Biology STAAR Review

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

• amino acids
• nucleotides
• fatty acids
• polysaccharides

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What are the three components of a nucleotide?

• sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
• sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, protein

The making of mRNA from DNA is called?

• Transcription
• Translation
• Replication
• Duplication

Protein Synthesis takes place at what organelle?

• Nucleus
• Mitochondria
• Ribosome
• Chloroplast

What structure carries that amino acid to the ribosome?

• mRNA
• rRNA
• tRNA
• DNA

Where is mRNA made?

• nucleus
• cytoplasm
• ribosome
• mitochondria