DNA basic

The process by which DNA makes a copy of itself is called:

• synthesis

• transcription

• replication

• translation

The sugar found in DNA is:

• sucrose

• ribose

• glucose

• deoxyribose

What is the long name for DNA?

• deoxynucleic acid

• 
  deoxyribonucleic acid

• denatured ribonucleic acid

• deoxoribonuclear acid

The DNA molecule is held together by:

• hydrogen bonds

• ionic bonds

• covalent bonds

• glue

• magnetism

RNA differs from DNA in that:

• it has a different kind of sugar

• it has adenin

• it has uracil

• it is single stranded

Adenine always pairs with:

• thymine

• cytosine

• guanine

• ribose

The three nucleotide sequence on RNA is called a:

• gene

• codon

• anticodon

• tRNA

• gene

Which of the following takes the genetic code from the nucleus to the cytoplasm?

• tRNA

• mRNA

• DNA

• ribonucleotides

What is the function of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) in the cell?

• It carries amino acids to the ribosome

• It forms the core of the ribosome's structure

• It transcribes DNA into RNA

• It helps in the replication of DNA

A gene is:

• a segment of DNA that codes for a protein
  

• a set of homologous chromosomes
  

• a molecule within DNA
  

• a type of pants