is protein synthesis?

a)

How our genetic code (DNA) with the help or RNA becomes proteins.

b)

How RNA makes proteins all by itself.

c)

How DNA is replicated during cell division.

17.

Which of the following is not a type of RNA?

a)

mRNA

b)

cRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

18.

Which process describes Transcription?

a)

RNA polymerase used the templete DNA strand to build mRNA, once the non coding sections have been removed the mRNA leaves the nucleus

b)

The mRNA enters the ribosome and tRNA matches the mRNA codons with the correct amino acids, building an amino acid (or protein) chain

19.

Which process describes Translation?

a)

RNA polymerase used the tempplete DNA strand to build mRNA, once the non coding sections have been removed the mRNA leaves the nucleus.

b)

The mRNA enters the ribosome and tRNA matches the mRNA codons with the correct amino acids, building an amino acid (or protein) chain

20.

In RNA A pairs with _____ and C pairs with _____.

a)

A-T, C-U

b)

A-U, C-G

c)

A-C, U-G

21.

Use the DNA template strand to give the correct mRNA nucleotides : ATACCGGTAC (just type the letters no spaces!)

(a)  

22.

CCC codes for which amino acid?

(a)  

23.

GUU codes for which amino acid?

(a)  

24.

UAA codes for which amino acid?

(a)  

25.

A change in the genetic material of an organism is known as a ___________________.

a)

Error

b)

Mutation

c)

Mistake

d)

Nonsense

26.

Which type of gene mutations result in a frameshift mutation? (More than one correct answer)

a)

Substiution

b)

Insertion

c)

Deletion

27.

Which type of mutation creates a premature or early stop codon, which causes a protein to be shorter.

a)

Missense Mutation

b)

Nonsense Mutation

c)

Silent Mutation

28.

What type of mutation is shown in Letter B

a)

Inversion

b)

Duplication

c)

Deletion

d)

Translocation

29.

What type of mutation is shown in Letter C

a)

Inversion

b)

Duplication

c)

Deletion

d)

Translocation

30.

What type of mutation is shown in Letter D

a)

Inversion

b)

Duplication

c)

Deletion

d)

Translocation

31.

Which type of mutation only changes one amino acid in a protein?

a)

Missense Mutation

b)

Nonsense Mutation

c)

Silent Mutation

32.

What type of mutation is shown in Letter A

a)

Inversion

b)

Duplication

c)

Deletion

d)

Translocation

33.

Which type of mutation can change a base of DNA but does not result in a different amino acid or protein?

a)

Frameshift

b)

Missense

c)

Silent

d)

Nonsense