Biology Goal

The basic building blocks of DNA are 

• amino acids

• lipids

• carbohydrates

• nucleotides

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DNA is

• ribonucleic acid

• deoxyribonucleic acid

• deoxyribonucleic atom

• dinitrogenous acid

The structure of our DNA can be described as

• a ladder

• a double helix

• a circle

• an infinite chain

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Nucleotides pair up to form the rungs of a ladder, and the phosphate-sugar backbone acts like the sides of a ladder.

• DNA Structure

• RNA Structure

• DNA Polymerase

• Ribosomes

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In eukaryotes, where does transcription occur?

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Outside of the cell

• Eukaryotes don't do transcription

Other than mRNA, what is this image showing?

• tRNA

• rRNA

• DNA

• RNA polymerase

What is one easy way to tell RNA from DNA?

• RNA has uracil, DNA doesn't

• DNA doesn't have thymine, RNA does

• RNA is double stranded, DNA isn't

• RNA is made of up amino acids, DNA isn't

What is the term for making an RNA copy of DNA?

• Transcription

• Translation

• Folding

• Coding

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine

• Tyrosine

• Leucine

• Stop codon

DNA contains the instructions for 

• lipids

• proteins

• saturated fats

• carbohydrates

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