DNA and Protein Synthesis

Which of the following is NOT a nitrogenous base of DNA?

• Adenine

• Guanine

• Thymine

• Uracil

Which of the following is NOT part of a DNA nucleotide?

• deoxyribose

• ribose

• phosphate

• nitrogenous base

Which of the following is true about base pairing?

• adenine pairs with thymine and cytosine pairs with guanine

• adenine pairs with guanine and cytosine pairs with thymine

• adenine pairs with cytosine and thymine pairs with guanine

Which type of bonds hold the nitrogenous bases of DNA together?

• Covalent Bonds

• Ionic Bonds

• Hydrogen Bonds

What is a protein that DNA wraps around?

• Replication Fork

• DNA Polymerase

• Histone

Which enzyme unwinds DNA during DNA replication?

• Helicase

• DNA Polymerase

• Ligase

Which best describes DNA replication?

• Conservative

• Semi-Conservative

• Duplication

In eukaryotes, DNA is found in chromosomes. In Prokaryotes, DNA is ________.

Which kind of RNA carries the instructions to build a protein?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

Which kind of RNA carries amino acids to the ribosome?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA