General Knowledge Quiz – Set Twenty Six

Science Quiz

1._________ introduced the idea of natural selection
a.Charles Darwin
b.Jansen
c.Antony von Leeuwenhoek
d.Robert Hooke

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Answer a.charles darwin

2.DNA is known as ______
a.chromosomes
b.spindle fibers
c.chromatic fibers
d.chromatin

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Answer a.chromosomes

3.death of every particular members of species is _______
a.Extinction
b.threatened
c.endangered
d.dead

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Answer a.extinction

4.A change of DNA results in a new trait is known as ________
a.Mutation
b.chromosomal abnormalities
c.chromosomal disordersc
d.all of the above

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Answer a.mutation

5.how does RNA and DNA differ?
a.type of sugar they contain
b.by their bases
c.by their function
d.by strands they contain
e.all of these

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Answer e.all of these

6.Which of the following are building blocks of proteins?
a.amino acids
b.polypeptides
c.nucleic acid
d.carbohydrates

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Answer a.amino acids

7.Which level of protein organization is due to interactions between amino acid side chain groups?
a.primary
b.secondary
c.tertiary
d.all of these

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Answer c.tertiary

8.What is the generalized structure of a carbohydrate?
a.(CH2O)n
b.(CH4)n
c.(C3H7O)n
d.none

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Answer a.(CH2O)n

9.When a protein is boiled, it loses all levels of organization besides the primary level. When this happens, the protein is said to be
a.lysed
b.denatured
c.hydrolysed
d.deproteinated

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Answer b.denatured

10.Ribose, the sugar found in RNA, contains 5 carbons, and is thus considered as
a.disaccharides
b.pentose
c.ribose
d.hexose

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Answer b.pentose

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