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WorksheetsTopic 7 Lessons 3-5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine are the four _________ bases in DNA.
nitrogen
carbon
oxygen
iron
The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring is called...
mRNA
RNA
DNA
tRNA
True or False...
Cystic Fibrosis is an acquired mutation.
False
True
The change in any DNA or chromosome is called a...
protein synthesis
sequence
variation
mutation
The two chromosomes found in a human male are XX.
True
False
A negative to genetic information being used is that it could be used to discriminate against individuals.
False
True
A positive to genetic information being used is that you can identify individuals and study diseases.
false
true
What do you call a difference between individuals of the same species?
mutation
sequence
variation
protein synthesis
What process causes amino acids to link up to form proteins?
sequencing
photosynthesis
mRNA
protein synthesis
The two chromosomes found in a human female are XY.
true
false
In each cell of the human body, there are _________ of chromosomes.
46 pairs
23 pairs
17 pairs
32 pairs
Why is disease more damaging to cloned crops?
because the population is so small
there is too little genetic diversity, so all are susceptible to disease
because the population is too large
In each human cell, how many chromosomes are autosomal?
23 pairs
46 pairs
17 pairs
22 pairs
Cows bred to produce more milk is an example of selective breeding.
false
true
DNA strands come in what shape?
double zipper
double helix
double ladder
double spiral
Individuals in the same species have many different variations of the same traits.
false
true
All mutations in DNA are inherited from a parent.
true
false
Transferring a gene from the DNA of one organism into another is...
gene therapy
manipulating
protein synthesis
genetic engineering
Changing a gene to treat a medical condition is...
protein synthesis
genetic engineering
gene therapy
manipulating
The complete set of genetic information that an organism carries in its DNA is called a ___________.
genome
DNA
RNA
clone
