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DNA and Protein Synthesis

Quiz by Sasha Edwards

High School
Science
Virginia Standards of Learning

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  • Q1
    Which scientist(s) created the 3D structure of the DNA model
    Rosalind Franklin
    Oswald Avery
    James Watson and Frances Crick
    Robert Hooke
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  • Q2
    What is the full name of DNA?
    deoxyribonucleic acid
    DNA
    ribonucleic acid
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  • Q3
    Which of the following does NOT make up a nucleotide?
    phosphate
    nucleus
    nitrogenous base
    sugar
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  • Q4
    Which base is only found in DNA?
    adenine
    uracil
    guanine
    thymine
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  • Q5
    Which of the following is NOT different between RNA and DNA?
    uracil vs thymine
    single vs double strand
    protein vs nucleic acid
    ribose vs deoxyribose sugars
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  • Q6
    Which scientist(s) used bacteriophages to determine that DNA was the genetic material?
    Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins
    James Watson and Francis Crick
    Avery Oswald
    Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
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  • Q7
    adenine:thymine as guanine:________________
    nitrogenous base
    DNA
    uracil
    cytosine
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  • Q8
    The process that copies a DNA strand into an RNA strand for protein synthesis is called
    protein synthesis
    DNA replication
    translation
    transcription
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  • Q9
    Translation occurs in the
    nucleus
    ribosome
    cell membrane
    cytoplasm
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  • Q10
    Which scientist coined the term "transforming principle"?
    James Watson
    Avery Oswald
    Frederick Griffith
    Gregor Mendel
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  • Q11
    If given the DNA sequence AAGGATCCA, what is the mRNA sequence?
    UUCCUAGG
    AAGGAUCCA
    UUUUACGUU
    GCGAUUAGC
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  • Q12
    The shape of a DNA strand can be best described as
    nucleic acid
    two-stranded
    double helix
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  • Q13
    Which scientist(s) built upon Frederick Griffith's experiment to discover that DNA is the genetic material?
    Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
    Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins
    Oswald Avery
    Robert Hooke
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  • Q14
    The central dogma of biology states that genetic information moves from
    Proteins --> RNA --> DNA
    RNA --> DNA <-- Proteins
    DNA --> RNA --> Proteins
    DNA --> Proteins --> RNA
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  • Q15
    Which type of RNA makes up the ribosomes?
    mRNA
    DNA
    rRNA
    tRNA
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  • Q16
    If given the DNA sequence GCGATTAGC, what will be the mRNA sequence?
    CGGGAUCCA
    UUUUACGUU
    CGCUAAUCG
    UUCCUAGG
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  • Q17
    Which type of RNA makes a copy of DNA that can be transported out of the nucleus?
    DNA
    tRNA
    rRNA
    mRNA
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  • Q18
    Which of the following is the start codon?
    AGC
    GGG
    UGA
    AUG
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  • Q19
    Which type of RNA transfers amino acids to the ribosome to create proteins?
    tRNA
    DNA
    mRNA
    rRna
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  • Q20
    Which type of chemical bonds holds the two bases together?
    double bond
    oxygen bond
    hydrogen bond
    carbon bond
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