DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis TEST 24-25

DNA is an example of which of the following macromolecules?

• Protein
• Nucleic Acid
• Carbohydrate
• Lipid

The actual DNA molecule is a long chain of repeating units or building blocks. Those building blocks are called

• nucleotides
• amino acids
• monosaccharides
• triglycerides

Which of the following is the nitrogenous (nitrogen containing) base that would pair up (bond) with cytosine in the DNA molecule?

• adenine
• thymine
• guanine
• cytosine

Which of the following is the nitrogenous (nitrogen containing) base that would pair up (bond) with adenine in the DNA molecule?

• adenine
• thymine
• uracil
• cytosine

Given the following strand of DNA bases, what would be its complimentary DNA strand? ATTGGCATGCTACGG

• GCCAATGCATCGTAA
• TAACCGTACGATGCC
• ATTGGCATGCTACGG
• UAACCGUACGAUGCC

The sugar found in DNA is

• dextrose
• glucose
• ribose
• deoxyribose

What are the three parts that make up a nucleotide in the nucleic acid DNA?

• sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
• sugar, adenine, guanine
• sugar, potassium, nitrogen base
• 2 sugars, 1 phosphate

Which red circle below is around ONE COMPLETE nucleotide?

• A
• B
• C
• D

What is the image below showing? Ignore the red circles.

• DNA
• RNA
• Amino Acids
• Protein

What makes up the sides of the DNA ladder? (backbone)

• adenine and thymine
• cytosine and guanine
• phosphate and deoxyribose
• deoxyribose and a nitrogenous base