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DNA and RNA

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What base pairs with adenine?

a)

phosphate

b)

guanine

c)

cytosine

d)

thymine

2.

What base pairs with thymine?

a)

adenine

b)

guanine

c)

cytosine

d)

limousine

3.

What base pairs with guanine?

a)

cytosine

b)

guanine

c)

thymine

d)

sugar

4.

What base pairs with cytosine?

a)

guanine

b)

adenine

c)

thymine

d)

magazine

5.

What is DNA

a)

donuts need algea

b)

did no algebra

c)

do not answer

d)

deoxyribonucleic acid

6.

What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?

a)

a phosphate group

b)

a base

c)

a wave caused by a large bomb

d)

a 5 carbon sugar

7.

Why is DNA important?

a)

It teleports cookies to my locker.

b)

It carries the instructions for our cells.

c)

It allows me to be invisible.

d)

It gave us a snow day in August.

8.

If a DNA sequence it GAATGCCT, what are the matching base pairs?

a)

ACGTACCTG

b)

AEIOU and sometimes Y

c)

CTTACGGA

d)

GCCTATGC

9.

If a DNA sequence is CATCAT, what are the matching base pairs?

a)

ACGTAC

b)

MEOW

c)

GTAGTA

d)

GCCTAT

10.

What does the structure of DNA resemble?

a)

an airplane propeller

b)

a twisted ladder

c)

a twisted Christmas tree

d)

a hippo in a tutu

11.

How does DNA replicate? Choose the 3 steps.

a)

1st, it unwinds and unzips.

b)

Finally, Elves weave new bases onto the old DNA.

c)

Then, new bases match up to the parent strands.

d)

Next, the two single stands act as a template for the new strand to be created.

12.

Why is DNA replication and example of semi-conservative replication?

a)

Each new stand of DNA has all new material.

b)

The DNA happens to just duplicate each base pair.

c)

Part of the original DNA is used to create each of the new DNA strands.

d)

The phosphate groups are no longer attached to the 5 carbon sugar or the leg bone.

13.

DNA is the shape of a

a)

double helix

b)

ladder

c)

chromosone

d)

window

14.
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
15.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
16.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
17.
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
18.
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
19.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
20.
RNA contains the sugar
a)
ribose
b)
deoxyribose
c)
glucose
d)
lactose
21.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
DNA is single-stranded
b)
RNA is single-stranded
c)
DNA contains uracil
d)
RNA contains deoxyribose
22.
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
23.
I travel outside of the nucleus.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
24.

Which organelle is the location where protein is made?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleotide

25.

Where are chromosomes located inside the cell?

a)

The ribosome

b)

The nucleus

c)

The nuclear membrane

d)

The cell wall

26.

In a base pair, C stands for what?

a)

Creator

b)

Cytosine

c)

Cooty

d)

Cetirizine

27.

What does the Acronym DNA stand for

a)

Do Not Abbreviate

b)

Double Nucleic Acids

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

d)

Detection of Nucleic Acids

28.

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

29.

What is a monomer of nucleic acids made of 3 parts, a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitogenous base

a)

DNA

b)

Nucleotide

c)

Deoxyribose

d)

RNA

30.

What are the "messengers" from DNA to the rest of the cell?

a)

Nucleotides

b)

Ribose

c)

DNA

d)

mRNA

31.

DNA is in ALL of your bodies cells

a)

True

b)

False

32.

DNA is responsible for

a)

Creating ribosomes

b)

Storing genetic information

c)

Relaying genetic information to other parts of the cell

d)

Building proteins

33.

Complete the code for the following RNA sequence:

AUG GCG UCA

a)

URC CGC RGU

b)

CAC CGC AUA

c)

TAC CGC AGT

d)

UAC CGC AGU

34.

Mutations are always bad

a)

true

b)

false

35.

An environment becomes colder. Some of the rabbits which live there have a mutation that causes their fur to be longer and thicker allowing them to stay warmer. This is an example of a

a)

positive mutation

b)

negative mutation

c)

neutral mutation

36.

Mutations are always bad

a)

true

b)

false

37.

An environment becomes colder. Some of the rabbits which live there have a mutation that causes their fur to be longer and thicker allowing them to stay warmer. This is an example of a

a)

positive mutation

b)

negative mutation

c)

neutral mutation

38.

A species of frog lives in the rainforest. One of the frogs is born with a mutation which causes it's skin to be completely white. This is an example of a

a)

positive mutation

b)

negative mutation

c)

neutral mutation

39.

