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molecular biology

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A molecule that transports amino acids to the ribosome and interacts with codons in mRNA, placing amino acids in their proper order in protein synthesis is:

a)

mRNA

b)

miRNA

c)

SiRNA

d)

tRNA

2.

What is the result of UV light absorption by pyrimidine bases in DNA?

a)

Formation of purine dimers

b)

Breakage of the DNA strand

c)

Formation of pyrimidine dimers

d)

Conversion of pyrimidines to purines

3.

Which of the following processes involves the duplication of a cell's DNA, resulting in two identical DNA molecules?

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

DNA Replication

d)

Cell Division

4.

Which is the complementary base sequence for the following segment of a strand of DNA.5'ACGATCT3'

a)

3'CATCGA5'

b)

5'CAGTCTC3'

c)

3'TGCTAGA5'

d)

3'GATGCCA5'

5.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
6.
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
7.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
8.

RNA is the genetic material in

a)

all living organisms

b)

only in retro viruses

c)

only in bacteria

d)

both viruses and bacteria

9.

The pyrimidine present only in DNA is

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Thymine

d)

Uracil

10.

Which enzyme is used in the unwinding of DNA?

a)

Ligase

b)

Topoisomerase

c)

Helicase

d)

Exonuclease