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Chapter 14 Miller & Levine

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Avery determined that ________ is the molecule of heredity.

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

protein

d)

carbohydrate

2.

Which scientists discovered that DNA is the genetic material of viruses?

a)

Griffith and Avery

b)

Hershey and Chase

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Franklin and Wilkins

3.

Which of the following is not a role of DNA?

a)

store genetic information

b)

copy genetic information

c)

transmit information

d)

bring animo acids to the ribosome

4.

The X is the image is pointing to a

a)

phosphate

b)

deoxyribose

c)

ribose

d)

hydrogen bond

5.

The Z is the image is pointing to a

a)

phosphate

b)

deoxyribose

c)

ribose

d)

hydrogen bond

6.

A DNA molecule that is 20% thymine would be _____ % adenine.

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

100

7.

What was Chargaff's contribution to discovering the structure of DNA?

a)

He discovered that A=T and G=C

b)

He discovered that DNA is a double helix.

c)

He took X-ray diffraction images of DNA

8.

Who is credited for discovered the structure of DNA?

a)

Franklin

b)

Chargaff

c)

Watson and Crick

9.

Which of the following is not a function of DNA polymerase?

a)

proofread

b)

break hydrogen bonds between bases

c)

add nucleotides to a new DNA strand

10.

Which of the following is not a difference between DNA and RNA

a)

RNA has uracil instead of thymine

b)

RNA is double stranded while DNA is single stranded

c)

RNA is single stranded while DNA is double stranded

d)

RNA has ribose instead of deoxyribose

11.

What type of RNA brings amino acids to the ribosome?

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

12.

What type of RNA carries the genetic code?

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

13.

How many codons are possible using the 4 bases?

a)

24

b)

44

c)

64

d)

84

14.

Making proteins from mRNA is called

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

replication

d)

substituting

15.

What is the start codon for translation?

a)

UAG

b)

GAU

c)

AUG

d)

AAA

16.

Where is the cell does transcription take place?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

ribosome

d)

ER

17.

Where is the cell does translation take place?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

ER

d)

cell membrane

18.

GGT would transcribe to

a)

CCU

b)

CCA

c)

GGA

19.

The central dogma of molecular biology is

a)

DNA -> RNA -> protein

b)

RNA -> DNA -> protein

c)

protein -> RNA -> DNA

20.

What is the first step in making protein from a DNA sequence?

a)

tRNA brings an amino acid to the ribosome

b)

mRNA attaches to a ribosome

c)

RNA is transcribed from DNA

d)

mRNA leaves the nucleus