AQA AS Biology 2.8 DNA

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A Levels A Levels (Biology) Quiz on AQA AS Biology 2.8 DNA, created by Georgia Knight on 25/02/2015.
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Question 1

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DNA is the chemical that determines inherited characteristics and it contains vast amounts of information in the form of genetic code
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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What is the structure of a DNA molecule?
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  • helical
  • double helix
  • pleated sheet

Question 3

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What three components is a nucleotide of DNA made up of?
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  • a variable group
  • a phosphate group
  • a deoxyribose sugar
  • an organic base (C, T, A or G)
  • a hydrocarbon

Question 4

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The single ring bases are?
Answer
  • C
  • G
  • A
  • T

Question 5

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The double ring bases are?
Answer
  • C
  • G
  • A
  • T

Question 6

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DNA is made up of two strands of polynucleotides. How do the nucleotides join to become polynucleotides?
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  • Hydrogen bonds
  • Condensation Reaction between phosphate group of one nucleotide and deoxyribose of another.
  • Polar attraction

Question 7

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Which base does cytosine pair with?
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  • adenine
  • thymine
  • guanine

Question 8

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What base does thymine pair with?
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  • adenine?
  • guanine?
  • cytosine?

Question 9

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The organic bases form the structural backbone of DNA
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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What is the function of DNA?
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  • To pass genetic information from cell to cell and generation to generation.
  • To provide energy for the cell.
  • To make organic bases.

Question 11

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How is the DNA molecule adapted to carry out its functions? (4 points)
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  • It is very stable and can pass from generation to generation without changing.
  • It is flexible so can be easily changed.
  • It's two strands are only joined with H bonds which allow them to separate for DNA replication.
  • The two strands are joined with H bonds that are strong and prevent the strands from separating.
  • The molecule is extremely large so carries an immense amount of genetic information.
  • The structural backbone protects the genetic information from corruption.
  • The molecule is very small so lots of them can fit in a small space.

Question 12

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What is a gene?
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  • A sequence of DNA bases that determines a polypeptide (a sequence of amino acids).
  • A molecule that contains all the genetic information of a cell.
  • A substance made up of DNA

Question 13

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What are introns?
Answer
  • Sections of DNA that don't code for amino acids.
  • Amino acids.
  • Three bases that code for an amino acid.

Question 14

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The triplet code can be read in either direction of the DNA strand
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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The start of a sequence of the triplet code is always the same: the amino acid 'methionine'.
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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Stop codes are triplet codes that don't code for an amino acid, but the end of a polypeptide chain.
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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The triplet code is only specific to humans.
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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Prokaryotic cells don't have chromosomes as their DNA molecules are smaller and not associated with protein molecules
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  • True
  • False

Question 19

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Chromosomes are visible all the time.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 20

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The DNA helix is wound around proteins to hold it in position.
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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A chromosome contains a single molecule of DNA.
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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How many chromosomes do humans have?
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  • 78
  • 46
  • 23
  • 48

Question 23

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A homologous pair of chromosomes determine the same genetic characteristics.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 24

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What are different forms of a gene called?
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  • alleles
  • chromosomes
  • haploid cells
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