DNA, RNA, and Cell Division Practice Quiz

DNA stores the information for making...

• nucleic acids
• proteins
• nitrogenous bases
• cells

If you are given the following sequence of bases: A T G C C A What would be the bases in the complementary strand of DNA?

• A T G C C A
• T A C G G T
• U A C G G U
• A C C G T A

A section of DNA that carries the instructions for a specific protein is known as a(an)________.

• codon
• gene
• nucleotide
• amino acid

Cells spend most of the cell cycle in_______, during which the cell grows and replicates DNA.

• mitosis
• interphase
• cytokinesis
• prophase

The________is the basic unit of structure and function in living things.

• chromosome
• cell
• sister chromatid
• gene

Egg and sperm are reproductive cells, also known as________.

• germ cells
• somatic cells
• specialized cells
• epithelial cells

The cells that make up all of our body, except our reproductive cells are called________.

• specialized cells
• germ cells
• somatic cells
• epithelial cells

A __________is a threadlike structure within a cell's nucleus that contains DNA that is passed from one generation to the next.

• chromosome
• spindle fiber
• centriole
• centrosome

During _________ in sexual reproduction, the egg and sperm cells join to form a new cell.

• mitosis
• meiosis
• fertilization
• cytokinesis

Which reproductive process involves the combination of genetic material from two parent cells to produce a new organism which differs from both parents?

• Asexual Reproduction
• Sexual Reproduction