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DNA intro

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the basic building block of DNA?

a)

Chromosome

b)

Protein

c)

Cell

d)

Nucleotide

2.

Which type of sugar is found in RNA?

a)

glucose

b)

sucrose

c)

fructose

d)

ribose

3.

What is the process by which DNA makes an exact copy of itself?

a)

Cell division

b)

RNA replication

c)

Protein synthesis

d)

DNA replication

4.

What are the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA?

a)

Thymidine

b)

Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine

c)

Uracil

d)

Guanosine

e)

Adenosine

5.

Which type of nucleic acid contains uracil instead of thymine?

a)

DNA

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

RNA

d)

Protein

6.

What is the function of DNA polymerase in DNA replication?

a)

To synthesize new DNA strands by adding complementary nucleotides

b)

To regulate gene expression

c)

To break down DNA strands into nucleotides

d)

To repair damaged DNA

7.

What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

a)

Double helix

b)

Triangle

c)

Square

d)

Single strand

8.

What is the role of RNA in protein synthesis?

a)

RNA is responsible for breaking down proteins during synthesis.

b)

RNA acts as a barrier preventing protein synthesis.

c)

RNA carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosomes for protein synthesis.

d)

RNA transports proteins from the ribosomes to DNA.

9.

What is the sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA made of?

a)

Alternating sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate molecules

b)

Only sugar molecules

c)

Phosphate and nitrogen molecules

d)

Alternating nitrogen and phosphate molecules

10.

What is the difference between DNA and RNA structure?

a)

DNA is double-stranded with deoxyribose sugar and thymine base, while RNA is single-stranded with ribose sugar and uracil base.

b)

DNA and RNA are both double-stranded with deoxyribose sugar and thymine base.

c)

DNA and RNA have the same structure but differ in function.

d)

DNA is single-stranded with ribose sugar and thymine base, while RNA is double-stranded with deoxyribose sugar and uracil base.

11.

If the DNA code is 'GCTA', what would be the complementary code?

a)

CGAT

b)

AGCT

c)

TCGA

d)

ATCG

12.

What molecules are in nucleotides?

a)

Phosphate group

b)

Protein

c)

Sugar

d)

lipid

e)

Nitrogenous base

13.

Why are the nucleotides so gosh darn important? (Careful, all statements are true! Make sure you are picking what makes them IMPORTANT!!!!)

a)

They hold the DNA together.

b)

They live in the nucleus.

c)

This is the chemical part that CODES for life.

d)

There are 5 different kinds.

14.

Which bases are only found in DNA?

a)

Thymine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Adenine

d)

Uracil

e)

Guanine

15.
What are the nucleotides made of?
a)
Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
b)
Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
c)
Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
d)
Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine
16.
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
17.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
18.
The sugar in DNA is ?
a)
sucrose
b)
glucose
c)
deoxyribose
d)
fructose
19.
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
20.
DNA codes for...
a)
bases
b)
proteins
c)
amino acids
d)
phosphates
21.
Which series is arranged in order from largest to smallest in size?
a)
gene, chromosome, nucleus, cell, DNA, nucleotide
b)
cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, gene, nucleotide
c)
nucleotide, chromosome, cell, DNA, nucleus
d)
cell, DNA, gene, nucleotide, nucleus, chromosome