Category 2: Mechanisms of Genetics - Sort 1

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Biology
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9th Grade
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Nohely Zapata
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The basic building block of nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA; consists of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base is called...
nucleotide
DNA
RNA
codon
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A long, self-replicating, double-stranded molecule present in living organisms; it stores genetic information in the sequence of its nucleotidesis called...
nucleotide
DNA
RNA
codon
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A single-stranded molecule containing ribose sugar; used to carry DNA messages, transfer amino acids, and build a ribosome is called...
nucleotide
DNA
RNA
codon
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A sequence of three nucleotides that form a unit of the genetic code; each unit specifies one amino acid is called...
nucleotide
DNA
RNA
codon
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A particular order in which things (subunits) appear in a chain, such as the order of nucleotides on a DNA strand is called...
sequence
genetic code
complementary bases
transcription
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A set of rules that determine how DNA is translated into a protein; the biochemical code that determines the genetic traits of an organism is called...
sequence
genetic code
complementary bases
transcription
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Two nucleotide bases linked by hydrogen bonds; found on opposite sides of a double-stranded DNA or RNA molecule is called...
sequence
genetic code
complementary bases
transcription
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A process in which one strand of DNA serves as a template to produce a complementary strand of RNA is called...
sequence
genetic code
complementary bases
transcription
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A process that decodes the message carried by RNA to produce a protein; occurs in the ribosome is called...
translation
genetic code
complementary bases
transcription
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