DNA

Mrs. Muskopf

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  1. Name this structure.
  2. Your answer:
    deoxynucleic acid
    deoxyribonucleic acid
    denatured ribonucleic acid
    deoxoribonuclear acid


  3. The process by which RNA is made from DNA is called:
  4. Your answer:
    synthesis
    translation
    transcription
    replication


  5. Adenine always pairs with:
  6. Your answer:
    cytosine
    thymine
    guanine
    ribose


  7. The rungs of the DNA ladder are made of
  8. Your answer:
    base pairs
    phosphates and hydrogen
    glucose and sugars
    sugars and phosphates


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  9. The DNA molecule is held together by:
  10. Your answer:
    hydrogen bonds
    glucose
    magnetism
    glue


  11. The process by which a DNA molecule makes a copy of itself is called:
  12. Your answer:
    replication
    synthesis
    transcription
    translation


  13. A gene is:
  14. Your answer:
    a segment of DNA that codes for a protein
    a set of homologous chromosomes
    a type of pants
    a molecule within the DNA


  15. The twisted ladder shape of the DNA molecule is called a:
  16. Your answer:
    deoxyribose flip
    double helix
    transcription
    hydrogen twist


  17. The sugar found in the DNA molecule is:
  18. Your answer:
    equal
    phosphate
    deoxyribose
    ribose


  19. Which of the following takes the genetic code to the cytoplasm:
  20. Your answer:
    deoxyribose
    DNA
    mRNA
    tRNA


  21. The three nucleotide sequence on RNA is called a:
  22. Your answer:
    tRNA
    codon
    triplet
    gene


  23. Each 3 nucleotides codes for:
  24. Your answer:
    1 amino acid
    3 amino acids
    1 protein
    3 proteins


  25. The sugar found in RNA is
  26. Your answer:
    uracil
    deoxyribose
    helicase
    ribose


  27. DNA is called the "blueprint of life" because:
  28. Your answer:
    it is like a fingerprint
    it has a blue color
    it contains the plans for building an organism
    it can relay messages to other molecules


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  29. The two men who discovered the structure of DNA were:
  30. Your answer:
    frederick and alvers
    watson and crick
    berkeley and fry
    darwin and lamarke



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