EOC Biology Test

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix

• contains ribose

• made of amino acids

• contains Uracil

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In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of

• cytosine

• guanine

• thymine

• uracil

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Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated

• it's in everything

• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

• because we eat it every day for energy

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What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases

• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases

• the color of the nitrogen bases

• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

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Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

• deoxyribose sugar and adenine

• deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond

• deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus

• deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

• polar bonds

• ionic bonds

• covalent bonds

• hydrogen bonds

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What type of RNA carries the DNA message out of the nucleus to the ribosomes?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• RNA

• DNA

What process is occurring in this photo?

• Transcription

• DNA unwinding

• Translation

• Transfer RNA is creating bases

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What are the "X" shaped things in the drawing.

• PMATs

• Chromosomes

• Ribosomes

• Telophase

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During what phase of Mitosis do the chromosomes line up in the Middle

• Metaphase

• Prophase

• Telophase

• Anaphase

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