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INSTRUCTIONS: Shade the letter of the correct answer. STRICTLY NO ERASURES

1. Which of the following is the correct order of steps in gene expression?

A. RNA – DNA – protein C. RNA – protein – DNA
B. DNA – RNA – protein D. DNA – protein – RNA

2. The best description of DNA’s structure is

A. Chargraff’s rule C. Double helix
B. Single stranded D. None of the above

3. During replication, a DNA strand with the following bases CTAGGT will produce a DNA strand bases of
_________.
A. GATCCA C. GAUCCA
B. GUTCCU D. CTAGGT

4. Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand ATG TGA CAG?
A. ATG TGA CAG C. TAC ACT GTC
B. GTA AGT GAC D. CAT TCA CTG

5. Adenine bonds with _____________.

A. Guanine C. Thymine
B. Cytosine D. Adenine

6. Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

A. cell membrane C. vacuole
B. chloroplast D. nucleus

7. When an extra base is inserted into the DNA sequence of a gene, the protein doesn’t work? Which
explain 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

8. DNA sequence is ACAGTGC. How would this be coded on mRNA?

A. TGTCACG C. UGUCACG
B. GUGACAU D. CACUGUA

9. What is the relationship between a protein, the cell and DNA?

A. DNA is produced by protein which is produced in the cell
B. Protein is composed of DNA which is produced in the cell
C. DNA controls the production of protein in the cell
D. A cell is composed of DNA and protein

10. Which of the following is incorrect regarding RNA?

A. RNA contains uracil
B. RNA can only be found inside the nucleus
C. RNA is single stranded
D. RNA contains genetic information

11. Where does protein synthesis takes place?

A. vacuole C. ribosome
B. chloroplast D. mitochondria

12. If one side of the helix is CACTGG, the complementary side would be______.
A. CACTGG C. GGTCAC
B. GTGACC D. GTGUCC
13. As part of its structure, a known gene contains the base sequence AATCGA. An alteration of the
sequence to AACCGA is known as ________.
A. deletion C. disjunction
B. mutation D. segregation

14. A DNA molecule with the sequence AGCTCA was used as a template for making mRNA. What would
be the sequence of that mRNA molecule?
A. TCAGCA C. UCGAGU
B. AGCUCA D. ATGACT

15. What type of nucleic acid carries information from the nucleus of a cell to the cytoplasm/ribosom?
A. DNA C. mRNA
B. rRNA D. tRNA

16. Which base is normally used in the synthesis of RNA but not in DNA?
A. adenine C. uracil
B. cytosine D. guanine

17. What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA?
A. Met-Pro-Ala-Val C. Met-Pro-Val
B. Tyr-Gly-His D. Tyr-Gly-Arg-His

18. The process of transferring a gene’s instructions for making a protein is ________.
A. Protein synthesis C. mRNA
B. rRNA D. tRNA

19. 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

20.Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

A. deoxyribose and adenine C. deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
B. deoxyribose and the nucleus D. deoxyribose and phosphate