DNA Vs RNA And Protein Synthesis Updated Answer Key
I am single stranded
Answer: RNA
I am found only in the nucleus of eukaryote cells (exception during mitosis when nucleus is temporarily disassembled.)
Answer: DNA
I am a nucleic acid
Answer: both DNA and RNA
I am arranged as a double helix or “twisted ladder.”
Answer: DNA
I have the sugar ribose
Answer: RNA
I have the sugar deoxyribose
Answer: DNA
I include the bases Guanine, Cytosine and Adenine
Answer: both DNA and RNA
In eukaryote cells, I travel out of the nucleus to a ribosome
Answer: RNA
I have the base Thymine
Answer: DNA
I have the base Uracil
Answer: RNA
Type:
Answer: tRNA
Type:
Answer: rRNA
Stands for:
Answer: messenger RNA
Stands for:
Answer: ribosomal RNA
1) I am a nucleic acid.
DNA
RNA
Both
Answer: Both
2) I am usually single-stranded
DNA
RNA
Both
Answer: RNA
3) I am generally found both inside and outside of the nucleus [in eukaryotic cells].
DNA
RNA
Both
Answer: DNA
4) I am arranged as a double helix, and my shape is often described as a “twisted ladder.”
DNA
RNA
Both
Answer: DNA
5) I include bases guanine, cytosine, and adenine.
DNA
RNA
Both
Answer: Both
6) I include the base uracil.
DNA
RNA
Both
Answer: RNA
7) I include the base thymine.
DNA
RNA
Both
Answer: DNA
8) I generally remain in the nucleus [in eukaryotic cells].
DNA
RNA
Both
Answer: DNA
9) I have the sugar deoxyribose.
DNA
RNA
Both
Answer: DNA
10) I am made up of nucleotides.
DNA
RNA
Both
Answer: Both
11) I have the sugar ribose.
DNA
RNA
Both
Answer: Both
12) What does mRNA stand for?
Transfer RNA
Ribosomal RNA
Messenger RNA
Answer: Messenger RNA
13) What does tRNA stand for?
Transfer RNA
Ribosomal RNA
Messenger RNA
Answer: Transfer RNA
14) What does rRNA stand for?
Deoxyribose RNA
Ribosomal RNA
Messenger RNA
Answer: Ribosomal RNA
15) I am generally found both inside and outside of the nucleus
DNA
RNA
Both
Answer: RNA
16) Transcription takes place here (in a eukaryotic cell)
Mitochondria
Vacuole
Nucleus
Answer: Nucleus
17) Is DNA directly involved in the process of transcription?
yes
No
Answer: yes
18) Where does translation take place?
Vacuole
Mitochondria
Ribosomes
Answer: Ribosomes
19) Which type(s) of RNA are involved in translation?
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
Messenger RNA (mRNA)
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
all RNA listed
Answer: all RNA listed
20) Which process is shown?
mitosis
transcription
Translation
Answer:Translation
21) What is occurring in this picture?
DNA Replication
Mitosis
Transcription
Answer: Transcription
22) Which of these bases does not exist in RNA?
T
C
A
U
Answer: T
23) What does tRNA do?
make up ribosomes
help with RNA splicing
carry amino acids to ribosomes
Answer: carry amino acids to ribosomes
24) Which type of RNA contains the codons and is translated into proteins?
rRNA
tRNA
mRNA
Answer: mRNA
25) What does rRNA do?
carry amino acids to ribosomes
help with RNA splicing
make up ribosomes
carry info from genes to ribosomes
Answer: make up ribosomes
26) What image is this?
transcription
Translation
Answer: transcription
27) what image is this?
translation
Transcription
Answer: translation
28) Adenine bonds with ______________.
Adenine
Cytosine
Thymine
Answer: Thymine
29) Guanine bonds with ______________.
Thymine
Cytosine
Adenine
Answer: Cytosine
30) What are the 4 nitrogen bases? (DNA)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose
adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
Answer: adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine