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DNA and RNA

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DNA is in ALL of your bodies cells

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What does the Acronym DNA stand for

a)

Do Not Abbreviate

b)

Double Nucleic Acids

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

d)

Detection of Nucleic Acids

3.

Identify the structure in the illustrations

a)

Eukaryotic Cell

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chromosome

d)

DNA

e)

Gene

4.

The 2 exact copies of DNA in a chromosome are called ________.

a)

chromatids

b)

genes

c)

mutations

d)

pathogens

5.

How many chromosomes do human cells have?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

2

d)

44

6.

Bundled up, organized DNA is called a

a)

gene

b)

trait

c)

chromosome

d)

nucleotide

7.
What does DNA do?
a)
a.  It carries genetic codes from parents to offspring.
b)
a.  It carries oxygen from the lungs to the body.
c)
a.  It tells you who you are.
d)
a.  It defines the organism.
8.

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

9.

What is the nucleic acid that stores and transmits the genetic information from one generation to another?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

mRNA

d)

tRNA

10.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
11.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
12.
Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose sugar and adenine
b)
deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
c)
deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
13.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)
sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
c)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
d)
sugar, phosphate, protein
14.

In a base pair, C stands for what?

a)

Creator

b)

Cytosine

c)

Cooty

d)

Cetirizine

15.

The genetic code in DNA is in the sequence of

a)

nitrogen bases

b)

hydrogen bonds

c)

sugars

d)

phosphate groups

16.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
17.

What is "B"?

a)

Nucleotide

b)

Deoxyribose Sugar

c)

Nitrogenous base

d)

Phosphate

18.

What is "C"?

a)

Nucleotide

b)

Deoxyribose Sugar

c)

Nitrogenous base

d)

Phosphate

19.

What is "A"?

a)

Nucleotide

b)

Deoxyribose Sugar

c)

Nitrogenous base

d)

Phosphate

20.

How do you feel after this session?

a)
b)
c)