3rd term exam

What is the name of the molecule that acts as a copy of DNA?

• DNA

• mRNA

• tRNA

• microRNA

What is the name of a process where a protein is made from RNA in the ribosome?

• Transcription

• Translation

• Transformation

• Transection

What is the name of the process where characteristics are passed down from parents to children?

• Dominance

• Trait

• Heredity

• Genetics

What is an allele?

• A copy of the DNA

• An alternate version of a gene

• A substance made by protein and DNA

• The number of chromosomes in a species

What are the building blocks of proteins?

• Sugars

• Nucleotides

• Amino acids

• Uracil

What is the order of packaging of the DNA?

• genes-nucleosome-histone-chromosome

• DNA-nucleosomes-chromatin-chromosomes

• chromatin-nucleotides-chromosomes

• Chromosomes-chromatin-nucleotides-DNA

Which were the four evidences that Darwin used to explain the evolution of life?

• fossils, adaptation, the study of rocks, and study of worms

• fossils, the study of humans and finches

• fossils, the study of finches, artificial and natural selection

• fossils, domestication, variation, biodiversity

What type of adaptation involves modifications in behavior to ensure reproduction, nutrition, or defense?

• Morphological adaptation

• Physiological adaptation

• Chemical adaptation

• Behavioral adaptation

Write the sequence of the second strand of DNA: ATTCTTCCCAGGACCTCA

Write the sequence of the mRNA of the following DNA sequence: ATTCTTCCCAGGACC