DNA and RNA

What does DNA code for?

• Genetic instructions
• Protein synthesis
• Carbohydrate metabolism
• Lipid storage

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the function of RNA?

• Storing genetic information in the nucleus
• Carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins
• Producing energy for the cell
• Regulating cell metabolism

What nucleotides are the components of DNA?

• Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine
• Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Adenosine
• Thymine, Uracil, Cytosine, Guanine
• Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, Guanine

What nucleotides are the components of RNA?

• Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Uracil
• Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine, Uracil
• Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine
• Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Uracil

What holds the two strands of DNA together?

• Covalent bonds
• Hydrogen bonds
• Salt bonds
• Ionic bonds

What is the structure of RNA?

• Made up of amino acids
• Single-stranded molecule composed of nucleotides
• Composed of sugar and phosphate molecules
• Double-stranded molecule composed of nucleotides

What does a codon code for?

• Lipid
• Carbohydrate
• Amino acid
• Nucleic acid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the process of transcription?

• Creating a protein from an RNA sequence
• Replicating a DNA sequence
• Making an RNA copy of a gene's DNA sequence
• Breaking down a protein into amino acids

What is the process of translation?

• The process of converting DNA into RNA
• Synthesis of a protein from mRNA using the genetic code
• The process of creating energy from glucose
• The process of converting RNA into DNA

Define tRNA

• Transfer RNA
• Tandem RNA
• Thymine RNA
• Total RNA