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DNA Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the four nitrogen bases?

a)

adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine

b)

adenine, lysine, prolene, guanine

c)

arganine, cytosine, lysine, purine

d)

lysine, cytosine, lucine, guanine

2.

Guanine bonds with ______________.

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Thymine

3.

Adenine bonds with ______________.

a)

Guanine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Adenine

4.

Each gene's code uses the four nucleotide bases of DNA: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T). True or false?

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

a)

double helix

b)

single helix

c)

no helix

d)

triple helix

6.

What are the nucleotides made of?

a)

Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base

b)

Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base

c)

Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine

d)

Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

7.

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG

a)

ATG TGA CAG

b)

TAC ACT GTC

c)

GTA AGT GAC

d)

CAT TCA CTG

8.

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Frameshift

9.

DNA molecule segment is : TTA-CGC-AAG. The mutated DNA segment is TTC-GCA-AG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Inversion

10.

If one strand of DNA has the sequence TTACCG, the sequence of the other strand of the same molecule will be

a)

AATGGC

b)

TTACCG

c)

AACGGC

d)

AATGGG

11.

When an extra base is inserted into the DNA sequence of a gene, the protein doesn't work. Which explains why?

a)

the base increases rate of translation

b)

the base causes DNA to be transcribed in opposite direction

c)

the inserted base causes the codons in the sequence to be incorrect for the desired protein

d)

the base signals enzymes to translate DNA rather than RNA

12.

What is the primary purpose of a DNA test?

a)

To determine blood type

b)

To identify genetic relationships

c)

To measure cholesterol levels

d)

To assess vitamin deficiencies

13.

Which of the following is a common method used in DNA testing?

a)

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

b)

X-ray diffraction

c)

Mass spectrometry

d)

Gas chromatography

14.

In a DNA test, what is typically analyzed to determine genetic relationships?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleotide sequences

d)

Carbohydrates

15.

Which real-world application relies heavily on DNA testing?

a)

Weather forecasting

b)

Forensic investigations

c)

Nutritional analysis

d)

Astronomical observations