DNA and RNA Vocabulary Quiz

What is the process of making a protein from RNA called?

• Transcription

• Translation

• Replication

• Mutation

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Which molecule is made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group?

• Protein

• Lipid

• Nucleotide

• Carbohydrate

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What type of mutation involves one or more nitrogen bases being added to the DNA?

• Deletion Mutation

• Substitution Mutation

• Insertion Mutation

• Translocation Mutation

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What is a change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene called?

• Translation

• Mutation

• Transcription

• Replication

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What is an organism’s genetic material known as?

• RNA

• Protein

• DNA

• Lipid

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Which cell organelles are attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

• Mitochondria

• Ribosomes

• Lysosomes

• Golgi apparatus

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What type of mutation involves one nitrogen base being replaced by a different nitrogen base?

• Insertion Mutation

• Deletion Mutation

• Substitution Mutation

• Frame Shift Mutation

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Which type of nucleic acid carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm?

• DNA

• RNA

• Protein

• Lipid

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What is the process of making mRNA from DNA called?

• Translation

• Transcription

• Replication

• Mutation

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What type of mutation involves one or more nitrogen bases being left out of the DNA sequence?

• Insertion Mutation

• Substitution Mutation

• Deletion Mutation

• Duplication Mutation

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