PRETEST

NAME: GRADE: SEX: M F

1. The DNA molecule is composed of three types of component molecule namely

a. phosphate group, the sugar deoxyribose, and the bases
b. thymine, cytosine, guanine
c. phosphate group, the sugar deoxyribose, and guanine
d. all of the above
2. All of the following are true of RNA except ?
a. RNA can leave the nucleus
b. RNA contain uracil in place of thiamine
c. RNA is a single strand
d. RNA and DNA has a 5 C sugar
3. The major type of RNA include:
a. messenger RNA (mRNA) c. transfer RNA (tRNA)
b. ribosomal RNA (rRNA) d. All of the above
4. What is the structural difference between DNA and RNA?
a. They are both have double helix structure
b. DNA is a double helix strand while RNA is a single strand
c. They have both a nitrogenous base
d. None of the above
5. Which one of these is not a valid comparison between DNA and RNA?

DNA RNA

a. Double Helix single strand

b. Replicate duplicate
c. Deoxyribose ribose
d. Thymine uracil
6. Is the most structurally varied molecule in which the human body contains atleast 10,000 different
kinds
a. Carbon c. Proteins
b. Nucleic Acid d. Carbohydrates
7. Is a large molecule composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus
a. Carbon c. Proteins
b. Nucleic Acid d. Carbohydrates
8. What do you call the three nitrogenous bases on a strand of DNA?
a. Codon c. Code
b. Anticodon d. Genes
9. The human body contains how many pair of chromosomes?
a. 22 pairs c. 23 pairs
b. 34 pairs d. 36 pairs
10. The molecule is a very large chain of repeating unit called polymer.
a. TRUE c. MAYBE
b. FALSE d. None of the above
11. It is a large, carbon based molecules formed by monomer
a. Nucleus c. Protein
b. Carbohydrates d. Polymer
12. The process in which the DNA is copied during the cell cycle
a. Transcription c. Replication
b. Translation d. Duplication
13. An enzyme called breaks the bond between nitrogenous bases.
a. Ligase c. Helicase
b. DNA polymerase d. None of the above
14. An enzyme that seal up the fragment into one long strand
a. Ligase c. Helicase
b. DNA polymerase d. None of the above
15. The sequence of bases in one DNA strand is A A C C C T G A G T C T. Identify the complementary sequence of
bases in the other strand of DNA.
16. Show how the DNA code translates into RNA code by placing the sequence of bases of the DNA and RNA side by
side. G C A A G T A C C T G A -
17. The following is the base sequence on one strand of a DNA molecule: A A T G C C A G T G G T
If this strand is replicated, which of the following is the complementary strand that is produced?
a. T C G T C C G T C T A G c. T T A C G G T C A C C A
b. A G C A G G C A G G G T d. U C G U C C U C U A G A
18. Referring to the given in the previous item, If transcribed into an mRNA, what would be the resulting strand?
a. U U A C G G U C A C C A c. A G C A G G C A G A U C
b. A G C A G G A G A T C d. T C G T C C G T C T A G
19. Referring to item no. 23. During translation, the tRNA sequence of nucleotides arranged linearly is _______.
a. T C G T C C G T C T A G c. A G C A G G C A G A U C
b. A A U G C C A G U G G U d. U C G U C C G U C U A G
20. – 24. Each combination of nitrogen bases on the mRNA molecule is a codon, which is a three letter code for a
specific amino acid. The table shows the mRNA codon for each amino acid. Use the Genetic Code Table to
answer the questions.
20. The codon for tryptophan is _______.
21. For leucine, there are _______ different codons.
22. The codon GAU is for __________.
23. -24 .In a stop codon, if the second base is G, the first and third bases are ____ and .

25– 30. Sequence the following steps in protein

synthesis from first to last (1-6)

___A. Transcription
___B. tRNA – amino acid units link to mRNA
___C. Amino acid separate from tRNA
___D. Polypeptide chain assembled
___E. mRNA links to ribosome
___F. Stop codon encountered in mRNA