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Duplicate of DNA & Protein Synthesis
Duplicate of DNA & Protein Synthesis
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A #biology #Quiz to introduce the basics of #DNA and #protein synthesis.
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Which of the following is NOT found on a molecule of DNA?
uracil
deoxyribose
phosphate
thymine
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DNA is composed of repeating subunits called:
nucleotides
phosphates
sugars
codons
3
Who is credited with establishing the structure of DNA?
Black & Decker
Watson & Crick
Watson & Holmes
Darwin & Einstein
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What carries the amino acid to the mRNA as it is attached to the ribosome?
rRNA
uracil
hydrogen
tRNA
5
DNA is an abbreviation for
deoxyribonucleic acid
denatured sulfuric acid
diphosphonitric acid
deribose acid
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What subunits make up protein?
nucleotides
amino acids
sugars
phosphates
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Why is DNA called the blueprint of life?
DNA is like a house
DNA contains all the instructions for building an organism
The molecules that make up DNA are blue in color
Life cannot exist without DNA
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The message from DNA is carried from the nucleus to the cytoplasm by:
tRNA
codons
amino acids
mRNA
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Another word for protein synthesis is
transcription
acquition
replication
translation
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Segments of DNA that do not code for proteins are called:
introns
exons
polymerase
nucleotides
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3 bases on messenger RNA make up a(n):
codon
tRNA
protein
histone
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Specifically, where is DNA found?
in the cell membrane
in most organelles
in the cytoplasm
in the nucleus
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Where in the cell is protein assembled?
nucleus
ribosome
mitochondrium
nucleolus
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A single gene contains ______ base(s).
three
thousands of
no
a single
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What is the complementary
RNA
strand for ATCAGA:
UAGUCU
TAGTCT
AGACTA
TUGTCT
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The two sides of the DNA ladder are
held
together by
hydrogen bonds
sugars
phosphates
molecular cohesion
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The shape of the DNA molecule is
isohedron
double oval
parabola
double helix
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Before replication, a DNA molecule:
transcribes
unzips
refreshes
copies
19
Which of the following is the SMALLEST?
nucleus
cell wall
chromosome
DNA
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A nucleotide consists of:
base, ribose, deoxyribose
base, phosphate, deoxyribose
base, phosphate, hydrogen bond
ribose, deoxyribose, hydrogen bond
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Any change in DNA is called a(n)
translation
mutation
transcription
replication
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The process by which DNA makes a copy of itself
conservation
replication
translation
transcription
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In RNA, the base
thymine
is replaced by:
uracil
cytosine
guanine
adenine
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Codons are translated into:
RNA
nucleotides
DNA
amino acids
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Where in the cell are proteins assembled?
cell membrane
ribosome
nucleus
mitochondrion
