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DNA Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Both DNA and RNA are nucleic acids.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

I am usually a single stranded molecule

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

3.

I am generally found both inside and outside of the nucleus.

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

4.

I am arranged as a double helix

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

5.

I am made of guanine, cystosine, adenine, and uracil

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

6.

I am made of guanine, cytosine, adenine, and thymine

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

7.

I am made of nucleotides.

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

8.

I only stay in the nucleus and cannot leave.

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

9.

I contain the sugar deoxyribose.

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

10.

I contain the sugar ribose.

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

11.

I contain the instructions for making thousands of different proteins.

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

12.

What does mRNA stand for?

a)

messenger RNA

b)

transfer RNA

c)

mild RNA

d)

machine RNA

13.

What does tRNA stand for?

a)

tall RNA

b)

transfer RNA

c)

messenger RNA

d)

transition RNA

14.

What does rRNA stand for?

a)

rough RNA

b)

right RNA

c)

ribosomal RNA

d)

short DNA

15.

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

a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
16.
Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose sugar and adenine
b)
deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
c)
deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
17.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
18.

The enzyme that unwinds and unzips the DNA to prepare for replication is:

a)
helicase
b)
replicase
c)
polymerase
d)
synthase
19.
In what phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication take place?
a)
G1
b)
S
c)
G2
d)
M
20.
Which enzyme is responsible for adding nucleotides ("The Builder")?
a)
Topoisomerase
b)
DNA Polymerase
c)
Ligase
d)
Primase
21.

#4 in the picture

a)

Polymerase

b)

Primase

c)

Helicase

d)

Ligase