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DNA and Protein Synthesis Mod

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does DNA help organisms stay alive? The order of ____________in DNA decides the order of _________. This helps make proteins for living.

a)

nucleotide; amino acids

b)

amino acids; nucleotides

c)

nucleotides; nothing

2.

What are the steps that determine the expression of traits in an organism?

a)

RNA ----> DNA- ----> protein ----> heritable trait

b)

DNA ----> RNA ----> protein ----> heritable trait

c)

RNA ----> DNA ----> heritable trait ----> Protein

3.

A mutation in DNA that does not change the function of the protein it makes. One mutation still creates the same codon. This is a ____________mutation.

a)

Point

b)

Silent

c)

Missense

d)

Beneficial

4.

There are different cell types in humans. These cell types have the same genes. Why do they look different?

a)

DNA sequences are different

b)

the cell expresses different genes in the DNA sequence

c)

Transcription and translation is different in every cell

5.

What do you call a segment of DNA?

a)

A protein

b)

A double helix

c)

A gene

6.

What is the structure of DNA?

a)

double helix

b)

contains adenine-uracil pairs

c)

sugar-nitrogen backbone

7.

A DNA molecule has 32 thymine (T) bases. How many adenine (A) bases does it have?

a)

16

b)

64

c)

32

8.

A mutation can come from______. This can affect the organism and change hot it makes ______/

a)

ATP; hydrogen bonds

b)

Chemicals from industry; carbohydrates

c)

radiation from the sun; protiens

9.

The turning on and off of genes to control or regulate the amount of protein made is called

a)

size

b)

location

c)

gene regulation

10.

RNA is...?

a)

double-stranded

b)

contains bases A, T, C, G

c)

contains bases A, U, C, G

11.

Which organisms can be affected by DNA mutations?

a)

ONLY Humans

b)

ONLY Bacteria

c)

ONLY Plants

d)

all of the above

12.

Which is correct for DNA?

a)

Thymine and Uracil (T-U)

b)

Thymine and Adenine (T-A)

c)

Thymine and Cytosine (T-C)

13.

In eukaryotic cells, DNA is found in the

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

plasma membrane

c)

nucleus

14.

What influences the function of a protein?

a)

The type of sugar in the mRNA.

b)

The size, shape, and folding of the protein.

c)

The type of ribosome.

15.

When a mutation in the DNA code affects an organism, it will most likely affect the

a)

the protein produced

b)

rate of cellular respiration

c)

cytoplasm of the cell

16.

What does a codon of mRNA represent

a)

a protein

b)

a nucleic acid

c)

a single amino acid

17.

X-rays, UV light, and radioactive substances can change DNA. They are called

a)

growth hormones

b)

enzymes

c)

mutagens

d)

proteins

18.

Which is the order from largest to smallest.

a)

cell, nucleus, chromosome, gene, nucleotide

b)

cell, nucleotide, nucleus, gene, chromosome

c)

nucleotide, chromosome, cell, gene, nucleus

19.

______ cells store DNA in the nucleus

a)

prokaryotes

b)

eukaryotes

c)

both

20.

DNA and RNA are which type of macromolecule

a)

lipid

b)

protein

c)

nucleic acid

d)

carbohydrate

21.

DNA replication results in...

a)

one molecule of DNA

b)

two strands of DNA with different gene sequences

c)

two strands of DNA with the same gene sequences.

d)

One molecule of DNA with different gene sequences

22.

Lactase helps you digest milk. Some people are lactose intolerant. They cannont make lactase. Why? the gene for lactase has a mutation that causes....

a)

a person loses all ribosomes so they cannot make protein

b)

a change in the amino acid sequence that makes the wrong protein

c)

too much enzyme to be produced.