WorksheetsGenetics Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What structures within the cell contain the organism’s genome?
Genes
Chromosomes
DNA
Ribose
What molecule makes up genes and contains instructions for building proteins?
RNA
DNA
Ribose
Anticodon
What are the "handrails" or "ladder sides" of DNA made of?
Nitrogenous bases
Ribose and phosphate
Phosphate and deoxyribose
Codons and anticodons
What is the central dogma of biology?
DNA is translated into proteins
RNA is transcribed into DNA
DNA is transcribed into RNA
Proteins are translated into RNA
What is the sequence of three bases on tRNA that matches with the mRNA codon?
Codon
Anticodon
Gene
Chromosome
In DNA to protein synthesis, where is mRNA translated into a protein?
Nucleus
Ribosome
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Which of the following is a characteristic of DNA?
Single-stranded, has uracil, ribose sugar
Double-stranded, has thymine, deoxyribose sugar
Single-stranded, has thymine, ribose sugar
Double-stranded, has uracil, deoxyribose sugar
Which of the following is a characteristic of RNA?
Double-stranded, has thymine, deoxyribose sugar
Single-stranded, has uracil, ribose sugar
Double-stranded, has uracil, ribose sugar
Single-stranded, has thymine, deoxyribose sugar
What type of mutation causes a stop codon, ending translation early?
Nonsense
Silent
Missense
Duplication
What is a deletion mutation?
A segment of the chromosome is missing
A segment of the chromosome is repeated
A segment of the chromosome is reversed
A segment from one chromosome is moved to another chromosome
What is an inversion mutation?
A segment of the chromosome is reversed
A segment of the chromosome is missing
A segment of the chromosome is repeated
A segment from one chromosome is moved to another chromosome
What is the complementary mRNA sequence for the DNA sequence TAT-TAG-ATT-ACA?
AUA-AUC-UAA-UGU
AUA-AUC-UAG-UGA
AUA-AUC-UAC-UGC
AUA-AUC-UAA-UGA
What makes up the chromosomes?
Genes
Proteins
Lipids
Carbohydrates
What makes up the genes?
DNA
RNA
Proteins
Lipids
Which part of DNA is labeled with a phosphate group?
Phosphate group
Deoxyribose
Nitrogenous base
Hydrogen bonds
Segments of DNA are called _______________________
Genes
Alleles
Traits
Chromosomes
A student used poster board to construct this model of a section of DNA. Which statement describes this model of DNA?
the model is inaccurate because the base pairs are incorrect
the model is accurate because it contains correctly paired bases
the model is accurate because it shows each base splitting to form a double helix
the model is inaccurate because some typical bases in DNA are missing
DNA is a type of
nucleic acid
lipid
carbohydrate
protein
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Diribose nutride acidosis
Dinitro acid
Deoxynitrogenic acid
