Unit 8 Genetics Test

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Use Chargaff's Rule to find out what the % of Adenine will be, if Thymine is 12% and Cytosine is 38%

• 12%
• 38%

True or False: Chargaff's rule states: Adenine pairs with Cytosine and Thymine pairs with Guanine.

• True
• False

True or False: One way to check the % of nitrogen bases by using Chargaff's rule is to add all the nitrogen bases % up and if that is correct they will equal 100%.

• True
• False

Choose the two of the people below that are giving credit for discovering the correct model of DNA.

• James Watson
• Francis Crick
• Albert Einstein
• Benjamin Franklin

True or False: The structure of RNA is single stranded.

• True
• False

Choose the following three parts of a nucleotide.

• Deoxyribose
• Phosphate
• Nitrogen base
• Gene
• DNA

Choose whether the following structure is DNA or RNA.

• DNA because it is doubled stranded
• DNA because it has ribose sugar

Choose the best word that describes DNA.

• Blueprint
• Jail Cell
• Fence
• Powerhouse