C&H-C4 - The Genetic Code (Assessment)

(C4L1) The nitrogen base to always pair with guanine is:

• thymine

• cytosine

• adenine

• uracil

(C4L1) In DNA, the nitrogen base to pair with adenine is:

• uracil

• cytosine

• thymine

• guanine

(C4L1) Every cell in your body uses all of your genes to make proteins.

• True

• False

(C4L1) Which of the following is a double spiral molecule with pairs of nitrogen bases?

• RNA

• amino acid

• protein

• DNA

(C4L1) A(n) ____ is the code for a protein.

• gene

• nucleus

• zygote

• egg

(C4L1) A _____ is a structure in the nucleus that contains hereditary material.

• nuclear membrane

• ribosome

• chromosome

• diploid

(C4L1) The first step in copying DNA requires a(n) _____ to separate the DNA sides.

• cell

• enzyme

• RNA

• ribosome

(C4L2) In RNA, the nitrogen base that pairs with adenine is:

• thymine

• guanine

• cytosine

• uracil

(C4L2) What type of nucleic acid carries the codes for making proteins from the nucleus to the ribosome?

• DNA

• protein

• RNA

• genes

(C4L2) What is in RNA but not in DNA?

• thymine

• thyroid

• adenine

• uracil