1st semester C practice

Question 1

The compliment DNA to T

Answer 1

is A

Question 2

The compliment DNA to G

Answer 2

is C

Question 3

The compliment DNA to TAGC

Answer 3

is ATCG

Question 4

What do we call the process of creating a messenger RNA from DNA?

Answer 4

transcription

Question 5

What do we call the process of creating a new DNA strand from the original DNA?

Answer 5

replication

Question 6

What do we call the process of creating a string of amino acids from an mRNA?

Answer 6

translation

Question 7

How many cells are created by the meiosis process?

Answer 7

4 daughter cells

Question 8

What type of cells go through mitosis?

Answer 8

body cells

Question 9

What type of cells go through meiosis?

Answer 9

gametes (sex cells)

Question 10

The nitrogenous bases found in DNA of all living organisms on Earth.

Answer 10

Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine (and Uracil).

Question 11

Changes in DNA are passed on to offspring if the mutation takes place in what kind of cells?

Answer 11

gametes (sex cells; sperm, eggs)

Question 12

The three base letters read by ribosomes are called:

Answer 12

codons

Question 13

What term describes the shape of the DNA molecule?

Answer 13

double helix

Question 14

What is the disorder called that involves cells growing unchecked/regulated?

Answer 14

cancer