DNA Unit Test Review

What is the central dogma of biology?

• Protein to RNA to DNA

• RNA to DNA to Protein

• DNA to RNA to Protein

• RNA to Protein to DNA

In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of

• cytosine
• guanine
• thymine
• uracil

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

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What is a codon?

• It is a three letter section of bases that are read by ribosomes to stamp amino acids into a protein
• They are the codes on the DNA (hence "code-on"
• It is a type of mutation that occurs when there has been a substitution, deletion or insertion.
• It is a made up word for this quiz. Nice try, Wampler.

What are the building blocks of proteins call?

• DNA
• RNA
• Ribosomes
• Amino Acids

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What is the function of the ribosome in a cell?

• to build proteins

• to replicate DNA

• to copy the DNA information into RNA

• to make cellular energy

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

What is a Gene?

• A segment of RNA that encodes for a protein
• A chromosome
• A segment of DNA that encodes for a protein
• Your genome

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Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

• polar bonds
• ionic bonds
• covalent bonds
• hydrogen bonds

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