BIOLOGY PRACTICE CAP (Fall)

Front

What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

Back

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine

Front

Where does the carbon used to make glucose in photosynthesis come from?

Back

Carbon dioxide molecules

Front

Which organic molecule carries genetic information and determines traits like eye color?

Back

Nucleic acids

Front

If a double-stranded DNA segment is 50 nucleotides long and has 30 thymine bases, how many guanine bases are there?

Back

20

Front

What type of RNA is responsible for delivering messages from the nucleus to the ribosome?

Back

mRNA

Front

What is the function of DNA?

Back

To store and transmit genetic information.

Front

What is photosynthesis?

Back

The process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

Front

What are the building blocks of proteins?

Back

Amino acids.

Front

What is the role of ribosomal RNA (rRNA)?

Back

To form the core of a cell's ribosomes and facilitate protein synthesis.

Front

What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

Back

DNA is double-stranded and contains thymine, while RNA is single-stranded and contains uracil.