Unit 4: Genetics

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In humans, where does DNA replication take place?
Cytoplasm
Rough ER
Mitochondria
Nucleus
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A DNA molecule could contain the following molecules
deoxyribose, cytosine, and a lipid
deoxyribose, thymine, and a phosphate group
ribose, uracil, and a polypeptide
ribose, adenine, and thymine
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following nucleic acids contains thymine?
DNA only
tRNA
mRNA
all of these
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
DNA is a polymer consisting of monomers known as ___.
peptides
nucleotides
amino acids
phosphates
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In nucleotides, the letters A, G, C, and T represent ____.
phosphate groups
sugars
nitrogenous bases
proteins
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
RNA from a chipmunk is compared to RNA from a worm. Both will contain the ____.
sugar ribose and the base uracil.
sugar deoxyribose and the base uracil.
sugar deoxyribose and the base thymine
sugar ribose and the base thymine.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The cellular process of creating two new DNA molecules from one original copy is called replication. Which
statement is the BEST description of this process?
DNA opens up and RNA copies it.
DNA opens up and completely unwinds to make two new molecules.
DNA opens up and each strand is used as a template for making a new strand.
RNA opens up the DNA and uses each strand as a template for a new strand.
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