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Biology Chapter Test-DNA-RNA
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. DNA stands for
a. doubleribonucleic acid
b. ribonucleic acfid
c. deoxyribonucleus acid
d. deoxyribonucleic acid
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2. The process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells is called
a. cell division.
b. metaphase.
c. interphase.
d. mitosis.
Figure 10–5
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3. The structure labeled A in Figure 10–5 is called the
a. centromere.
b. centriole.
c. sister chromatid.
d. spindle.
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4. The first phase of mitosis is called
a. prophase.
b. anaphase.
c. metaphase.
d. interphase.
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5. During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell?
a. prophase
b. telophase
c. metaphase
d. anaphase
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6. Which of the following represents the phases of mitosis in their proper sequence?
a. prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
b. interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
c. interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase
d. prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
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7. The two main stages of cell division are called
a. mitosis and interphase.
b. synthesis and cytokinesis.
c. the M phase and the S phase.
d. mitosis and cytokinesis.
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8. During normal mitotic cell division, a parent cell that has four chromosomes will produce two daughter cells,
each containing
a. two chromosomes.
b. four chromosomes.
c. eight chromosomes.
d. sixteen chromosomes.
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9. Cancer cells form masses of cells called
a. tumors.
b. cyclins.
c. growth factors.
d. p53.
____ 10. What do bacteriophages infect?
a. mice.
b. humans.
c. viruses.
d. bacteria.
Figure 12–1
____ 11. Which part of the bacteriophage in Figure 12–1 contains genetic material?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
____ 12. What stores information in a cell?
a. proteins
b. carbohydrates
c. lipids
d. DNA
____ 13. In what way is DNA like a book?
a. DNA has information organized with an kind of index.
b. DNA has stored information, that can be copied and passed on.
c. DNA has information wrapped in an identifying cover.
d. DNA has information that is periodically updated.
____ 14. In which cells is the accurate transmission of information most important?
a. nerve cells
b. skin cells
c. sex cells
d. bone cells
____ 15. Which of the following is a nucleotide found in DNA?
a. adenine + phosphate group + thymine
b. cytosine + phosphate group + guanine
c. deoxyribose + phosphate group + polymerase
d. deoxyribose + phosphate group + cytosine
Human
Chicken
Bacterium
(S. lutea)
Nitrogenous Bases (%)
A
G
T
19.9
29.4
28.8
2
13.4
Figure 12–3
C
21.5
____ 16. The table in Figure 12–3 shows the results of measuring the percentages of the four bases in the DNA of
several different organisms. Some of the values are missing from the table. Based on Chargaff’s rule, the
percentages of guanine bases in chicken DNA should be around
a. 28.8%
b. 19.9%
c. 21.5%
d. 13.4%
____ 17. Which scientist(s) figured out that the shape of a DNA molecule is a double helix?
a. Hershey and Chase
b. Griffith
c. Watson and Crick
d. Franklin
Figure 12–5
____ 18. In Figure 12–5, what nucleotide is going to be added at point 1, opposite from thymine?
a. adenine
b. thymine
c. cytosine
d. guanine
____ 19. RNA contains the sugar
a. ribose.
b. deoxyribose.
c. glucose.
d. lactose.
____ 20. Which type of RNA brings the information in the genetic code from the nucleus to other parts of the cell?
a. rRNA
b. tRNA
c. mRNA
d. RNA polymerase
Figure 13–2
____ 21. What does Figure 13–2 show?
a. anticodons
b. exons
c. introns
d. the genetic code
Figure 13–3
____ 22. In Figure 13–3, which amino acid is specified by the mRNA code CCC?
a. Gly
b. Lys
c. Ala
d. Pro
____ 23. According to Figure 13–3, which code specifies the same amino acid as UAU?
a. UAC
b. UAA
c. UGC
d. UGU
____ 24. Which is the correct sequence of the transfer of information in most organisms?
a. protein to DNA to RNA
b. RNA to DNA to protein
c. DNA to RNA to protein
d. RNA to protein to DNA
____ 25. When a chromosome undergoes a deletion mutation, information is
a. repeated.
b. lost.
c. reversed.
d. transferred.
Biology Chapter Test-DNA-RNA
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10.1.1 Explain the problems that growth causes for cells. STA: SC.912.N.1.1.6
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10.1.2 Compare asexual and sexual reproduction.
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10.2.3 Describe what happens during the four phases of mitosis.
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10.2.3 Describe what happens during the four phases of mitosis.
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10.2.3 Describe what happens during the four phases of mitosis.
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10.2.3 Describe what happens during the four phases of mitosis.
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10.2.3 Describe what happens during the four phases of mitosis.
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10.2.3 Describe what happens during the four phases of mitosis.
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10.3.2 Explain how cancer cells are different from other cells.
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12.1.2 Describe the role of bacteriophages in identifying genetic material.
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12.1.2 Describe the role of bacteriophages in identifying genetic material.
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12.1.3 Identify the role of DNA in heredity.
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OBJ: 12.1.3 Identify the role of DNA in heredity.
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OBJ: 12.1.3 Identify the role of DNA in heredity.
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OBJ: 12.2.1 Identify the chemical components of DNA.
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OBJ: 12.2.2 Discuss the experiments leading to the identification of DNA as the molecule that carries the
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OBJ: 12.2.2 Discuss the experiments leading to the identification of DNA as the molecule that carries the
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OBJ: 12.3.1 Summarize the events of DNA replication.
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OBJ: 13.1.1 Contrast RNA and DNA.
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OBJ: 13.1.2 Explain the process of transcription.
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OBJ: 13.2.1 Identify the genetic code and explain how it is read.
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OBJ: 13.2.1 Identify the genetic code and explain how it is read.
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OBJ: 13.2.1 Identify the genetic code and explain how it is read.
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OBJ: 13.2.3 Describe the "central dogma" of molecular biology.
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OBJ: 13.3.1 Define mutations and describe the different types of mutations.
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