1.
A scientist analyzes the DNA from a cell and finds that 20% of its
nitrogenous bases are Guanine. According to the base-pairing rule described,
what percentage of the bases would be Thymine?
a) 20%
b) 30%
c) 40%
d) 60%
2. During DNA replication, if the template strand has the sequence 5'-
GATTACA-3', what is the sequence of the complementary strand?
A 5'-GATTACA-3'
B 3'-GATTACA-5'
C 5'-ACATTAG-3'
D 5'-TGTAATC-3'
3. If a single DNA strand has the sequence A-T-G-C, what is the sequence on
its complementary strand?
a) A-T-G-C
b) T-A-C-G
c) G-C-A-T
d) U-A-C-G
4. A DNA molecule with both strands labeled with heavy nitrogen (15N) is
allowed to replicate for three generations in a light nitrogen (14N) medium.
How many DNA molecules will be completely free of any heavy nitrogen after
three generations?
2 molecules
4 molecules
6 molecules
8 molecules
5. A DNA molecule with both strands radioactive is allowed to replicate in
non-radioactive medium. After two duplications, what is the ratio of
radioactive DNA molecules to non-radioactive DNA molecules?
1:1
1:2
1:3
1:7
6. If the hydrogen bonds in a DNA molecule are broken, which of the
following will occur?
The sugar-phosphate backbone will break
The two strands will separate
The nucleosomes will disassemble
The DNA will become RNA
7. A DNA molecule has 100 base pairs with 20 adenine bases. How many
deoxyribose sugar molecules are present in this DNA?
100
200
400
Cannot be determined
8. If a scientist analyzes the sugar component of a single DNA nucleotide,
which chemical formula should they find?
A) C6H12O6
B) C5H10O5
C) C5H10O4
D) H3PO4
9. In a human population, a specific gene for eye color has 300 different
alleles (allomorphs). What is the maximum number of these alleles that can
be found in a single human sperm cell and a single muscle cell, respectively?
A) 300 in sperm; 300 in muscle cell
B) 1 in sperm; 2 in muscle cell
C) 2 in sperm; 1 in muscle cell
D) 150 in sperm; 300 in muscle cell
10. Why is a significant amount of RNA found associated with chromosomes,
despite DNA being the primary hereditary material?
A. RNA is a structural component of the histone beads.
B. Chromosomes are the active sites for RNA synthesis.
C. RNA is required to hold the two chromatids together at the centromere.
D. RNA provides the code for the C5H10O4 sugar in DNA
[Link] translation, proteins are synthesized by
(a) ribosomes using the information on DNA.
(b) lysosome using the information on DNA.
© ribosome using the information on mRNA.
(d) lysosome using the information on mRNA.
12. A DNA strand with the sequence AACGTAACG is transcribed. What is the
sequence of the mRNA molecule synthesized?
(a) AACGTAACG
(b) UUGCAUUGG
(c) AACGUAAACG
(d) TTGCATTGC
[Link] would be the result of analysing part of a DNA molecule?
A. hexose sugars and phosphates in equal proportion, and an equal
number of cytosine and guanine bases
B. nucleotides and phosphates in equal proportion, and an equal number
of adenine and cytosine bases
C. pentose sugars and phosphates in equal proportion, and an equal
number of adenine and thymine bases
D. twice as many phosphates as pentose sugars, and an equal number of
adenine and guanine bases
14. How many hydrogen bonds are holding the two strands of this section
of a DNA molecule together?
A 16
B 32
C 38
D 48
[Link] of the following shows the appearance of the DNA strands that
would result after two rounds of DNA replication? Note that the black strands
represent DNA present in the original DNA molecule. The grey strands
represent newly-synthesised DNA.
16. The diagram shows the outcomes from four different models of DNA
replication after one nuclear division. The parent DNA is shown in black and
the newly synthesised DNA is shown in grey.
Which diagram represents semi-conservative DNA replication?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
[Link] two parts in the diagram above occur in the nucleus of eukaryotic
cells?
A. Parts 1 and 3
B. Parts 3 and 4
C. Parts 4 and 5
D. Parts 1 and 2
E. Parts 3 and 4
18. What is the product of process 3?
A) a strand of DNA
B) a chain of amino acids
C) a strand of RNA
D) two complementary strands of DNA
E) a chain of sugar
19. If a cell were to enter G0 phase, which process would stop?
A. Parts 1
B. Parts 2
C. Parts 3
D. Parts 4
E. Parts 5
[Link] nitrogenous base found in RNA but not in DNA
A) adenine
B) Guanine
C) Uracil
D) Cytosine
21. A short length of DNA has 80 adenine and 80 cytosine bases. The total
number of nucleotide in DNA fragment.
a) 160
b) 180
c) 320
d) 640