DNA Jeopardy!
What are the basic units of DNA and RNA?
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What 3 components make up a nucleotide of RNA?
A) sugar, phosphate, sulfur
B) Ribose, phosphate, nitrogen base
C) Deoxyribose, phosphate, nitrogen base
D) Ribose, sulfur, nitrogen base
Which base is NOT found in RNA?
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Where does Transcription occur?
A) Cytoplasm
B) Ribosome
C) Nucleus
D) Mitochondria
Which is the correct order?
A) DNAProteinRNA
B) ProteinRNADNA
C) DNARNAProtein
D) RNADNAProtein
Which is found on the mRNA?
A) Anticodon
B) Amino Acid
C) Codon
D) None of the above
Which of the following has been “translated”?
A) AUCGACUC
B) Met-Thr-Asp-Leu
C) ATCGTAC
D) AUG-CCA-UCA
What type of bond links two amino acids together?
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Which of the following is a start codon?
A) TAC
B) AUG
C) Methionine
D) Leucine
Which type of RNA is found in the nucleus?
A) mRNA
B) rRNA
C) tRNA
D) Both A and B
What molecule is produced during translation?
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What type of mutation only effects one single amino acid?
A) Insertion
B) Deletion
C) Missense Substitution Mutation
D) Frameshift mutation
Which scientists were responsible for creating a model of DNA?
A) Watson and Crcik
B) Rosalind Franklin
C) Erwin Chargaff
D) Lynn Margulis
Which of the following would be the DNA sequence that made the
mRNA sequence CUCAAGUGCUUC
A) CUCAAGUGCUUC
B) GAGUUCACGAAG
C) GAGTTCACGAAG
D) AGACCTGTAGGA
Which of the following is NOT a type of RNA?
A) Transfer RNA
B) Ribosomal RNA
C) Carrier RNA
D) Messenger RNA
What is produced during transcription?
A) DNA
B) mRNA
C) tRNA
D) Proteins
How many hydrogen bonds hold together the bases Adenine and
Thymine?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
The anticodons for the mRNA sequence CUCAAGUGUUC are…
A) GAG-UUC-ACG-AAG
B) GAG-TTC-ACG-AAG
C) CUC-GAA-CGU-CUU
D) CUU-CGU-GAA-CUC
Which scientist said that A pairs with T and C pairs with G?
A) Franklin
B) Chargaff
C) Watson
D) Crick