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DNA Unit Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

What did the Griffith experiment conclude?

a)

That mice don't have DNA

b)

DNA holds the genetic information and code

c)

That the ribosomes hold the genetic information and code

d)

That DNA is in the shape of a double helix

2.

What did Watson and Crick's experiments discover?

a)

That DNA holds and carries genetic information

b)

That DNA is in the shape of a double helix

c)

That there are different types of RNA

d)

That radiation is harmful

3.

What does the Transforming Principle state?

a)

That bacteria can incorporate itself with DNA to produce more bacteria

b)

That DNA is in the shape of a double helix

c)

That DNA stores and carries genetic information

d)

That only RNA can leave the nucleus

4.

What is the monomer of nucleic acids?

a)

Nucleotides

b)

DNA

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Ribosomes

5.

What are the bonds connecting nitrogen bases?

a)

Hydrogen bonds

b)

Phosphate groups

c)

Nitrogen bonds

d)

Carbon bonds

6.

What makes DNA semi-conservative? (Choose all that apply)

a)

DNA uses one stand of new DNA and one stand of old DNA

b)

DNA coils up so it doesn't take up much space

c)

DNA only uses 4 nitrogen bases

d)

DNA is not semi convservative

7.

Does this image represent Prokaryotic DNA replication or Eukaryotic replication?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

8.

Does this image represent Eukaryotic DNA replication or Prokaryotic DNA replication?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

9.

What role do Helicase play?

a)

They separate nucleotides

b)

They make up the shape of DNA

c)

They build protiens

d)

They build ribosomes

10.

What function do DNA polymerase enzymes perform?

a)

Copy the nucleotide code to make proper copies

b)

Separate the double helix of DNA

c)

To create hydrogen bonds

d)

They create proteins

11.

What are the three types of mutation?

a)

Substitution

b)

Insertion

c)

Deletion

d)

Synthesis

12.

What does this image represent?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

13.

What does this image represent?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

14.

What are the three types of RNA

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

yRNA

15.

What turns DNA into RNA?

a)

Protein synthesis

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

d)

Polymerase

16.

What turns interprets RNA into strings of amino acids

a)

Protein synthesis

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

d)

Polymerase

17.

Which of these is a codon chart?

a)

b)

c)

d)

18.

What does the central dogma explain?

a)

DNA-->RNA

-->Protein

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

d)

DNA-->RNA-->

mRNA-->rRNA

19.

What is the function of RNA polymerase enzymes?

a)

To create synthesize RNA from a DNA template

b)

To create mRNA

c)

To create ribosomal RNA

d)

To create proteins

20.

What would A represent?

a)

Transcription

b)

DNA

c)

mRNA

d)

Amino Acid

21.

What would B represent?

a)

Transcription

b)

DNA

c)

mRNA

d)

Amino Acid

22.

What would C represent?

a)

Translation

b)

DNA

c)

mRNA

d)

Amino Acid

23.

What would D represent?

a)

Translation

b)

DNA

c)

tRNA

d)

Amino Acid

24.

What would E represent?

a)

Translation

b)

DNA

c)

tRNA

d)

Ribosome

25.

What would E represent?

a)

Translation

b)

DNA

c)

tRNA

d)

Ribosome