DNA Quiz 1

Unlike DNA, RNA contains

• Adenine
• Phosphate groups
• Uracil
• Thymine

Why is DNA important?

• It contains the directions to make proteins in living things.
• It is part of the structure of cell membranes.
• It increases the solubility of nutrients.
• It is the major ingredient of cytoplasm.

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Genes are located in which part of the cell?

• Vacuole
• Chromosome
• Ribosome
• Cytoplasm

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Which of the following provides the best description of the function of chromosomes?

• Ridding individual cells of waste products
• Relaying information from the environment
• Producing energy through cellular respiration
• Controlling the production of specific proteins

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The base adenine can pair with

• adenine
• cytosine
• thymine
• guanine

Protein function is determined by its

• Structure
• Composition
• Location
• Size

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Which is true

• Adenine bonds with cytosine
• Guanine bonds with thymine
• Guanine bonds with cytosine
• All of the above

DNA replication (transcription) occurs in the

• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Ribosome
• Mitochondria

Protein synthesis (translation) occurs in the

• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Ribosome
• Mitochondria

DNA contains the code for

• Ribosomes
• Biomolecules
• Lipids
• Proteins

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