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DNA/Reproduction QUIZ
1. Who created the first DNA Model?
a. Holmes and Watson
b. Chargaff and Edmond
c. Watson and Crick
d. Franklin and Rosland
2. The complementary strand to the DNA sequence 5’-TAGTCA-3’ is:
a. ATGAGT
b. GACAGT
c. ATCAGT
d. TAGTCA
3. What materials make up each nucleotide in a DNA molecule?
a. Chromosomes and genes
b. Sugar, phosphate, and a base
c. Amino acids, bases, and proteins
d. Adenine, guanine, and cytosine
4. A string of nucleotides that has information for making one trait is
a. a codon
b. a gene
c. a cell
d. a human
5. The rungs or steps of the ladder are
a. A pair of bases
b. A pair of sugars
c. A pair of phosphates
d. Along the phosphates
6. The sides or hand rails of the DNA are
a. guanine and thymine
b. adenine and cytosine
c. sugars and phosphates
d. amino acids and proteins
7. Where is the hereditary material found within an eukaryotic cell?
a. The ribosome
b. The nucleus
c. The cell membrane
d. The cytoplas
e.
8. You have isolated the DNA from a plant. You have discovered that it contains 40% cytosine. What
percent of adenine would be in the sample?
a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 30%
d. 40%
9. Which of the following places the terms in the correct order from largest to smallest?
a. Genome, DNA, Gene, Base Pair, Chromosome
b. Genome, Base Pair, Gene, DNA, Chromosome
c. Genome, Chromosome, DNA, Gene, Base Pair
d. Genome, DNA, Chromosome, Base Pair, Gene
10. The structure of DNA is in the form of a double helix, this means it looks like a
a. Single Toothed Comb
b. Twisted Ladder
c. Bent Triangle
d. Straight Slide
11. How are the offspring of sexual reproduction related to their parents?
a. The offspring inherit all the genetic information from both parents.
b. The offspring have do not have genetic information from either parent
c. The offspring have half their genetic information from one parent and half their genetic
information from the other parent.
d. The offspring have the exact same genetic information as one parent.
12. What type of asexual reproduction is taking place in this diagram?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Binary Fission
Fragmentation
Budding
Regeneration
13. Offspring that are genetically different from both parents are produced through
A. budding
B. binary fission
C. asexual reproduction
D. sexual reproduction
14. The process illustrated below where one single-celled organism splits into two genetically identical
single celled organisms is called:
A. Regeneration
B. Fragmentation
C. Binary fission
D. Conjugation
15. Which of the following statements about reproduction is incorrect?
A. Sexual reproduction requires two parents.
B. The egg and sperm carry genetic information.
C. In sexual reproduction, an egg is fertilized by a sperm.
D. In sexual reproduction, the offspring are identical to the parents.
16. Why is the process of meiosis essential to sexual reproduction?
a. It cuts the number of chromosomes in half
b. It produces new body cells
c. It makes sure that the offspring is identical to the parent
d. It doubles the number of chromosomes
17. If there are 8 chromosomes present in the parent cell of a Drosophila Fly, how many chromosomes
would be present in the Drosophila Fly’s body cells after asexual reproduction took place?
a. 8
b. 4
c. 16
d. 2
18. How are sex cells like sperm and eggs different from body cells?
a. They do not contain chromosomes
b. They contain half the number of chromosomes
c. They contain twice the number of chromosomes
d. They contain the only chromosomes in the body
19. What type of process is taking place in this diagram?
a. Meiosis
b. Sexual reproduction
c. Asexual reproduction
d. Binary Fission
20. What type of process is Pollination?
a. a form of meiosis
b. a form of sexual reproduction
c. a form of asexual reproduction
d. a form of mitosis