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1. Which of the following bases would be found in
DNA but not RNA?
A. Adenine
B. Thymine
C. Guanine
D. Uracil
2. Analysis of the DNA from both a frog and a
bacterium would reveal that
A. frog DNA is single stranded, but
bacterial DNA is double stranded 6. Which number indicates part of a molecule
B. frog DNA contains thymine, but bacterial containing peptide bonds?
DNA contains uracil A. 1
C. DNA from both organisms is B. 2
composed of repeating nucleotide C. 3
units D. 4
D. DNA from both organisms contains the 7. A molecule that contains many codons is
sugar ribose indicated by
3. Which description correctly depicts the DNA A. 1
molecule? B. 2
A. A single strand with bases bonded to C. 3
phosphates and deoxyribose sugars. D. 4
B. A double strand like a ladder with
uprights made of bases and rungs made Base your answer to questions 8 through 10 on the
of phosphates and deoxyribose sugars. diagram below.
C. A double strand like a ladder with
uprights made of phosphates and
deoxyribose sugars and rungs made
of bases.
D. A double strand with uprights made of
bases and phosphates and rungs made
of deoxyribose sugars.
4. When the DNA “unzip”, during gene expression
(protein synthesis) it makes a complementary
copy of itself, which is called
A. complementary DNA
B. messenger DNA
C. transfer RNA
D. messenger RNA
5. The diagram below shows a portion of a DNA
molecule
8. The DNA code for structure 1 is
A. U – U – U
B. T – T – T
C. A – A – A
D. P – H – E
9. Number 2 indicates part of a compound known
as a
A. nucleic acid
B. polysaccharide
C. lipid
D. polypeptide
The base sequence of the unlabelled strand
10. Number 3 represents a molecule known as
shown in the diagram is most likely
A. ribosomal RNA
A. T – A – C – G
B. transfer RNA
B. C – G – A – T
C. messenger RNA
C. U – A – C – G
D. deoxyribonucleic acid
D. A – T – G – C
11. Number 4 represents a
A. gene
Base your answers to questions 6 and 7 on the
B. nucleotide
diagram below which represents some molecules
C. codon
involved in protein synthesis.
D. sugar
12. Which statement best describes messenger 20. Refer to the Genetic Code Chart below.
RNA?
A. It transfers polypeptide to the nucleus
B. It is chemically more complex than DNA.
C. It has one oxygen atom less than DNA.
D. It is composed of a single strand of
nucleotides.
13. In nucleotides, the letters A, G, C and T
represent:
A. phosphate group
B. deoxyribose sugars
C. nitrogenous bases
D. ribose sugars
14. May contain adenine, cytosine, guanine, and
thymine
A. DNA molecules, only
B. RNA molecules, only
C. Both DNA and RNA molecules
D. Neither DNA nor RNA molecules
15. Carry genetic information from the nucleus to
the ribosomes If a triplet codes for a certain protein is AUG
A. DNA molecules, only GUU ACA UAA, what amino acid sequence
B. RNA molecules, only make up the synthesized protein molecules?
C. Both DNA and RNA molecules A. Methionine, Glycine , Threonine, stop
D. Neither DNA nor RNA molecules B. Tyrosine, Glutamine, Cysteine,
16. Are present in the nucleus of the cell Isoleucine
A. DNA molecules, only C. Isoleucine, Leucine, Valine,
B. RNA molecules, only Phenylalanine
C. Both DNA and RNA molecules D. Valine, Proline, Threonine, Cysteine
D. Neither DNA nor RNA molecules 21. If the DNA strand ACGATG is replicated, which
17. Consist of chains of nucleotides would be its strand?
A. DNA molecules, only A. ACGATG
B. RNA molecules, only B. TGCTAC
C. Both DNA and RNA molecules C. CATCGT
D. Neither DNA nor RNA molecules D. GTAGCA
18. What is the sequence involved in the
expression of hereditary characteristics?
A. from DNA to RNA to protein
B. from RNA to DNA to protein
C. from RNA to protein
D. from DNA to protein
19. Which would explain why DNA is often referred
to as the code of life?
A. It has a double helix structure.
B. Its molecule is made up of phosphate,
sugar and a base.
C. Its molecule is packed into
chromosome.
D. It contains the information needed to
make proteins.