NC10 Biology Ch. 12-13 Quiz

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

The genetic material in cells is called......

• RNA

• Gene

• DNA

• Neuclotide

DNA has a _____________ structure. 

• double helix

• single strand

• ring 

• chain

What will the matching sequence be on a strand that reads AAGCTAT?

• AACGATA

• TTCGTTA

• CCTGATA

• TTCGATA

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• ribosome

• nucleus

A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.

• Replication

• Translation

• Transcription

What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases

• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases

• the color of the nitrogen bases

• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?

• C-A, T-G

• A-G, C-T

• C-G, U-A

• T-A, G-C

DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,

• each one with two original strands

• each one with two new strands

• each one with one new strand and one original strand

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

DNA reads _______.

• 3' to 5'

• 5' to 3'