1. A piece of double stranded DNA has 30% A, what will be the % of T?

a. 30%
b. 40%
c. 20%
d. 70%
2. Which of the following bases pairs with guanine?
a. Adenine
b. Guanine
c. Cytosine
d. Uracil
3. Which of the following codons is the mRNA start codon that initiates translation?
a. AUG
b. UAG
c. UAA
d. UGA
4. Which of the following base pairs is correct?
a. Adenine-Guanine
b. Cytosine – Guanine
c. Guanine – Thymine
d. Adenine – Cytonsine
5. What will be the resulting mRNA from this DNA sequence?
GAT-TAC-AGA-TTA-CAT
a. CTA-ATG-TCT-AAT-GTA
b. CUA-AUG-UCU-AAU-GUA
c. GAU-UAG-UGA-UUA-GUT
d. CAT-ACA-TAC-ATA-TAG
6. In the picture below, arrow labeled 1 corresponds to ________ and arrow 2 corresponds to
________.

a. replication, transcription
 b. translation, transcription
c. mutation, replication
d. transcription, translation

7. Where are the RNA components of ribosomes synthesized?

a. Cytoplasm
b. Endoplasmic Reticulum
c. Nucleus
d. Nucleolus
8. Which of the following statements about double stranded DNA is false?
a. The backbone contains alternating ribose sugar and phosphate groups.
b. The two strands have an antiparallel orientation.
c. The bases are on the outside of the helix.
d. The strands are formed by nucleotides linked together via phosphodiester bonds.
9. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. DNA and RNA have the same functions.
b. DNA and RNA are both made of nucleotides.
c. DNA and RNA have the same sugars.
d. DNA and RNA have the exact same bases.
10. DNA exists in a double-stranded form whereas RNA is mainly a single stranded molecule. What
is the likely reason for DNA being double stranded?
a. RNA strands cannot form base pairs.
b. Double stranded DNA is a more stable structure
c. DNA cannot exist in the single stranded form.
d. It is easier to replicate double stranded DNA than single stranded RNA