From DNA to Proteins Practice Quiz

Which macromolecule stores genetic information in a cell?

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• DNA

What is the name of the sugar in DNA?

• Deoxyribose

• Sulfur

• Phosphate

• Ribose

Which of the following is a nucleotide found in DNA?

• Adenine + Phosphate Group + Thymine

• Cytosine + Phosphate Group + Guanine

• Deoxyribose + Phosphate Group + Polymerase

• Deoxyribose + Phosphate Group + Cytosine

Because of base pairing in DNA, the percentage of

• Adenine in DNA is equal to Guanine

• Cytosine in DNA is equal to Guanine

• Adenine in DNA is greater than Thymine

• Cytosine in DNA is greater than Guanine

What was the main accomplishment of Rosalind Franklin?

• Figuring out that DNA strands form a double helix

• Finding that DNA was nucleic acid made up of a long chain of individual nucleotides

• Producing images of DNA molecules using X-Rays

• Conducting experiments that showed which nucleotides are complementary

Which scientist(s) figured out that the shape of a DNA molecule is a double helix by creating a model?

• Hershey and Chase

• Griffith

• Watson and Crick

• Franklin

Which of the following forms a base pair with cytosine?

• Uracil

• Adenine

• Cytosine

• Guanine

Watson and Crick discovered the two strands in DNA

• Run in perpendicular directions

• Run in anti-parallel directions

• Run in the same direction

• Run in random directions

DNA replication results in two, complete DNA molecules

• Each with two new strands

• One with two new strands and the other with two original strands

• Each with one new strand and one original strand

• Each with two original strands

The letters in the picture represent the ___________ of DNA.

• Sugar

• Phosphate

• Nitrogenous Bases

• Hydrogen Bonds