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Genetics Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What structures within the cell contain the organism’s genome?

a)

Genes

b)

Chromosomes

c)

DNA

d)

Ribose

2.

What molecule makes up genes and contains instructions for building proteins?

a)

RNA

b)

DNA

c)

Ribose

d)

Anticodon

3.

What are the "handrails" or "ladder sides" of DNA made of?

a)

Nitrogenous bases

b)

Ribose and phosphate

c)

Phosphate and deoxyribose

d)

Codons and anticodons

4.

What is the central dogma of biology?

a)

DNA is translated into proteins

b)

RNA is transcribed into DNA

c)

DNA is transcribed into RNA

d)

Proteins are translated into RNA

5.

What is the sequence of three bases on tRNA that matches with the mRNA codon?

a)

Codon

b)

Anticodon

c)

Gene

d)

Chromosome

6.

In DNA to protein synthesis, where is mRNA translated into a protein?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

7.

Which of the following is a characteristic of DNA?

a)

Single-stranded, has uracil, ribose sugar

b)

Double-stranded, has thymine, deoxyribose sugar

c)

Single-stranded, has thymine, ribose sugar

d)

Double-stranded, has uracil, deoxyribose sugar

8.

Which of the following is a characteristic of RNA?

a)

Double-stranded, has thymine, deoxyribose sugar

b)

Single-stranded, has uracil, ribose sugar

c)

Double-stranded, has uracil, ribose sugar

d)

Single-stranded, has thymine, deoxyribose sugar

9.

What type of mutation causes a stop codon, ending translation early?

a)

Nonsense

b)

Silent

c)

Missense

d)

Duplication

10.

What is a deletion mutation?

a)

A segment of the chromosome is missing

b)

A segment of the chromosome is repeated

c)

A segment of the chromosome is reversed

d)

A segment from one chromosome is moved to another chromosome

11.

What is an inversion mutation?

a)

A segment of the chromosome is reversed

b)

A segment of the chromosome is missing

c)

A segment of the chromosome is repeated

d)

A segment from one chromosome is moved to another chromosome

12.

What is the complementary mRNA sequence for the DNA sequence TAT-TAG-ATT-ACA?

a)

AUA-AUC-UAA-UGU

b)

AUA-AUC-UAG-UGA

c)

AUA-AUC-UAC-UGC

d)

AUA-AUC-UAA-UGA

13.

What makes up the chromosomes?

a)

Genes

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Carbohydrates

14.

What makes up the genes?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Proteins

d)

Lipids

15.

Which part of DNA is labeled with a phosphate group?

a)

Phosphate group

b)

Deoxyribose

c)

Nitrogenous base

d)

Hydrogen bonds

16.

Segments of DNA are called _______________________

a)

Genes

b)

Alleles

c)

Traits

d)

Chromosomes

17.

A student used poster board to construct this model of a section of DNA. Which statement describes this model of DNA?

a)

the model is inaccurate because the base pairs are incorrect

b)

the model is accurate because it contains correctly paired bases

c)

the model is accurate because it shows each base splitting to form a double helix

d)

the model is inaccurate because some typical bases in DNA are missing

18.

DNA is a type of

a)

nucleic acid

b)

lipid

c)

carbohydrate

d)

protein

19.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

b)

Diribose nutride acidosis

c)

Dinitro acid

d)

Deoxynitrogenic acid

20.
The shape of DNA.
a)
double helix
b)
nucleotide
c)
DNA polymerase
d)
single stranded