DNA and Protein Synthesis
Quiz by Sasha Edwards
High School
Science
Virginia Standards of Learning
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- Q1Which scientist(s) created the 3D structure of the DNA modelRosalind FranklinOswald AveryJames Watson and Frances CrickRobert Hooke45sEditDelete
- Q2What is the full name of DNA?deoxyribonucleic acidDNAribonucleic acid45sEditDelete
- Q3Which of the following does NOT make up a nucleotide?phosphatenucleusnitrogenous basesugar45sEditDelete
- Q4Which base is only found in DNA?adenineuracilguaninethymine45sEditDelete
- Q5Which of the following is NOT different between RNA and DNA?uracil vs thyminesingle vs double strandprotein vs nucleic acidribose vs deoxyribose sugars45sEditDelete
- Q6Which scientist(s) used bacteriophages to determine that DNA was the genetic material?Rosalind Franklin and Maurice WilkinsJames Watson and Francis CrickAvery OswaldAlfred Hershey and Martha Chase45sEditDelete
- Q7adenine:thymine as guanine:________________nitrogenous baseDNAuracilcytosine45sEditDelete
- Q8The process that copies a DNA strand into an RNA strand for protein synthesis is calledprotein synthesisDNA replicationtranslationtranscription45sEditDelete
- Q9Translation occurs in thenucleusribosomecell membranecytoplasm45sEditDelete
- Q10Which scientist coined the term "transforming principle"?James WatsonAvery OswaldFrederick GriffithGregor Mendel45sEditDelete
- Q11If given the DNA sequence AAGGATCCA, what is the mRNA sequence?UUCCUAGGAAGGAUCCAUUUUACGUUGCGAUUAGC60sEditDelete
- Q12The shape of a DNA strand can be best described asnucleic acidtwo-strandeddouble helix45sEditDelete
- Q13Which scientist(s) built upon Frederick Griffith's experiment to discover that DNA is the genetic material?Alfred Hershey and Martha ChaseRosalind Franklin and Maurice WilkinsOswald AveryRobert Hooke45sEditDelete
- Q14The central dogma of biology states that genetic information moves fromProteins --> RNA --> DNARNA --> DNA <-- ProteinsDNA --> RNA --> ProteinsDNA --> Proteins --> RNA45sEditDelete
- Q15Which type of RNA makes up the ribosomes?mRNADNArRNAtRNA45sEditDelete
- Q16If given the DNA sequence GCGATTAGC, what will be the mRNA sequence?CGGGAUCCAUUUUACGUUCGCUAAUCGUUCCUAGG60sEditDelete
- Q17Which type of RNA makes a copy of DNA that can be transported out of the nucleus?DNAtRNArRNAmRNA45sEditDelete
- Q18Which of the following is the start codon?AGCGGGUGAAUG45sEditDelete
- Q19Which type of RNA transfers amino acids to the ribosome to create proteins?tRNADNAmRNArRna45sEditDelete
- Q20Which type of chemical bonds holds the two bases together?double bondoxygen bondhydrogen bondcarbon bond45sEditDelete