Why does DNA replicate?

• To create variations in genetic material.
• To repair damaged DNA strands.
• To provide identical copies of genetic material for cell division and new cells.

• To produce energy for cellular processes.

What is the product of Meiosis?

• Four haploid gamete cells

• Two diploid gamete cells

• One diploid zygote
• Three haploid spores

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What makes genetically different daughter cells?

• Meiosis

• Mitosis

• Asexual reproduction
• Cloning and identical cells

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What makes a sex cell go back to a diploid number?

• Meiosis increases the diploid number.
• Fertilization of gametes restores the diploid number.
• Asexual reproduction maintains the diploid state.
• Cell division without fertilization doubles the chromosome count.

What carries genetic information from the nucleus to the ribosomes?

• mRNA
• DNA
• tRNA
• ribosomal RNA

What is transcription?

• Transcription is the process of replicating DNA into DNA.
• Transcription is the process of translating RNA into DNA.

• Transcription is the process of synthesizing proteins from amino acids.
• Transcription is the process of copying DNA into mRNA.

What is the mRNA for the DNA sequence: CGA-TAA-GCT?

• CGA-UAA-CGU
• GCU-AUU-CGA
• GCU-AAA-CGA
• GCU-AUU-CUG

What is the product of Translation in protein synthesis?

• A strand of mRNA
• A newly formed protein
• An amino acid
• A ribosome

What is the order of protein synthesis?

• Translation followed by Transcription
• Replication followed by Translation
• Transcription followed by Translation
• Transcription followed by Replication

What is the monomer (smallest unit) of a protein?

• Monosaccharide
• Fatty acid
• Nucleotide
• Amino acid