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DNA SOL Review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Replicate the following strand of DNA

AAT-CAT-GGA

a)

AAT-CAT-GGA

b)

UUA-GUA-CCU

c)

GGA-TAU-CUA

d)

TTA-GTA-CCT

2.

A sugar, phosphate group, and a nitrogen base form the building blocks of which organic compound?

a)

Nucleic acids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Lipids

d)

Proteins

3.

Where does DNA replication take place?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Golgi body

4.

Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate and ?

a)

cholesterol

b)

fatty acid

c)

Uracil

d)

nitrogenous base

5.

DNA codes for?

a)

fatty acids

b)

proteins

c)

cholesterol

d)

lipids

6.

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

a)

Contains ribose as a sugar

b)

Contains Uracil

c)

made of amino acids

d)

Double helix

7.
Cytosine always pairs with
a)
Adenine
b)
Thymine
c)
Uracil
d)
Guanine
8.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
9.
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
10.
Which of the following is not a nitrogen base found in DNA?
a)
Thymine
b)
Uracil 
c)
Guanine
d)
Adenine
11.

Where is RNA made into protein?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Cell Membrane

12.

Is this a strand of DNA or RNA?

TACGGACTA

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Impossible to tell

13.

Where does transcription occur

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

ribosome

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

14.

Where does translation occur?

a)

nucleus

b)

golgi

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

cytoplasm at the ribosome

15.

During translation:

a)

a DNA template is used to make DNA

b)

a DNA template is used to make mRNA

c)

mRNA is used to make an amino acid/polypeptide chain

d)

DNA is replicated

16.

During transcription:

a)

a DNA template is used to make DNA

b)

a DNA template is used to make mRNA

c)

mRNA is used to make a polypeptide/amino acid chain

d)

proteins are made

17.

True or False: RNA is double stranded.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

RNA does not contain which base?

a)

Adenine (A)

b)

Cytosine (C)

c)

Thymine (T)

d)

Uracil (U)

e)

Guanine (G)

19.

True or False: DNA is double stranded.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

When using the genetic code, you look up sets of 3 bases on the mRNA which are called:

a)

anticodons

b)

codons

c)

base pairs

d)

amino acids

21.

The mRNA codon for the DNA sequence CGA would be

a)

GCU

b)

GCT

c)

CUA

d)

AGT

22.

Which of the following is not part of protein synthesis?

a)

Transcription

b)

Translations

c)

Replication

d)

Both transcription and replication

23.

In order for translation to occur, mRNA must migrate from

a)

the nucleus to the ribosome

b)

the ribosome to the nucleus

c)

the rough ER to the ribosome

d)

the nucleus to the rough ER

24.

RNA Contains which of the following bases?

a)

Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine

b)

Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Uracil

c)

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Uracil

d)

Adenine, Thymine, Uracil, Cytosine

25.

A DNA strand with the sequence AAC GTA ACG is transcribed. What is the sequence of the mRNA molecule?

a)

AAC GTA ACG

b)

UUG CAU UGC

c)

AAC GUA ACG

d)

UUG CAT TGC

26.

RNA differs from DNA in that RNA

a)

Is single stranded

b)

Contains Uracil

c)

Contains ribose

d)

All of the above

27.
What is the correct sequence?
a)
RNA --> DNA --> Protein
b)
Protein --> RNA --> DNA
c)
DNA --> RNA --> Protein
d)
DNA --> Protein --> RNA
28.

In DNA, C pairs with G , and A pairs with

a)

U

b)

A

c)

C

d)

T

29.

In RNA, C pairs with G , and A pairs with

a)

U

b)

A

c)

C

d)

T

30.
Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand: 
GTAGTCA
a)
UATUAGA
b)
ACGACTG
c)
CAUCAGU
d)
CATCAGT
31.
How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA  ACT
a)
4
b)
3
c)
6
d)
2
32.

Find the amino acid that this segment of RNA codes for: GAC

a)

Arginine

b)

Asparagine

c)

Aspartic Acid

d)

Alanine

33.

Which enzyme creates the new mRNA polyer by adding the complementary free RNA nucleotides?

a)

RNA polymerase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

Exonuclease

d)

DNA Helicase

34.

Select which nitrogenous bases can NOT be found in RNA.

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Uracil

d)

Cytosine

e)

Guanine

35.

What is the monomer of RNA?

a)

Nucleotides

b)

Amino Acids

c)

Monosaccharides

d)

Fatty Acids & Glycerol

36.

Transcribe the following DNA sequence to the complementary mRNA sequence.


TAC CGG CTG

a)

AUG GCC GAC

b)

AUG GCC GAG

c)

AUG CGG GAC

d)

GUA GCC GAC

37.

DNA is confined to the nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Which type of RNA is synthesized during transcription?

a)

messenger RNA (mRNA)

b)

transfer RNA (tRNA)

c)

ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

d)

small nuclear RNA (snRNA)

39.
How does RNA differ from DNA?
a)
RNA contains uracil and deoxyribose
b)
RNA contains ribose and thymine
c)
RNA contains uracil and ribose
d)
RNA contains adenine and ribose
40.
What are 3 types of RNA?
a)
mRNA, tRNA, rRNA
b)
aRNA, fRNA, mRNA
c)
TRNA, MRNA, RRNA
d)

MRNA, ERNA, FRNA, TRNA

41.

In RNA, C pairs with G , and A pairs with

a)

U

b)

A

c)

C

d)

T

42.

Proteins are made of

a)

nucleotides

b)

glucose

c)

fatty acids

d)

amino acids

43.
DNA codes for (or makes)  a _______________?
a)
Protein
b)
Life form
c)
chromosome
d)
mRNA strand
44.
Amino Acids link together to form?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
DNA
c)
Protein
d)
Carbohydrates
45.
Every three letters (example: ATC) in DNA codes for what??
a)
Amino Acid
b)
Nucleotide
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
46.

What is the order for Protein Synthesis?

a)

Transcription -> Translation -> Protein

b)

Translation - > Transcription -> Protein

c)

Protein -> Transcription -> Translation

d)

Translation -> Protein -> Transcription

47.

What is the location in the cell for translation?

(site of proten synthesis)

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosome

d)

chloroplast

48.
Which Seq could be found in RNA?
a)
ACCTGT
b)
CGCATT
c)
AUGCUU
49.

Messenger RNA travels out of the nucleus to ribosomes

and is used as a template to assemble a protein.

a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

Replication

d)

Homeostasis

50.
What is the term for a three-nucleotide sequence that codes for an amino acid?
a)
base
b)
codon
c)
amine
d)
serine
51.
The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____
a)
transcription
b)
rRNA
c)
replication
d)
translation
52.

tRNA is involved in

a)

carrying amino acids 

b)

carrying glucose

c)

carrying ribosomes

d)

carrying lipids

53.

What are the 4 nitrogenous bases?

a)

A, C, G, T (or U)

b)

A, C, B, D

c)

A, T (or U), X, Y

d)

W, X, Y, Z

54.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
55.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
56.
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
57.
A portion of mRNA is coded CUG. The corresponding DNA is coded
a)
GAC
b)
GTC
c)
CTG
d)
CAG

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