10th grade cells, genetics and evolution
10th grade (Year 11 in England) · 13 questions · Common Core: NGSS.HS-LS1-1, NGSS.HS-LS3-1, NGSS.HS-LS4-1, NGSS.SEP 7 · England: GCSE Biology: Inheritance, variation and evolution (protein synthesis), GCSE Biology: Inheritance, variation and evolution (DNA structure), GCSE Combined Science: Inheritance, variation and evolution
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Question 1
Where does translation take place?
- A. in the cell membrane
- B. at ribosomes in the cytoplasm
- C. inside the nucleus
- D. in the mitochondria
Question 2
One strand of DNA reads GTG GAA GTT. Write the complementary DNA strand (letters only).
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Question 3
Protein synthesis: which statement is NOT true?
- A. DNA leaves the nucleus to make proteins.
- B. A gene is a section of DNA that codes for a protein.
- C. Translation happens at ribosomes.
- D. Transcription happens in the nucleus.
Question 4
A DNA template strand reads CTT GGA CAC. Write the mRNA sequence transcribed from it (letters only).
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Question 5
Which scientist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection at the same time as Darwin?
- A. Isaac Newton
- B. Alfred Russel Wallace
- C. Gregor Mendel
- D. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Question 6
Which scientists' X-ray image helped show DNA is a double helix?
- A. Alexander Fleming's
- B. Gregor Mendel's
- C. Rosalind Franklin's (with Maurice Wilkins's lab)
- D. Louis Pasteur's
Question 7
Approximate % difference between human DNA and other primates: chimpanzee 1.2 %, orangutan 3.1 %, rhesus macaque 7 %. Which primate shares the most recent common ancestor with humans?
- A. orangutan
- B. chimpanzee
- C. rhesus macaque
Question 8
Why is an mRNA copy needed? DNA could be used directly…
- A. Ribosomes are inside the nucleus
- B. mRNA is made of amino acids
- C. DNA is too large to leave the nucleus, so a smaller copy carries the code to the ribosome
- D. DNA is a protein
Question 9
One strand of DNA reads GCT CCC AAA. Write the complementary DNA strand (letters only).
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Question 10
Protein synthesis: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Translation happens at ribosomes.
- B. Each base codes for one amino acid.
- C. The order of bases decides the order of amino acids.
- D. Transcription happens in the nucleus.
Question 11
A DNA template strand reads AGA ATC. Write the mRNA sequence transcribed from it (letters only).
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Question 12
Which scientist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection at the same time as Darwin?
- A. Alfred Russel Wallace
- B. Isaac Newton
- C. Gregor Mendel
- D. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Question 13
What holds the two strands of the DNA double helix together?
- A. a layer of protein
- B. strong ionic bonds
- C. weak hydrogen bonds between complementary base pairs
- D. metal atoms
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