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Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
RNA contains the sugar
a)
ribose
b)
deoxyribose
c)
glucose
d)
lactose
2.
What will be the resulting mRNA from this DNA sequence:
GAT-TAC-AGA-TTA-CAT?
a)
CTA-ATG-TCT-AAT-GTA
b)
GAU-UAG-UGA-UUA-GUT
c)
CUA-AUG-UCU-AAU-GUA
d)
CAT-ACA-TAC-ATA-TAG
3.
What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA
a)
Met-Pro-Ala-Val
b)
Met-Pro-Val
c)
Tyr-Gly-His
d)
Tyr-Gly-Arg-His
4.
Every three letters (example: ATC) in DNA codes for what??
a)
Amino Acid
b)
Nucleotide
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
5.
tRNA is involved in
a)
carrying amino acids 
b)
carrying ribosomes
c)
carrying glucose
d)
carrying lipids
6.
Amino acids are joined together in order to form
a)
DNA
b)
ribosomes
c)
proteins 
d)
RNA
7.
Transcribe the following piece of DNA:
ATCGTA
a)
UAGCAU
b)
TAGCAT
c)
ATCGTA
d)
AUCGUA
8.
Which Seq could be found in RNA?
a)
ACCTGT
b)
CGCATT
c)
AUGCUU
9.
Which amino acid is made from the RNA codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Leucine
c)
Serine
d)
Tyrosine
10.
What has DNA?
a)
animals
b)
plants
c)
bacteria
d)
all of the above
11.
The process of making RNA (i.e. mRNA) from DNA is called
a)
Replication
b)
Transcription
c)
Translation
d)
Protein synthesis
12.
What is the correct sequence?
a)
RNA --> DNA --> Protein
b)
Protein --> RNA --> DNA
c)
DNA --> RNA --> Protein
d)
DNA --> Protein --> RNA
13.
In eukaryotes, DNA is located in the
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
ribosome
14.
How many bases are in one codon?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.

An organism's physical appearance is known as its

a)

heredity

b)

phenotype

c)

genotype

d)

pedigree

16.

What does heterozygous mean?

a)

the same allele for a trait has been inherited from both parents (TT or tt)

b)

different alleles for a trait has been inherited from each parent (Tt)

c)

When neither gene is fully dominant; offspring is a mixture of both

d)

the different forms of a trait (hair color--> brown, blonde, red

17.

the genetic code for the gene represents its

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

homozygous

18.

An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

five

19.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Blue eyes
20.

having two of the same alleles for a specific trait (sometimes called purebred).

a)

homozygous

b)

hetrozygous

c)

protein

d)

chromosome

21.

Which of the following genotypes is purebred?

a)

Bb

b)

Gg

c)

bb

d)

Dd

22.

T - tall and t = short

In the punnett square below, what genotype belongs in the missing square

a)

tt

b)

Tt

c)

Bb

d)

TT

23.

B = brown fur b = white fur

In the punnett square, what is the probability of the offspring having white fur?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

24.
Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?
a)
Bb
b)
BB
c)
bb
d)
B
25.

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes is called a ___________

a)

Trait

b)

Gene

c)

Allele

d)

Dominant

26.

Punnett squares can be used to predict the probability of:

a)

being exposed to genetic disorders

b)

having an inherited disease or a genetically determined physical trait

c)

Both

27.
In a certain species of plant, the color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p).
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being purple?
a)
25%
b)
0%
c)
100%
d)
50%
28.
In a certain species of plant, the color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p).
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being white?
a)
25%
b)
0%
c)
100%
d)
50%
29.
What are the possible genotypes for this cross?
(Click the picture to see it without the text)
a)
TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
b)
all tall
c)
TT= 75% tt = 25%
d)
Tt = 100%
30.
What would the genotype be for the blonde son in generation 2?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Not enough information 
31.
What is the possible genotypes for both children in generation 3? 
a)
BB & BB
b)
Bb & bb
c)
bb & bb
d)
Bb & Bb 
32.

If this pedigree shows a recessive disorder, what MUST the genotype of individual 4 be?

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh