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- 1. Multiple Choice
Using base pair rules, what is the complementary DNA strand for the following sequences of nitrogen bases: ACGGTACAT?
ACGGTACAT
TGCCATGTA
UGCCAUCAU
TGCCUTCTU
- 2. Multiple Choice
Genetic information is passed from the nucleus to the cytoplasm through
RNA
DNA
Proteins
None of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
Translation involves all of the following types of molecules except
mRNA
tRNA
DNA
amino acids
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the main function of the nucleus?
makes ribosomes
regulates gene expression
stores the DNA
synthesizes proteins
- 5. Multiple Choice
The location of translation is
in the nucleus
in a chlorplast
on a ribosome
outside of the cell
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the complementary coding sequence of GACAATGTA, produced as a result of transcription?
CTGTTACAT
CUGUUACAU
GACAATGTA
CTGTTUCUT
- 7. Multiple Choice
What are the TWO components of the DNA backbone?
nucleotide and phosphate group
deoxyribose sugar and nitrogen base
nitrogen base and nucleotide
phosphate group and deoxyribose sugar
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the process that duplicates DNA called?
DNA Replication
Transcription
Translation
None of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of the mitochondria?
The mitochondria provide the energy needed to power chemical reactions
The mitochondria is the organelle that processes and packages proteins
Mitochondria receives proteins from the rough ER and directs that protein to the proper location
None of the above
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which best defines a gene?
A gene is a unit of protein that contains the genetic code.
A gene is a unit of DNA that contains code for the creation of one protein.
A gene is a unit of DNA that contains the code for the creation of amino acids.
None of the above
- 11. Multiple Choice
Copying of DNA to RNA is known as
transcription
translation
replication
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the shape of DNA?
a double helix
a spiral staircase
a twisted ladder
a curve
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does m stand for in mRNA?
messenger
membrane
molecular
mickey mouse
- 14. Multiple Choice
What large organic molecule has a spiral shape and may be the most important molecule to life?
proteins
RNA
DNA
ribosomes
- 15. Multiple Choice
All are types of RNA EXCEPT
mRNA
tRNA
rRNA
pRNA
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which base-pair rules apply to the double helix structure?
A-G, C-T
A-T, C-G
A-C, G-T
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which organelle houses the DNA, the genetic material of the cell?
the endoplasmic reticulum
the mitochondria
the lysosome
the nucleus
- 18. Multiple Choice
Protein synthesis requires
replication then transcription
transcription then translation
replication then translation
translation then transcription
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which organelle makes proteins?
the ribosome
the mitochondria
the Golgi apparatus
the nucleus
- 20. Multiple Choice
Translation can be described as
the process of making a protein in the nucleus
the transfer of the instructions from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
the process in which the genetic code in mRNA is read to make a protein
the transfer of genetic instructions in DNA to mRNA
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