DNA Structure and Replication Review

What components make up the backbone of a DNA molecule?

• Purines and deoxyribose

• Pyrimidines and purines

• Deoxyribose and phosphate groups

• Phosphate groups and pyrimidines

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B.6A

What are the correct steps of DNA replication?​

Step 1 (a)  

Step 2 ​ (b)  

• Polymerase matches nitrogen base pairs
• Two identical DNA double helixes are produced
• Polymerase matches uracil to thymine
• Two completely different DNA strands are produced

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B.5A

Which part of the DNA model is most directly associated with the coding of genetic information?

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B.6A

Albumin is a protein that is secreted by liver cells and transported to the bloodstream. What factor most directly determines the amino acids that are combined to create albumin?

• The temperature of the cell when translation is taking place

• The sequence of the nucleotides in DNA

• The amount of energy available in a cell

• The number of chromosomes in a cell

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B.6A

Use the words to correctly label the diagram.

• phosphate

• E

• hydrogen bond

• C

• deoxyribose sugar

• D

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B.6A

Which statement best describes a similarity among flowers, birds, and amoebas?

• They are prokaryotic organisms.

• They are classified as members of the same kingdom.

• They have genomes that consist of the same number of genes.

• They contain DNA composed of the same four types of nucleotides.

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B.6B

These two DNA sequences best provide evidence that --

• all organisms have an identical genetic sequence

• the nucleotides making up the genetic code are common to all organisms

• the Texas horned lizard eats the Texas bluebonnet

• mutations occur randomly in the genetic code

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B.6A

Select the number that represents the DNA base Cytosine.

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B.6A

What is the name of the process in which your cells make an identical copy of DNA?

• replication

• translation

• fermentation

• transcription

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B.5A

Which base sequence correctly compliments the given DNA strand?

• A T A C G T

• G C G T A C

• A T T G A C

• C G C A T G

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B.6A