DNA, RNA, Transcription and Translation Test Review

What type of macro-molecules are DNA and RNA?

• Protein
• Carbohydrate
• Nucleic Acid
• Lipid

In eukaryotes, DNA is located in the

• cytoplasm
• nucleus
• cell membrane
• ribosome

In prokaryotes, DNA is located in the

• cytoplasm
• nucleus
• cell membrane
• ribosome

Which of the following would be a nucleotide found in DNA

• Ribose + phosphate + uracil
• Deoxyribose + phosphate + uracil  
• Deoxyribose + phosphate + adenine
• Ribose + phosphate + adenine

Which of the following would copmlete the mRNA strand for CAG (DNA)

• CAG
• AUG
• GUC
• UAC

An RNA molecule is

• double helix
• always double stranded
• usually double stranded
• single stranded

An mRNA molecule is produced in the step of protein synthesis:

• replication
• transcription
• duplication
• translation

Anticodons on tRNA pair with 

• mRNA condons
• tRNA condons
• DNA condons
• amino acids 

In mRNA, each codon specifies a particular 

• nucleotide
• amino acid
• purine
• pyrimidine

All macro-molecules are made of building blocks called monomers. What are the building blocks of nucleic acids, like DNA and RNA, called?

• nucleotides
• nitrogen bases
• sugar-phosphate
• A-T-C-G