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8th Grade Science DNA-MUTATION

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the best definition of DNA?

a)

a spiral ladder

b)

something in your cells

c)

the genetic code

d)

What makes you, you

2.

The yellow part of this picture is DNA. What is the X shaped object?

a)

chromosome

b)

gene

c)

DNA

d)

ACTG

3.
What is the human genome?
a)
a piece of DNA
b)
a chromosome
c)
all of your cells
d)
all of your DNA
4.
Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?
a)
C-A, T-G
b)
A-G, C-T
c)
C-G, U-A
d)
T-A, G-C
5.

What shape is DNA?

a)

a circle

b)

a triangle

c)

a double helix

6.

Give an example of a nucleotide...

a)

Deoxyribose-Phosphate- Adenine

b)

Phosphate-Deoxyribose-Adenine

c)

Adenine-Phosphate-Deoxyribose

7.

A cell has how many pairs of XX...

a)

46

b)

2

c)

23

8.
What kind of information does DNA carry?
a)
genetic
b)
nuclear
c)
cell structure
d)
it doesn't carry any info
9.

A ______ is a section of DNA that codes for a trait.

a)

gene

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

gender

10.

Examples of environmental factors for mutations are

a)

harmful chemicals

b)

exposure to x-rays

c)

radiation

d)

mistakes during replication