QUIZ
1. What organisms did Mendel use in his studies?
a. People
b. Horses
c. House flies
d. Pea Plants
2. What is the process in which a portion of DNA is used as a template to create RNA?
a. Translation
b. Transcription
c. Photosynthesis
d. Gene expression
3. Which is used to help predict the possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring
a. Punnett squares
b. Codon charts
c. Pedigree charts
4. What sex chromosomes do males have?
a. XX
b. XZ
c. XY
d. YY
5. Which of these genotypes is homozygous dominant?
a. Tt
b. TT
c. tT
d. tt
6. When transcribing DNA to RNA, which base does the nucleobase A code to?
a. C
b. A
c. U
d. T
7. In order for DNA molecules to fit into cells, they must be tightly wound inside of what?
a, Chromosomes
b. Ribosomes
c. Traits
d. Double Helix
8. Punnett squares provide information about what?
a. Chromosomes
b. Possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring
c. The amino acids that correspond with mRNA codons
d. The genotypes and phenotypes of past family members regarding a single trait
9. What is a phenotype?
a. an amino acid
b. The genetic makeup of an organism
c. an mRNA codon
d. Observable characteristics derived from a specific trait
10. using the codon chart, determine what amino acid is coded for by the codon ACG
a. serine
b. proline
c. glysine
d. leucine
Answers: D, B, A, C, B, C, A, A, D, A
a. People
b. Horses
c. House flies
d. Pea Plants
2. What is the process in which a portion of DNA is used as a template to create RNA?
a. Translation
b. Transcription
c. Photosynthesis
d. Gene expression
3. Which is used to help predict the possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring
a. Punnett squares
b. Codon charts
c. Pedigree charts
4. What sex chromosomes do males have?
a. XX
b. XZ
c. XY
d. YY
5. Which of these genotypes is homozygous dominant?
a. Tt
b. TT
c. tT
d. tt
6. When transcribing DNA to RNA, which base does the nucleobase A code to?
a. C
b. A
c. U
d. T
7. In order for DNA molecules to fit into cells, they must be tightly wound inside of what?
a, Chromosomes
b. Ribosomes
c. Traits
d. Double Helix
8. Punnett squares provide information about what?
a. Chromosomes
b. Possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring
c. The amino acids that correspond with mRNA codons
d. The genotypes and phenotypes of past family members regarding a single trait
9. What is a phenotype?
a. an amino acid
b. The genetic makeup of an organism
c. an mRNA codon
d. Observable characteristics derived from a specific trait
10. using the codon chart, determine what amino acid is coded for by the codon ACG
a. serine
b. proline
c. glysine
d. leucine
Answers: D, B, A, C, B, C, A, A, D, A