U6 Central Dogma Biology Quiz on DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis

What are the monomers called that make up DNA and RNA?

• Amino acids

• Nucleotides

• Fatty acids

• Proteins

The three parts of a nucleotide are __________, __________, and __________.

• phosphate group, sugar, nitrogenous base
• nitrogen base, lipid, acid

• sugar group, ATP,

  guanine

• phosphate base

What is the sugar used in a DNA nucleotide?

• Ribose

• Glucose

• Deoxyribose

• Fructose

In DNA, adenine binds with __________, and guanine binds with __________.

• thymine, guanine
• uracil, thymine
• thymine, cytosine
• adenine, cytosine

What is the enzyme responsible for separating the two strands of DNA by breaking the hydrogen bonds called?

• DNA polymerase

• Helicase

• Ligase

• RNA polymerase

What is a small segment of DNA that codes for a protein called?

• Chromosome

• Gene

• Nucleotide

• Allele

If the DNA sequence is ACTGGACCT, what is its complement?

(a)  

Why are the sequences of nucleotides important?

• Sequences of nucleotides are important because they determine the color of an organism's eyes.
• Sequences of nucleotides are important because they regulate blood pressure in humans or other metabolic and catabolic process.

• Sequences of nucleotides are important because they control the weather patterns.
• Sequences of nucleotides are important because they encode genetic information and determine the structure and function of proteins.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The structure of RNA can be described as __________.

(a)  

• Single helix
• Double helix
• Triple helix

What is the sugar used in an RNA nucleotide?

• Ribose

• Glucose

• Deoxyribose

• Fructose