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Unit 9- DNA and Modern Genetics

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the nitrogenous bases to the corresponding bases.

a)

Guanine

1.

cytosine

b)

Cytosine

2.

guanine

c)

thymine

3.

adenine

d)

adenine

4.

thymine

2.

An organism's genetic material is called:

a)

RNA

b)

nucleotides

c)

proteins

d)

DNA

3.

What do scientists call the twisted zipper shape of DNA?

a)

double helix

b)

sphere

c)

helix

d)

double sphere

4.

Which two scientists built a model of DNA?

a)

Maurice Wilkins

b)

Francis Crick

c)

James Watson

d)

Rosalind Franklin

5.

What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?

a)

Adenine, thymine, cytosine

b)

sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base

c)

protein, nitrogen, acid

d)

sugar, carbon, base

6.

In a DNA strand, the rungs of the ladder are made of

a)

nitrogen bases

b)

phosphate molecules

c)

alternating sugar and phosphate molecules

d)

sugar molecules

7.

What are the "rungs" of the DNA ladder made of?

a)
Sugar and phosphate groups
b)

Nitrogenous bases

c)
Proteins and enzymes
d)
Lipids and carbohydrates
8.

What was Rosalind Franklin eventually credited with?

a)

Showing that A=T and C=G

b)

Determining that DNA had a double helix shape.

c)

Determined that traits required 2 alleles.

d)

Taking an x-ray of DNA that suggested its shape.

9.

What holds the DNA ladder together?

a)

Hydrogen bonds

b)

Peptide bonds

c)

Covalent bonds

d)

Ionic bonds

10.

The process of copying DNA to produce two identical DNA molecules is known as

a)
DNA transcription
b)
DNA duplication
c)
DNA synthesis
d)
DNA replication
11.

What is the first step in DNA replication?

a)

The two strands must be identical.

b)

The DNA must split down the middle.

c)

The two DNA strands must connect.

d)

The complementary bases must be brought to each side.

12.

What is the name of the sugar found in DNA?

a)
ribose
b)
deoxyribose
c)
glucose
d)
fructose
13.

A change or mistake in the DNA causes

a)

blending

b)

meiosis

c)

a mutation

d)

incomplete dominance

14.

Type of mutation where a base is left out

a)
Deletion mutation
b)
Translocation mutation
c)
Insertion mutation
d)
Substitution mutation
15.

Type of mutation where an extra base is added

a)
Insertion mutation
b)
Translocation mutation
c)
Substitution mutation
d)
Deletion mutation
16.

Type of mutation where one base replaces another

a)
Insertion mutation
b)
Translocation mutation
c)
Substitution mutation
d)
Deletion mutation
17.

DNA can be damaged by physical or chemical agents known as

a)
mutagens
b)
pathogens
c)
teratogens
d)
carcinogens
18.

A disease caused by abnormalities in an individual's DNA.

a)
Bacterial disease
b)
Viral infection
c)
Autoimmune condition
d)
Genetic disorder
19.

DNA is unzipped and copied into a separate molecule known as

a)

MNA

b)

BNA

c)
DNA polymerase
d)

RNA

20.

In RNA, the nitrogen base Thymine is replaced by__.

a)
Cytosine
b)
Adenine
c)
Uracil
d)
Guanine
21.

the process of copying DNA into RNA.

a)
Replication
b)
Translation
c)
Transcription
d)
Translocation
22.

the process of making proteins from RNA

a)
Replication
b)
Translation
c)
Transcription
d)
Translocation
23.

The cell organelle that is known as the protein assembly line

a)
Endoplasmic reticulum
b)
Ribosome
c)
Golgi apparatus
d)
Mitochondria
24.

the use of biological processes, organisms, or systems to develop products and technologies.

a)
Biotechnology
b)
Pharmacology
c)
Microbiology
d)
Genetics
25.

The process of selecting and breeding organisms to have desired traits

a)
Selective breeding
b)
Genetic modification
c)
Natural selection
d)
Hybridization
26.

True or False- Artificial selection and selective breeding are the same process

a)
True
b)
False
27.

The process in which a piece of DNA is modified for the use of research, medicine, agriculture, and industry

a)
Protein synthesis
b)
Cell division
c)
Genetic engineering
d)
DNA replication
28.

What is a clone?

a)
A clone is a random mutation of DNA.
b)
A clone is an exact copy of an organism or genetic material.
c)
A clone is a hybrid of two different species.
d)
A clone is a unique organism with distinct traits.
29.

Corn that was created to be resistant to fungus is considered a ​ (a)   and is created using ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
GMO
genome
DNA fingerprint(ing)
genetic engineering
plasmid
30.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
31.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
32.
What will the matching sequence be on a strand that reads AAGCTAT?
a)
AACGATA
b)
TTCGTTA
c)
CCTGATA
d)
TTCGATA
33.

How would the DNA sequence CGATAT be transcribed to mRNA?

a)

GCUAUA

b)

CGATAT

c)

CGAUAU

d)

GCUTUT

34.

I am a single strand.

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

35.

I am arranged as a double helix or "twisted ladder".

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

36.

What sugar is found in RNA?

a)

glucose

b)

deoxyribose

c)

ribose

d)

sucrose

37.
What is represented in the picture?
a)
monosaccharide
b)
nucleotide
c)
amino acid
d)
fatty acid