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Unit 6 DNA/RNA Quiz

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
2.
Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA? (This is the MONOMER of DNA.) 
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
fatty acids
d)
polysaccharides
3.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
4.
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
5.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
6.
What are the 4 nitrogen bases?
a)
adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
b)
adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
c)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
d)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose
7.
Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose and adenine
b)
deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
c)
sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate
8.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
9.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
10.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
11.
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
12.
Replicate the following strand of DNA: 
AATCATGGA
a)
AATCATGGA
b)
TTAGTACCT
c)
UUAGUACCU
d)
GGATAUCUA
13.

Which of the following base pairs are paired correctly?

a)

adenine and guanine

b)

adenine and cytosine

c)

guanine and thymine

d)

guanine and cytosine

14.

What is the name of the sugar found in DNA?

a)

adenine

b)

ribose

c)

deoxyribose

d)

glucose

15.

Select all that are bases of DNA.

a)

adenine

b)

uracil

c)

guanine

d)

cytosine

16.

What makes up a nucleotide? There is more than one answer.

a)

sugar

b)

RNA base

c)

nitrogen base

d)

phosphate group

17.

DNA contains the instructions for making ______.

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

18.

Where do eukaryotic cells store DNA?

a)

In the nucleus

b)

In the mitochondria

c)

In the cytoplasm

d)

In the plasma membrane

19.

Where do prokaryotic cells store DNA?

a)

In the nucleus

b)

In the mitochondria

c)

In the cytoplasm

d)

In the plasma membrane

20.

Which of the following best describes the shape of DNA?

a)

Double helix

b)

Complementary

c)

Gene

d)

Single Stranded

21.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following describes DNA?

a)

Double stranded

b)

Single stranded

c)

Double helix

d)

2 strands

22.

Which of the following correctly labels the nucleotide?

a)

A: Phosphate, B: Sugar, C: Base

b)

A: Sugar, B: Phosphate, C: Base

c)

A: Base, B: Sugar, C: Phosphate

d)

A: Phosphate, B: Base, C: Sugar

23.

What is the backbone of DNA made out of?

a)

Sugars & Phosphates

b)

Sugars & Bases

c)

Bases only

d)

Sugars, Phosphates, & Bases

24.

What are the rungs of DNA made out of?

a)

Sugars & Phosphates

b)

Sugars & Bases

c)

Bases only

d)

Sugars, Phosphates, & Bases

25.

What are the rungs of DNA made out of?

a)

Sugars & Phosphates

b)

Sugars & Bases

c)

Bases only

d)

Sugars, Phosphates, & Bases

26.

Which base partners with Adenine

a)

Thymine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

27.

Which base partners with Cytosine?

a)

Thymine

b)

Guanine

c)

Adenine

28.

Which structure is shown in the image below?

a)

Chromosome

b)

Gene

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Nitrogen Base

29.

Which structure is shown in the image below?

a)

Chromosome

b)

Gene

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Nitrogen Base

30.

Which bonds of a DNA strand are weak bonds, which are easily broken to allow for replication?

a)

Hydrogen bonds

b)

Covalent bonds

c)

Ionic bonds

d)

Noncovalent bonds

31.

In the diagram, the arrow is pointing to which type of bonds (they are also circled in yellow)?

a)

Hydrogen bonds

b)

Covalent bonds

c)

Ionic bonds

d)

Noncovalent bonds

32.
Which of these is controlled by your DNA?
a)
Color of your eyes
b)
What you ate yesterday
c)
Tattoos
d)
How many bonds carbon wants
33.
What is the monomer of nucleic acids?
a)

