NC11 Biology Ch. 12-13 Quiz

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

• RNA
• Gene
• DNA
• Neuclotide

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

DNA has a _____________ structure. 

• double helix
• single strand
• ring 
• chain

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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

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

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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'