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Biotechnology section 4.1 Key Words

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Chromatin composed of?

a)

RNA and proteins

b)

Nuclear DNA and proteins

c)

Lipids and proteins

d)

Carbohydrates and proteins

2.

A Gene is a section of DNA on a chromosome that contains what?

a)

Lipid code

b)

Protein code

c)

Genetic code/Instructions for building a protein

d)

Carbohydrate code

3.

Base pair refers to two nitrogenous bases that are connected by what type of bond?

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Ionic bond

c)

Hydrogen bond

d)

Metallic bond

4.

Phosphodiester bond is responsible for polymerization of nucleic acids by linking what?

a)

Sugars and lipids

b)

Sugars and phosphates

c)

Proteins and lipids

d)

Proteins and carbohydrates

5.

Hydrogen bond involves the 'sandwiching' of a hydrogen atom between which atoms?

a)

A) Carbon, nitrogen, or oxygen

b)

B) Fluorine, nitrogen, or oxygen

c)

C) Sulfur, nitrogen, or oxygen

d)

D) Chlorine, nitrogen, or oxygen

6.

Antiparallel refers to the observation that strands on DNA double helix have their nucleotides oriented in what direction to one another?

a)

Same direction

b)

Opposite direction

c)

Perpendicular direction

d)

Parallel direction

7.

A base pair consists of an adenine bonded to a thymine or a guanine bonded to a ______.

a)

Cytosine

b)

Uracil

c)

Thymine

d)

Adenine

8.

Identify what structure is outlined in the BLACK outline.

a)

Base pair

b)

deoxyribose sugar

c)

phosphate group

d)

hydrogen bonds

e)

Nucleotide

9.

Identify what structure is outlined in the BLACK outline.

a)

Base pair

b)

deoxyribose sugar

c)

phosphate group

d)

hydrogen bonds

e)

Nucleotide

10.
Which statement about DNA structure is correct?
a)
The two strands are identical and run in the same direction. 
b)
The two sides are identical and run in opposite direction. 
c)
The two sides are complementary and run in the same direction.
d)
The two sides are complementary and run in opposite direction.  
11.
A nucleotide is made of 
a)
A nitrogen,a ribose sugar, and protein. 
b)
A phosphate, a deoxyribose sugar, and a carbon base.
c)
Adenine, guanine, cytosine, and  thymine.
d)
A phosphate, deoxyribose sugar, and a nitrogen base.
12.

Phosphodiester bonds are a type of covalent bond that connects the sugar-phosphate backbone

a)

True

b)

False

13.

All DNA codes for proteins

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Label the nucleotide

15.

Select ALL the NITROGEN BASES in the picture (4 total)

16.

Select ALL the Phosphate Group

17.

What is a gene?

a)

A segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein

b)

Contains all DNA of the cell

c)

A chemical that changes energy levels in a cell

d)

A small spherical body in a cell

18.

What sugar is found in DNA?

a)

Deoxyribose

b)

Glucose

c)

Sucrose

d)

Fructose