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DNA and RNA

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
3.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
4.
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
5.
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
6.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
7.
RNA contains the sugar
a)
ribose
b)
deoxyribose
c)
glucose
d)
lactose
8.
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
9.
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
10.

Where are chromosomes located inside the cell?

a)

The ribosome

b)

The nucleus

c)

The nuclear membrane

d)

The cell wall

11.

In a base pair, C stands for what?

a)

Creator

b)

Cytosine

c)

Cooty

d)

Cetirizine

12.

What does the Acronym DNA stand for

a)

Do Not Abbreviate

b)

Double Nucleic Acids

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

d)

Detection of Nucleic Acids

13.

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

14.

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

15.

DNA is in ALL of your bodies cells

a)

True

b)

False

16.

DNA is responsible for

a)

Creating ribosomes

b)

Storing genetic information

c)

Relaying genetic information to other parts of the cell

d)

Building proteins

17.

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

18.

The Figure shows the % of bases in a DNA sample. How much Thymine should you expect to find in the sample?

a)

44%

b)

28%

c)

24%

d)

22%

19.
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
20.
Which of the following is a base that is NOT contained in DNA?
a)
Adenine
b)
Thymine
c)
Uracil
d)
Guanine
21.

What holds the nitrogen bases together?

a)

covalent bonds

b)

peptide bonds

c)

nitrogen bonds

d)

hydrogen bonds

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