DNA, RNA, Transcription and Translation Test Review

What is true of DNA

• It is only found in the cytoplasm

• It is only replicated when someone is a baby

• It is the instructions to make the proteins that carry out life functions

• It is single stranded

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Where is DNA found in the cell?

• In the cytoplasm only

• In the nucleus

• Cells do NOT have DNA

• In the lysosome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What is the backbone of DNA made of?

• Nitrogen bases (A,G,C,T) and phosphates

• Nitrogen bases (A,G,C,T) and deoxyribose sugar

• Deoxyribose sugar and phosphates

• Only nitrogen bases (A,G,C,T)

The rungs of the DNA ladder are made of _

• Deoxyribose sugar

• Phosphate

• Nitrogen bases (A,G,C,T)

What is a gene?

• All of a person's DNA

• A characteristic you can see

• A protein that is the wrong shape

• A section of DNA that codes for a protein

Which scientist took X-Ray pictures of DNA and proved the double helix shape?

• Francis Crook

• James Watson

• Chargaff

• Rosalind Franklin

DNA Replication is _

• Copying DNA molecules

• Making ribosomes

• Making proteins

• Taking DNA apart

Why does DNA Replication occur?

• So the cells can change shape

• To keep you from getting cancer

• So the cells can reproduce for growth and healing

• To change the DNA code

Monomers of DNA are called

• Nucleotides

• Amino acids

• Monosaccharides

• Legos

Which base pairs with cytosine

• Adenine

• Thymine

• Guanine

• Cytosine