Fatty acids

b)
Monosaccharides
c)
Amino Acids
d)
Nucleotides
34.
In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of
a)
cytosine
b)
guanine
c)
thymine
d)
uracil
35.
What will the matching sequence be on a strand that reads AAGCTAT?
a)
AACGATA
b)
TTCGTTA
c)
CCTGATA
d)
TTCGATA
36.
Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?
a)
C-A, T-G
b)
A-G, C-T
c)
C-G, U-A
d)
T-A, G-C
37.
The building block of nucleic acids are nucleotides.  Nucleotides are composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a _________________ base.
a)
oxygen
b)
hydrogen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon
38.
Which of the following monomers are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
fatty acids
d)
polysaccharides
39.
The two strands of nitrogenous bases in DNA are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
40.
X outlines a(n) ___________.
a)
amino acid
b)
nitrogen base 
c)
nucleotide
d)
nitrogen base pair
41.
Identify #2.
a)
nitrogen base
b)
phosphate group
c)
deoxyribose sugar
d)
nucleotide
42.

What part of the nucleotide is labled "A"

a)

Phosphate

b)

Nitrogenous Base

c)

Protein

d)

Sugar (Deoxyribose or Ribose)

43.

What part of the nucleotide is labled "B"

a)

Phosphate

b)

Nitrogenous Base

c)

Protein

d)

Sugar (Deoxyribose or Ribose)

44.

What part of the nucleotide is labled "C"

a)

Phosphate

b)

Nitrogenous Base

c)

Protein

d)

Sugar (Deoxyribose or Ribose)

45.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
46.
What is the complement to the DNA strand below:
5'-ATGCCAT-3'
a)
5'-TACGGTA-3'
b)
3'-TACGGTA-5'
c)
3'-ATGGCAT-5'
d)
5'-ATGGCAT-3'
47.

DNA is the code for (a)   life.

48.

Adenine can bond with... (CAREFUL!!!)

a)

Guanine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Thymine

d)

Uracil

49.

Which of the following is a base pair?

a)

Adenine - Cytosine

b)

Cytosine - Thymine

c)

Deoxyribose - Cytosine

d)

Cytosine - Guanine

50.

The weak bonds between base pairs is a ___

a)

Covalent Bond

b)

Polar Bond

c)

Non Polar Bond

d)

Hydrogen

51.

What do organisms have in common?

a)

DNA sequence made of A,C,T,G

b)

DNA sequence is in the same order

c)

DNA sequence between organisms have nothing in common

d)

DNA sequence made of A,U,C,T,G

52.

What is "A"?

a)

Nucleotide

b)

Deoxyribose Sugar

c)

Nitrogenous base

d)

Phosphate

53.

What is "B"?

a)

Nucleotide

b)

Deoxyribose Sugar

c)

Nitrogenous base

d)

Phosphate

54.

What is "C"?

a)

Nucleotide

b)

Deoxyribose Sugar

c)

Nitrogenous base

d)

Phosphate

55.

Which shows the correct complementary DNA strand of ATG?

a)

ATG

b)

TAC

c)

TAG

d)

CGC

56.
The sides of the DNA “Ladder” are made up of:
a)
Alternating phosphates and sugars
b)
Nitrogen bases
c)
Hydrogen bonds
d)
Protein chains
57.

You are given the DNA strand 5'ATGCTCAGCTGA3'. What is the corresponding DNA strand?

a)

5'UACGAGUCGACU3'

b)

5'TACGAGTCGACT3'

c)

3'UACGAGUCGACU5'

d)

3'TACGAGTCGACT5'

58.
Why does DNA stay in the nueclus?
a)
To protect it from becoming damaged.
b)
It is lazy. 
c)
It is grounded. 
d)
It cannot move. 
59.
Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Thymine are examples of
a)
DNA structure
b)
DNA bases
c)
DNA double helix
d)
Paired bases
60.

