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Central Dogma Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What opens the two strands of DNA during replication?

a)

Ligase

b)

Polymerase

c)

Helicase

d)

Amylase

2.

According to Chargaff's rule, if there were 30 "A's" then there would be how many "C's"?

a)

15

b)

30

c)

60

d)

90

3.

What enzyme is used to copy a piece of DNA

a)

Polymerase

b)

Helicase

c)

Lipase

4.

Which of the following forms the steps or rungs of the DNA molecule?

a)

Deoxyribose

b)

Ribose

c)

Nitrogen Bases

5.

The structure of DNA resembles a twisted ladder, also known as a double (a)   .

6.

Select all possible answers:

The "backbone" of the DNA molecule consists of what molecules?

a)

phosphate

b)

nitrogen bases

c)

ribose

d)

deoxyribose

7.

Tiny particles that contain DNA but lack other characteristics of living cells are ____.

a)

viruses

b)

bacteria

c)

algae

d)

freshman

8.

What contains the instructions for making a protein that are later carried by RNA?

a)

RNA

b)

Ribosomes

c)

DNA

d)

All of the above

9.

Which of the following is true about DNA?

a)

DNA is made of long chains of amino acids.

b)

DNA contains the genetic information that determines the characteristics of an organism.

c)

DNA is involved in the third part of the central dogma.

d)

DNA travels to the cytoplasm.

10.

DNA and RNA are both organic molecules called _______ _______.

(a)  

11.

State the central dogma of molecular biology.

a)

DNA --> Protein --> RNA

b)

DNA --> RNA --> Protein

c)

RNA --> DNA --> Protein

d)

None of the above

12.

Translation is the process in which genetic instructions in mRNA are "read" to synthesize a protein.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The central dogma of molecular biology was proposed by Francis Cricke.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The site of formation of proteins in the cytoplasm where RNA carries the information from DNA is the ribosome.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

WHat is the primary purpose of the chromosomes in a cell's nucleus?

a)

to store the genetic code that determines an organism's traits.

b)

to protect the cell from harmful bacteria

c)

to transport materials into and out of the cell

d)

to break down food and convert it into energy.

16.

DNA is an abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

In a DNA molecule 20% of the bases are Adenine. What percent would you predict to be Cytosine?

a)

20%

b)

30%

c)

40%

d)

50%