Genetics Review

A monomer of DNA is called a(n)

• Monosaccharide
• Amino Acid
• Triglyceride
• Nucleotide

In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of

• cytosine
• guanine
• thymine
• uracil

Which organelle of eukaryotes is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• ribosome

• nucleus

Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and..?

• nitrogenous base
• nucleic acid
• cholesterol
• fatty acid

DNA is copied during

• Translation
• Transcription
• Reproduction
• Replication

The enzyme that adds nucleotides to a strand of DNA molecule in replication is

• DNA Polymerase

• RNA Polymerase

• DNA ligase

• RNA Ligase

What are the 4 nitrogenous bases in DNA?

• adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
• adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

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

Cell division requires that genetic material be able to...

• store information
• undergo replication
• undergo rare genetic mutations

The structure labeled X in the diagram is a

• nucleotide.

• DNA polymerase.

• helicase.

• pizzacase.