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DNA Review (Bonus)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

Deoxyribose is classified as a(n)

a)

protein

b)

enzyme

c)

5 carbon sugar

d)

nitrogen base

2.

Which of the following is a pair of complementary bases?

a)

cytosine and cytosine

b)

cytosine and guanine

c)

adenine and guanine

d)

thymine and cytosine

3.

The sides or backbone of DNA is made of ______________.

a)

single nucleotides

b)

pairs of nucleotides

c)

joined sugars and phosphates

d)

joined nitrogen bases & phosphates

4.

Suppose that a strand of DNA has the following sequence of bases: TTTGGC. What sequence of bases will the complementary strand of DNA have?

a)

AAACCG

b)

TTACCG

c)

GGCAAT

d)

TTTCCG

5.

If DNA had 20% cytosine, what percentage of thymine should be present?

a)

30%

b)

15%

c)

60%

d)

90%

6.

At the end of the replication process, each of the two new DNA molecules is composed of which of the following?

a)

two new DNA strands

b)

one new and one original DNA strand

c)

one new and one mutated strand

d)

two original DNA strands

7.

Complementary base pairing links

a)

amino acids

b)

phosphate groups

c)

proteins

d)

nitrogenous bases

8.

The entire molecule shown in the diagram below is called a(n)

a)

amino acid

b)

nucleotide

c)

polysaccharide

d)

pyrimidine

9.

Hydrogen bonds - click all that apply

a)

hold nitrogen bases together

b)

are broke by helicase

c)

hold the sugar and phosphates together

d)

form ester linkages

10.

Which process takes place before mitosis?

a)

DNA replication

b)

chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

c)

spindle fibers attach to chromosomes

d)

crossing over

11.

In prokaryotes, DNA is located in the (a)   while in eukaryotes DNA is located in the (b)   .

Choose from the below words
cytoplasm
nucleus
mitochondria
chloroplast
12.

Which processes demonstrated by the model allow a single cell to produce skin cells and nerve cells that all contain the same DNA - select all that apply?

a)

mitosis

b)

differentiation

c)

meiosis

d)

nondisjunction

13.

Which characteristic of DNA makes it most suitable as a molecule for this role?

a)

Stability

b)

Replication

c)

Information storage

d)

Mutation

14.

What would the complementary strand for this DNA molecule be?

a)

ACGT

b)

AGGT

c)

UCCU

d)

AGGU

15.

What “shape” is DNA?

a)

double helix

b)

triple helix

c)

linear

d)

double sided and circular

16.

Put the steps of DNA replication in order.

a)

New hydrogen bonds form between the nitrogen bases

1.

3

b)

DNA polymerase adds new nucleotides

2.

2

c)

DNA helicase “unzips” the helix at many origins

3.

1

d)

Two strands of DNA are created

4.

4

17.

Based on semiconservative replication, DNA is replicated with radioactive nucleotides. How many of the daughter cells will be radioactive?

a)

The first daughter cell

b)

The second daughter cell

c)

Both daughter cells

d)

Neither daughter cell

18.

Label the nucleotide

19.

Select ALL the Phosphate Group

20.

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

21.

What is the role of helicase in DNA replication?

a)

It unwinds the DNA double helix

b)

It synthesizes new DNA strands

c)

It adds nucleotides to the growing DNA strand

d)

It joins Okazaki fragments

22.

Which enzyme is responsible for adding nucleotides to the growing DNA strand during replication?

a)

Primase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

Helicase

d)

Ligase

23.

Adenine pairs with

a)

Thymine

b)

Thyme

c)

Guanine

d)

Glutamine

24.

What does semiconservative replication mean?

a)

that the DNA is proof read at the end of the process

b)

that the newly made DNA has one strand from the original DNA and one new strand

c)

that the newly made DNA will send half of its strand to one cell and leave the old strand in the original cell

d)

that the original DNA strands come back together after replication is over

25.

#1

a)

Backbone

b)

Deoxyribose Sugar

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Phosphate

26.

#2

a)

Covalent Bond

b)

Hydrogen Bond

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Phosphate

27.

#6

a)

Ribose Sugar

b)

Deoxyribose sugar

c)

Monosaccharide

d)

Phosphate

28.
Replicate the following strand of DNA: 
AATCATGGA
a)
AATCATGGA
b)
TTAGTACCT
c)
UUAGUACCU
d)
GGATAUCUA
29.
A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.
a)
Replication
b)
Translation
c)
Transcription
30.
What are the 4 nitrogen bases?
a)
adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
b)
adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
c)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
d)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose
31.

Which statement best describes how DNA replication results in

the conservation of genetic information?

a)

Enzymes associated with DNA replication are used over and over by the cell

b)

Each strand of DNA serves as a template for a new strand during DNA replication.

c)

Nucleic acids linked to sugars twist in a specific pattern

d)

Random shuffling of DNA base pairs maintains the base pair ratios

32.

In Griffith and Avery's experiments, which of these molecules WAS responsible for transformation?

a)

nucleic acids

b)

carbohydrates

c)

lipids

d)

proteins

33.

In prokaryotes, DNA is located in the ___ while in eukaryotes DNA is located in the ___.

a)

cytoplasm; nucleus                              

b)

mitochondria; chloroplast

c)

nucleus; cytoplasm   

d)

chloroplast; mitochondria

34.

Complementary base pairing links

a)

amino acids   

b)

proteins

c)

phosphate groups

d)

nitrogenous bases

35.

​ (a)   are segments of ​ (b)   that code for a ​ (c)   and therefore determine a ​ (d)   . This is called ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
Genes
DNA
protein
trait
gene expression