antiparallel stands of nucleotides run in:

a)

opposite directions

b)

the same direction

c)

base pairs

d)

chromosomes

61.
Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA? (This is the MONOMER of DNA.) 
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
fatty acids
d)
polysaccharides
62.
I am a single strand.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
63.
I include the bases Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine and Thymine.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
64.
I include the bases Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine and Uracil .
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
65.
I travel outside of the nucleus.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
66.
Guanine goes with __________
a)
adnine
b)
cytosine
c)
guanine
d)
thymine
67.
DNA contains the bases Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine.  Which base is replaced in RNA by another base?
a)
Adenine is replaced by Uracil
b)
Thymine is replaced by Uracil
c)
Guanine is replaced by Uracil
d)
Cytosine is replaced  Uracil
68.
How are DNA and RNA similiar?
a)
They have nucleotides.
b)
They have the same sugar.
c)
They have the same bases.
d)
They are double strands.
69.
DNA contains _____________________sugar.
a)
fructose
b)
deoxyribose
c)
galactose
d)
ribose
70.
Which of the following is FALSE about RNA?
a)
RNA is a single helix
b)
RNA comprises of a ribose sugar
c)
RNA bases are: thymine, adenine, cytosine, guanine
d)
RNA can be found both inside and outside of the nucleus
71.
What type of sugar is found in RNA?
a)
deoxyribose
b)
ribose
c)
glucose
d)
sucrose
72.

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

73.

DNA is in ALL of your bodies cells

a)

True

b)

False

74.

DNA is responsible for

a)

Creating ribosomes

b)

Storing genetic information

c)

Relaying genetic information to other parts of the cell

d)

Building proteins

75.

Which part of a DNA molecule represents encoded information?

a)

phosphate

b)

sugar

c)

guanine

d)

hydrogen bond

76.

What is the complimentary base of adenine in DNA?

a)

thymine

b)

cytosine

c)

guanine

d)

uracil

77.

What aspect of the DNA molecule encodes hereditary information concerning an organism's traits?

a)

the molecular mass

b)

the sequence of base pairs

c)

the distribution of electrical charges

d)

the folded three-dimensional shape

78.

Which biomolecules are found in all organisms?

a)

glucose, maltose, fructose, sucrose

b)

adenine, cytosine, thymine, guanine

c)

chlorophyll, cytosine, thymine, guanine

d)

cholesterol, phospholipid, cellulose, gibberellin

79.

Dr. Tanaka discovered a new virus. The virus has a single strand of a nucleic acid, but she does not know if it is DNA or RNA. After running tests, she concludes that it is DNA. Which of the following would lead her to that conclusion?

a)

It contains uracil.

b)

It contains adenine.

c)

It contains thymine.

d)

It contains cytosine.

80.
What is the difference between the sugars found in DNA and RNA?
a)
RNA contains glucose
b)
RNA contains sucrose
c)
RNA contains deoxyribose
d)
RNA contains Ribose
81.
What is the difference between DNA and RNA in terms of bases?
a)
RNA contains uracil in place of thymine
b)
RNA contains uracil in place of adenine
c)
RNA contains uracil in place of guanine
d)
RNA contains uracil in place of  cytosine
82.
RNA has how many strands?
a)
one
b)
two
83.
DNA and RNA belong to the biomolecule class of 
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
84.
Which of the following is not a difference in DNA and RNA?
a)
DNA uses Deoxyribose and RNA uses Ribose
b)
DNA is double stranded and RNA is single stranded
c)
DNA uses Uracil and RNA uses Thymine
d)
DNA uses Thymine and RNA uses Uracil
85.

RNA stands for

a)

robot nucleic acid

b)

root nucleic acid

c)

ribonucleic acid

d)

nucleic acid

86.

The nitrogen base pairs for RNA are

a)

A-T C-G

b)

A-U C-G

c)

A-C T-G

d)

T -U G-C

87.

The sugar in the backbone of ribonucleic acid is

a)

deoxyribose

b)

ribose

c)

dextrose

d)

sucrose

88.

There are three types of RNA

a)

False

b)

True

89.
One difference between DNA and RNA is that....
a)
Only RNA has the base Uracil
b)
only RNA contains the base Thymine
c)
only RNA contains the base Cytocine
d)
only RNA contained the base Guanine
90.
True or false:  RNA is double-stranded.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
it depends on the type
91.
Which of these bases does not exist in RNA?
a)
C
b)
T
c)
U
d)
A
92.
RNA has how many strands?
a)
one
b)
two

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