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Unit 9 - Genetics & Heredity UNIT TEST Review

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  • Q1

    Match the following 

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    120s
  • Q2

    What does heterozygous mean?

    An organism that has the same genes for a trait (TT or tt) 

    the different forms of a trait (hair color--> brown, blonde, red

    When neither gene is fully dominant; offspring is a mixture of both 

    An organism that has different genes for a trait (Tt) 

    60s
  • Q3

    Traits are determined by proteins that are built according to ______________ coded by DNA

    Nucleotides

    Genes

    Chromosomes

    Proteins

    60s
  • Q4

    What type of mutation is shown in the diagram?

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    Point mutation

    Frameshift Mutation - addition

    Frameshift Mutation - deletion

    120s
  • Q5

    When an extra base is inserted into the DNA sequence of a gene, the protein doesn't work. Which explains why?

    the inserted base increases rate of protein production 

    the inserted base causes the protein to be produced incorrectly and not function

    the inserted base causes protein production to stop 

    the inserted base causes the DNA to only replicate

    120s
  • Q6

    Genetic info flows in one direction. Place the following in order from start (top) to finish (bottom): 

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    60s
  • Q7

    Where does translation (RNA --> protein) take place?

    nucleus

    cytoplasm

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  • Q8

    Where does transcription (DNA --> RNA) take place?

    cytoplasm

    nucleus

    60s
  • Q9

    Which organelle produces proteins?

    Nucleus

    Endoplasmic Reticulum

    Cytoplasm

    Ribosome

    60s
  • Q10

    What is the central dogma of biology?

    The process of DNA replication for mitosis. 

    The entirety of life on Earth.

    The flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to making a protein. 

    The flow of ATP to energize living tissue. 

    60s
  • Q11

    How does RNA differ from DNA?

    RNA contains ribose sugar and thymine 

    RNA contains adenine and ribose

    RNA contains uracil and deoxyribose sugar

    RNA contains uracil and ribose sugar

    60s
  • Q12

    What bond is used between the complementary base pairs of DNA?

    Hydrogen bonds

    Ionic bonds

    Nucleus

    Sugar molecules

    60s
  • Q13

    The two strands of DNA run in opposite directions, this is known as:

    double helix

    double stranded

    single helix

    anti-parallel

    60s
  • Q14

    What are RNA nucleotides made of?

    Ribose sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen Bases (A, U, C, G)

    Deoxyribose sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen Bases (A, T, C, G)

    Deoxyribose sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen Bases (A, U, C, G)

    Ribose sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen Bases (A, T, C, G)

    60s
  • Q15

    What are DNA nucleotides made of?

    Deoxyribose sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen Bases (A, U, C, G)

    Ribose sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen Bases (A, T, C, G)

    Ribose sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen Bases (A, U, C, G)

    Deoxyribose sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen Bases (A, T, C, G)

    60s

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