CS6 Quizizz

Which of the following nucleotide bases is NOT found in RNA?

• Adenine (A)

• Thymine (T)

• Uracil (U)

• Guanine (G)

• Cytosine (C)

These are the three parts of a nucleotide. In DNA, what would the name of the sugar be?

• Deoxyribose

• Ribose

• Deoxyglucose

• Glucose

• Riboglucaic Acid

A segment of DNA that encodes for one specific protein is referred to as a what?

• Chromosome

• Nucleus

• Gene

• Enzyme

How many sets of chromosomes does a healthy human have in one of their cells?

• 22

• 23

• 24

• 25

• 26

Which one of these pieces of genetic material will be double stranded?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• DNA

Which one of these enzymes "unzips" the double stranded DNA?

• DNA helicase

• DNA polymerase

• RNA polymerase

• None of the above

Fill in the blank: DNA polymerase makes a new strand of DNA using the _____ strand.

• Prototype

• Reduction

• Template

• Base

What is the name of the RNA that transfers the amino acids to the polypeptide chain when making a new protein?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• DNA

Which one of these is an actual application of gel electrophoresis?

• Destroying DNA

• Replicating DNA

• DNA fingerprinting

• Proofreading DNA

Which one of the following DNA codons would code for the amino acid Glycine (Gly) ?

• CCC

• AAA

• ATG

• CAC