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Central Dogma- Practice for the Unit Test Test

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Z pointing to?

a)

Hydrogen Bond

b)

Pentose Sugar

c)

Phosphate

2.

What is Y pointing to?

a)

Hydrogen Bonds

b)

Pentose Sugar

c)

Phosphate

3.

Which of the following correctly lists and describes the pyrimidine nitrogenous bases?

a)

A & T, double rings

b)

A & T, single ring

c)

C, T; single ring

d)

C, T; double ring

4.

DNA looks like a “twisted ladder”. If the “rungs” of the ladder are made up of nitrogenous bases, what are the handrails or backbone of the ladder made up of?

a)

Sugars and Salts

b)

Phosphates

c)

Sugars

d)

Sugars and Phosphates

5.

DNA strands run _____ in relation to each other.

a)

antiparallel

b)

parallel

c)

perpendicular

d)

both a and b

6.

A nucleotide in DNA is composed of _____.

a)

a deoxyribose sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogen base

b)

only a deoxyribose sugar and a nitrogen base

c)

only a deoxyribose sugar and a phosphate

d)

none of the above

7.

Between the two strands of a DNA segment the nitrogen bases are held together by _____.

a)

covalent bonds

b)

hydrogen bonds

c)

ionic bonds

d)

metallic bond

8.

What type of bond is found between the sugar-phosphate backbone?

a)

hydrogen bonds

b)

ionic bonds

c)

phosphodiester bonds

d)

crazy glue

9.

How many hydrogen bonds are between C and G?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

10.

Which of the following is the monomer (building block) of DNA?

a)

nucleotide

b)

monosaccharide

c)

amino acid

11.

What is the complementary DNA strand to ATT CGC?

a)

ATT CGC

b)

CCG TAA

c)

CGC ATT

d)

TAA GCG

12.

Why is the deoxyribose categorized as a pentose sugar?

a)

it has 5 nitrogenous bases

b)

it has 4 carbon atoms

c)

it has 5 phosphate groups

d)

it has 5 carbon atoms

13.

Which of the following statements regarding RNA is false?

a)

RNA contains the sugar dextrose.

b)

RNA contains the nitrogenous base uracil.

c)

RNA molecules are single stranded.

d)

RNA molecules can be in the nucleus, cytoplasm, &/or attached to ribosomes.

14.

Before the mRNA leaves the nucleus, it must be processed which includes:

a)

adding a single “G” cap

b)

adding a poly “A” tail

c)

removing the introns (junk DNA)

d)

all of the above

15.

What is the purpose or outcome of transcription? Hint, it occurs in the nucleus.

a)

create the amino acids

b)

join the amino acids via peptide bonds

c)

change “languages”

d)

create mRNA

16.

Where does translation occur in cells?

a)

in the ribosomes

b)

in the nucleus

c)

in the chloroplasts

d)

in mitochondria

17.

Which of the following amino acids only has ONE mRNA codon?

a)

Valine (Val)

b)

Glycine (Gly)

c)

Leucine (Leu)

d)

Methionine (Met)

18.

What is the transcription product of the sequence GCT?

a)

CGT

b)

CGA

c)

CAG

d)

GCU

19.

Using the genetic code shown, what amino acid does the mRNA sequence CUA code for?

a)

Asp

b)

Val

c)

Leu

d)

Met

20.

Let's say that the DNA code was mutated from TCA to TCC, what would be the outcome:

a)

neutral mutation because they code for the same amino acid

b)

the amino acid Arg would replace the amino acid Ser

c)

the amino acid Lys would replace the amino acid Asn

d)

not enough information is given to determine the outcome

21.

In the diagram at the right, which letter represents the amino group?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Which of the following is the monomer of a protein?

a)

monosaccharide

b)

amino acid

c)

carboxyl group

d)

nucleotide

23.

Which level of structure is NOT found in all proteins?

a)

Primary structure

b)

Secondary structure

c)

Tertiary structure

d)

Quaternary structure

24.

Proteins can be easily denatured because most levels of structure rely on these weak bonds:

a)

peptide bonds

b)

ionic bonds

c)

covalent bonds

d)

Hydrogen bonds