KORONADAL NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
School Year 2020 – 2021
SCIENCE 10
QUARTER 3-SUMMATIVE TEST 2
General Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of your answer and write it in your answer sheet.
____1. Which statement is FALSE about RNA and DNA?
A. RNA has 5 bases and DNA has 4.
B. RNA has uracil and DNA has thymine.
C. RNA has ribose and DNA has deoxyribose.
D. RNA is relatively smaller than human chromosomal DNA.
____ 2. Why is DNA referred to as the body’s genetic material?
A. It is the carrier of heredity. C. It controls the cell’s chemical activities.
B. It is capable of replicating itself. D. It controls which genes will be inherited.
____ 3. What nitrogenous base is found in RNA but not in DNA?
A. Adenine B. Cytosine C. Guanine D. Uracil
____ 4. The sequence of bases in one DNA strand is given below. Which is the complementary sequence of bases in the other
strand of DNA?
TGCTCAACTGTA
A. AGCAGTUCCAGU C. TCGAATTGCCAT
B. ACGAGUUGACAU D. ACGAGTTGACAT
____ 5. What is the correct sequence in protein synthesis?
1. Transcription
2. tRNA – amino acid units link to mRNA
3. Amino acid separate from tRNA
4. Polypeptide chain assembled
5. mRNA links to ribosome
6. Stop codon encountered in mRNA
A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 C. 2, 4, 6, 1, 3, 5
B. 1, 5, 2, 3, 4, 6 D. 4, 1, 2, 5, 6, 3
For numbers 6 to 8, refer to the base sequence of one strand of DNA molecule below:
AGACTAGTCAGC
____ 6. If transcribed into mRNA, what would be the resulting strand?
A. UCACGGUCAUCG C. T C T G A T C A G T C G
B. UCUGAUCAGUCG D. U G T C A T C U G U C G
____ 7. Which is the correct tRNA sequence of nucleotides during translation?
A. AGACUAGUCAGC C. A G A C T A G T C A G C
B. U C U G A U C A G U C G D. U C G U C C G U C U A G
____ 8. Which polypeptide is synthesized from the given DNA strand?
Use the genetic code below.
A. Serine-Serine-Valine-Stop
B. Serine-Arginine-Serine-Serine
C. Serine-Aspartic Acid-Glutamine-Serine
D. Arginine-Leucine-Valine-Serine
____ 9 The figure below (Fig. 1) shows transcription process of protein synthesis. It is the process of converting a sequence of
DNA nucleotides into what type of RNA?
A. a single strand messenger RNA
B. a double strand messenger RNA
C. a single strand transfer RNA
D. combination of messenger and transfer RNA
Fig. 1
____ 10. The figure below (Fig. 2) shows what happens in the cytoplasm during translation. In this process, what matches an
mRNA codon with the proper amino acid?
Fig. 2
A. A ribosome
B. DNA polymerase
C. messenger RNA
D. transfer RNA
_____ 11. It is known as a change in DNA sequences that affect genetic information.
A. replication B. transformation C. translation D. mutation
_____ 12. Mutations are only passed on to offspring when they happen in this site.
A. somatic cells B. gamete cells C. prokaryotic cells D. the mitochondria
_____ 13. A chromosome is found to be shorter than its homologous match. Which type of mutation would this most likely be?
A. Insertion B. deletion C. translocation D. inversion
_____ 14. It is an environmental factor that can cause a change in the DNA of an organism.
A. toxin B. mutagen C. nitrogenous base D. nucleotide
_____ 15. Why are insertion and deletion mutations so harmful?
A. They change some of the codons that results to the change in the amino acid sequence.
B. They insert things that an organism doesn't need.
C. They often delete things that organisms need.
D. Insertion and deletions are not any more harmful than substitution mutations.
_____ 16. What type of mutation occurs in the given illustration?
A. Deletion B. Inversion C. Translocation D. Duplication
_____ 17. Which of the following is a possible mutagen?
A. anticodon B. translocation C. hemoglobin D. ultraviolet light
_____ 18. What are the two types of mutations?
A. substitution and expression C. mitosis and meiosis
B. transcription and translation D. gene mutation and chromosomal mutation
_____ 19. Down syndrome occurs when there is an extra copy of what chromosome number?
A. 10 B. 15 C. 21 D. 23
_____ 20. Affected individuals with Cri du chat have wide-set eyes, a small head and jaw, are moderately to severely mentally
retarded, and very short. What type of mutation occurs in this situation?
A. Inversion B. Translocations C. Duplication D. Deletion
ANSWER KEY - SUMMATIVE TEST 2 – QUARTER 3
1. A
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. A
10.D
11.D
12.B
13.B
14.B
15.A
16.C
17.D
18.D
19.C
20.D
