Genetic Coding and Protein Synthesis Quiz

What is the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring?

• Protein

• Carbohydrate

• RNA

• DNA

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What are the nitrogen bases that make up the rungs of the DNA ladder?

• Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Uracil

• Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Ribose

• Adenine, Thymine, Ribose, Cytosine

• Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine

When amino acids link in the ribosomes to form proteins it is called?

• Cell Division

• RNA Translation

• DNA Replication

• Protein Synthesis

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Which is a nucleic acid containing ribose?

• Carbohydrate

• Protein

• DNA

• RNA

What is the function of Messenger RNA (mRNA) in protein synthesis?

• Carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids

• Translates DNA sequence to mRNA codon

• Contains the blueprint for the protein

• Carries amino acids to the ribosomes

What is the shape of DNA?

• Triple helix

• Single helix

• Spiral helix

• Double helix

Which of these best describes what a gene is?

• a DNA molecule that makes up a chromosome

• a trait that helps determine the way an organism behaves

• a piece of hereditary material that is passed from parents to offspring

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Where are chromosomes found in multi-cell organisms?

• inside the nucleus

• outside the plasma membrane

• floating in the cytosol

How many molecules of DNA make up each chromosome?

• one

• two

• three

Which two statements about homologous chromosomes are true?

• they have the same alleles and genes

• they have the same genes and are the same size

• they have the same alleles and are the same size

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