Biology Final Exam Review

All of the following are parts of a nucleotide EXCEPT _____.

• nitrogenous base

• deoxyribose

• RNA

• phosphate group

DNA is a/an _______.

In DNA nitrogen bases are bonded to _________ by hydrogen bonds.

• water

• deoxyribose

• ribose sugars

• each other

All of the following are TRUE regarding DNA EXCEPT ________.

• it is single stranded

• it is shaped like a double helix

• it consists of monomers/building blocks called nucleotides

• it is found in all living organisms

The process by which mRNA molecules are made is called ________.

The process where mRNA is decoded into a sequence of amino acids is ____.

The following are three nucleotides of DNA: CTA. What is the mRNA codon for that DNA?

RNA is classified as which type of organic compound/macromolecule?

• carbohydrate

• nucleic acid

• protein

• lipid

Darwin realized that for a species to survive its members must ____.

• be able to fossilize

• have similar structures

• develop behavioral traits

• reproduce

Variation among organisms of a species _________.

• are non-existent

• are inheritable

• only exist in very few species

• has no effect on evolution