Between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago a mutation led to blue eyes in humans. This is an example of a

a)

positive mutation

b)

negative mutation

c)

neutral mutation

40.

When grandma's cookie recipe changed from 1 cup of brown sugar to 10 cup of brown sugar, this is an example of a __________ mutation.

a)

insertion

b)

deletion

c)

inversion

41.

When grandma's cookie recipe changed from 2 cups chocolate chips to 2 chocolate chips this is an example of a __________ mutation.

a)

insertion

b)

deletion

c)

duplication

42.

When grandma's cookie recipe changed from 350 degrees to 550 degrees, this is an example of a _________ mutation

a)

deletion

b)

substitution

c)

inversion

43.
What are the building blocks of proteins?
a)
amino acid
b)
fatty acid
c)
nucleotide
d)
lipid
44.
The name of the initial chain of monomers in a protein is called.....
a)
polypeptide
b)
polysaccharide
c)
polyester
d)
polynucleotide
45.
Which is not a use or function of protein?
a)
forms enzymes and hormones
b)
forms transport channel in cell membrane
c)
forms structural proteins in the body
d)
quick energy
46.
The primary sequence of a protein refers to the:
a)
Order of amino acids
b)
α-Helix or β-Pleated Sheet
c)
Interaction of subunits
d)
Hydrogen Bonding
47.

During Transcription, DNA is converted into ____

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

a Protein

48.

During Translation, mRNA is converted into a _______

a)

DNA

b)

Protein

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

49.

the tRNA carries an

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Polysaccaride

c)

Lipid

d)

DNA

50.

the tRNA carries an

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Polysaccaride

c)

Lipid

d)

DNA

51.

Many amino acids and put together and folded up to form a ______

a)

Protein

b)

DNA strand

c)

mRNA strand

d)

Carbohydrate

52.

During transcription, DNA is converted in mRNA inside the _______.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Ribosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

53.

During Translation, mRNA finds a ________ to make a protein.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Amino Acid

d)

Mitochondria

54.

During Transcription, DNA is converted into ____

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

a Protein

55.

During Translation, mRNA is converted into a _______

a)

DNA

b)

Protein

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

56.

the tRNA carries an

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Polysaccaride

c)

Lipid

d)

DNA

57.

Many amino acids and put together and folded up to form a ______

a)

Protein

b)

DNA strand

c)

mRNA strand

d)

Carbohydrate

58.

During transcription, DNA is converted in mRNA inside the _______.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Ribosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

59.

During Translation, mRNA finds a ________ to make a protein.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Amino Acid

d)

Mitochondria

60.

Which nitrogen base is in the DNA, but is NOT in the mRNA?

a)

Thymine

(T)

b)

Cytosine

(C)

c)

Guanine

(G)

d)

Adenine

(A)

61.

Match the DNA codon ATC to the correct mRNA codon.

a)

UAG

b)

AUC

c)

TAG

d)

UUG

62.

Match the DNA codon GCA to the correct mRNA codon

a)

CCU

b)

GCT

c)

CGU

d)

CGA

63.

Match the mRNA codon UUA to the correct tRNA anti-codon

a)

AAT

b)

AAU

c)

AUA

d)

ATA

64.

Use your codon chart to match the mRNA CUU to the correct amino acid

a)

VAL

b)

TYR

c)

LEU

d)

PHE

65.

Use your codon chart to match the mRNA ACU to the correct amino acid.

a)

Thr

b)

Ala

c)

Val

d)

Gly

66.

Amino Acids are built up to make_______

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

Lipids

d)

Proteins

67.

Amino acids form a polypeptide chain that is then folded up to form a protein, what type of bond holds together a polypeptide chain?

a)

Hydrogen Bonds

b)

Polypeptide Bonds

c)

Nitrogen Bonds

d)

Carbon Bonds

68.

Use your codon chart to find the amino acid that codes for AGU

a)

Tyr

b)

Gly

c)

Arg

d)

Ser

69.

Use your codon chart to find the amino acid that codes for the mRNA codon GCA

a)

Thr

b)

Ala

c)

Pro

d)

Ser

70.

Use your codon chart and find the amino acid that codes for the mRNA codon UAA

a)

Phe

b)

Tyr

c)

START

d)

STOP

71.

Ribosomes make ________

a)

DNA

b)

Proteins

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Lipids

72.

Use your codon chart to figure out what amino acid codes for the mRNA codon AUG

a)

START

(Met)

b)

Ile

c)

Val

d)

Leu

73.

Amino Acids form a __________ ____ that is then folded into a protein

a)

Polypeptide Chain

b)

Protein Chain

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

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