WorksheetsDNA Quiz 1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Unlike DNA, RNA contains
a)
Adenine
b)
Phosphate groups
c)
Uracil
d)
Thymine
2.
Why is DNA important?
a)
It contains the directions to make proteins in living things.
b)
It is part of the structure of cell membranes.
c)
It increases the solubility of nutrients.
d)
It is the major ingredient of cytoplasm.
3.
Genes are located in which part of the cell?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Chromosome
c)
Ribosome
d)
Cytoplasm
4.
Which of the following provides the best description of the function of chromosomes?
a)
Ridding individual cells of waste products
b)
Relaying information from the environment
c)
Producing energy through cellular respiration
d)
Controlling the production of specific proteins
5.
The base adenine can pair with
a)
adenine
b)
cytosine
c)
thymine
d)
guanine
6.
Protein function is determined by its
a)
Structure
b)
Composition
c)
Location
d)
Size
7.
Which is true
a)
Adenine bonds with cytosine
b)
Guanine bonds with thymine
c)
Guanine bonds with cytosine
d)
All of the above
8.
DNA replication (transcription) occurs in the
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Ribosome
d)
Mitochondria
9.
Protein synthesis (translation) occurs in the
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Ribosome
d)
Mitochondria
10.
DNA contains the code for
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Biomolecules
c)
Lipids
d)
Proteins
11.
Proteins are made of
a)
Fatty acids
b)
Amino acids
c)
Nucleic acids
d)
Monosaccharides
12.
A segment of DNA which codes for a specific protein is called a
a)
Chromosome
b)
tRNA
c)
Gene
d)
Amino acid
13.
What is made during transcription?
a)
RNA molecule
b)
DNA molecule
c)
RNA polymerase
d)
Protein
14.
How many nucleotides make up a codon?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
15.
Based on the sequence below select the answer that would complete the new strands in DNA replication.
a)
GTGGCGCTGA
b)
ATGGCATTGA
c)
UTGGUATTAA
d)
TCAATGCCAT
16.
Which amino acid corresponds to the codon AGC?
a)
MET
b)
LYS
c)
THR
d)
SER
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