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Test Description: DNA vs RNA
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The three-base segments of mRNA that correspond to specific amino acids are called
A
Triplets
B
Anticodons
C
Codons
D
Exons
2) Which type of RNA carries the instructions for building a protein from the nucleus to the ribosome?
A
amino RNA
B
ribosomal RNA
C
messenger RNA
D
transfer RNA
3) Which type of RNA brings amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosome?
A
transfer RNA
B
ribosomal RNA
C
messenger RNA
D
amino RNA
4) Which type of RNA reads the instructions for making the protein?
A
ribosomal RNA
B
messenger RNA
C
amino RNA
D
transfer RNA
5) During which process is DNA read to make messenger RNA?
A
Reversion
B
Replication
C
Translation
D
Transcription
6) Within an eukaryotic cell, where does transcription occur?
A
Endoplasmic Reticulum
B
Nucleus
C
Mitochondria
D
Ribosome
7) During which process is mRNA read to make a protein?
A
Transcription
B
Reversion
C
Translation
D
Replication
8) Within the cell, where does translation occur?
A
Nucleus
B
Ribosome
C
Mitochondria
D
Endoplasmic Reticulum
9) Which of the following nitrogenous bases is found only in RNA?
A
Adenine (A)
B
Guanine (G)
C
Cytosine (C)
D
Uracil (U)
10) Transcribe the following DNA into RNA: TAC GAT AAG
A
CUU AUC GUA
B
ATG CTA TTC
C
CTT ATC GTA
D
AUG CUA UUC
11) What is the shape of a DNA molecule?
A
single helix
B
parallel double strand
C
linear single strand
D
double helix
12) Which term refers to the strands of the DNA molecule running in opposite directions?
A
Inverted
B
Subverted
C
Anti-parallel
D
Semi-conservative
13) What type of bond connects the strands of a DNA molecule together?
A
Covalent
B
Metallic
C
Ionic
D
Hydrogen
14) Which of the following subunits would only be found in the nucleotides of DNA?
A
the 5-carbon sugar ribose
B
the 5-carbon sugar deoxyribose
C
the nitrogenous base guanine
D
the nitrogenous base adenine
15) What are the polypeptide chains of proteins made of?
A
fatty acids
B
RNA
C
amino acids
D
DNA
16) Which of the following is NOT a part of a nucleotide?
A
a nitrogenous base
B
a phosphate group
C
a fatty acid
D
a 5-carbon sugar
17) The following nucleotide sequence is from one side of a DNA molecule. What would be the order of the nucleotides on the other strand of DNA? GAT CAA ATT
A
AAT TTG CTA
B
AAU UUG AUC
C
CTA GTT TAA
D
CUA GUU UAA
18) Which scientists used X-ray diffraction to create an image of DNA's shape?
A
Watson and Crick
B
Hershey and Chase
C
Avery and Griffith
D
Franklin and Wilkins
19) Which scientists used radioactively labeled viruses called bacteriophages to prove that DNA, not protein, carries genetic material?
A
Hershey and Chase
B
Watson and Crick
C
Franklin and Wilkins
D
Avery and Griffith
20) Which scientists built the first model of the 3-dimensional DNA double helix?
A
Franklin and Wilkins
B
Watson and Crick
C
Avery and Griffith
D
Hershey and Chase
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