DNA/RNA Review Quiz

20 Questions | By Cancan23 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Total Attempts: 355

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1.

What does DNA stand for?
- A.
  
  Dyribose acid
- B.
  
  Digestive nucleic acid
- C.
  
  Dioxyribosenucleic acid
2.

What are the building blocks of DNA?
- A.
  
  Genes
- B.
  
  Nucleotides
- C.
  
  Amino acids
- D.
  
  Ribosomes
3.

Which of the following nucleotides bonds with cytosine?
- A.
  
  Guanine only
- B.
  
  Cytosine and guanine
- C.
  
  Adenine only
- D.
  
  Adenine and thymine
4.

For what reason is DNA replicated within a cell?
- A.
  
  To add more traits to a living organism as it ages.
- B.
  
  To fill increased space within the nucleus of a growing cell.
- C.
  
  To change the traits of a living organism to meet its needs in a new environment.
- D.
  
  To provide new cells with a complete and identical copy of genetic material.
5.

If one side of the DNA molecule reads ATGCCGT, what would the complementary side read?
- A.
  
  TACGCCU
- B.
  
  UACGGCA
- C.
  
  TACGGCA
- D.
  
  TAGCCGA
6.

Which is the best meaning for the term transcription?
- A.
  
  Joining together
- B.
  
  Writing out
- C.
  
  Changing from one language to another
- D.
  
  Erasing
7.

What did the original DNA that produced an mRNA strand with a sequence of AGUACA look like?
- A.
  
  UCAUGU
- B.
  
  ACTACA
- C.
  
  AGUACA
- D.
  
  TCATGT
8.

Transcription is the process of DNA acting as a template for creating a mRNA molecule. Where does this occur?
- A.
  
  In the cell membrane
- B.
  
  In the cytoplasm
- C.
  
  In the nucleus
- D.
  
  In the ribosomes
9.

The sequence of mRNA is AGUACA. What is the sequence of tRNA?
- A.
  
  UCAUGU
- B.
  
  AGTACA
- C.
  
  AGUACA
- D.
  
  TCATGT
10.

A strand of DNA with the sequence ACTTG serves as a template to form a corresponding sequence with a TGAAC pattern. During which process would this activity occur?
- A.
  
  Replication
- B.
  
  Transcription
- C.
  
  Translation
- D.
  
  Protein synthesis
11.

RNA is a double stranded structure.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

RNA and DNA contain a nitrogenous base called uracil.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

DNA is a strand of genetic material that carries the code for:
- A.
  
  Proteins
- B.
  
  Eye color
- C.
  
  Enzymes
- D.
  
  Carbohydrates
14.

What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?
- A.
  
  Fat, carbohydrate, a phosphate group
- B.
  
  Simple sugar, a phosphate group, nitrogenous base
- C.
  
  Lipid, a phosphate group, nitrogenous base
- D.
  
  Carbohydrate, nitrogenous base, a phosphate group
15.

Which organism does not contain DNA?
- A.
  
  Bacteria
- B.
  
  Animals
- C.
  
  Plants
- D.
  
  Fungi
16.

DNA takes on the shape of a double helix.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

The nucleus contains all of the organism's DNA in long, tangled strings called organelles.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
18.

What happens when DNA replicates?
- A.
  
  One molecule forms with two original strands
- B.
  
  Two molecules form with two new strands
- C.
  
  Two molecules form with two original strands
- D.
  
  Two molecules form with one original strand and one new strand
19.

The closer the relationship between two organisms, the more similar their DNA nucleotide sequence will be.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

In a chain of nucleotides, the sugar of one nucleotide would join to the:
- A.
  
  Phosphate group of the next nucleotide
- B.
  
  Sugar of the next nucleotide
- C.
  
  Nitrogenous base of the next nucleotide
- D.
  
  Next hydrogen bond