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DNA and RNA Quiz

1) Molecules of DNA are composed of long 6) During translation,

chains of a. proteins are synthesized.
a. amino acids. b. RNA is produced.
b. monosaccharides. c. DNA is replicated.
c. fatty acids. d. transcription occurs.
d. nucleotides.
7) Each nucleotide triplet in mRNA that
2) Which of the following is not part of a specifies a particular amino acid is called a(n)
molecule of DNA? a. mutagen. c. anticodon.
a. deoxyribose c. phosphate b. codon. d. intron.
b. nitrogen base d. ribose
8) Each of the following is a type of RNA
except
a. carrier RNA.
b. ribosomal RNA.
c. messenger RNA.
d. transfer RNA.

9) Because DNA replication is semi-

conservative, it results in two DNA molecules,
a. each with two new strands.
3) During DNA replication, a complementary b. one with two new strands and the other
strand of DNA is made for each original DNA with two original strands.
strand. Thus, if a portion of the original strand is c. each with one new strand and one
CCTAGCT, then the new strand will be original strand.
d. each with two original strands.
a. TTGCATG.
b. CCTAGCT. 10) In eukaryotes, DNA
c. AAGTATC. a. is located in the nucleus.
d. GGATCGA. b. is located in the ribosomes.
c. floats freely in the cytoplasm.
4) In RNA molecules, adenine is d. is circular.
complementary to
a. cytosine. c. thymine. 11) Segments of DNA, called genes, contain
b. guanine. d. uracil. instructions for assembling
a. pyrimidines. b. proteins.
5) During transcription, the genetic information c. nucleosomes. d. purines.
for making a protein is “rewritten” as a
molecule of
a. messenger RNA.
b. transfer RNA. 12) The triplet code of bases for RNA
c. ribosomal RNA. may be represented by all of the
d. translation RNA. following except--
a. CGA b. CGG
c. CGT d. CGU
mRNA Code Charts:

13) Refer to the illustration above. Which of the following would represent the strand of DNA from
which the mRNA strand CUCAAGUGCUUC was made?

a. CUCAAGUGCUUC c. GAGTTCACGAAG
b. GAGUUCACGAAG d. AGACCTGTAGGA

14) Refer to the illustration above. What is the portion of the protein molecule coded for by the piece of
mRNA CUCAAGUGCUUC?

a. Ser—Tyr—Arg—Gly c. Leu—Lys—Cys—Phe
b. Val—Asp—Pro—His d. Pro—Glu—Leu—Val

Extra Credit Questions:

EC2) People who have been exposed to

excessive radiation often
experience mutations. If these
mutations only occur in somatic
(body) cells, these people may--
a. pass on these mutations to their offspring
EC1) b. experience difficulties replicating RNA
a. AUG b. UAC c. experience an increased risk of cancer
c. GUC d. CAG d. develop entirely new DNA sequences in
all cells

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