Module #7 Review Questions

Question 1

In determining your traits, what sets your range of possible characteristics?

Answer 1

DNA

Question 2

DNA is sometimes called what?

Answer 2

Genetic tendency

Question 3

There are three factors that determine the characteristic of a person, name all three.

Answer 3

1. Genetic factors
2. Environmental factors
3. Spiritual factors

Question 4

Of the three factors that determine the characteristics of a person which are laid down first?

Answer 4

Genetic factors

Question 5

The information in an organism’s DNA is split up into little groups known as what?

Answer 5

Genes

Question 6

What does a cell produce that the cell is dependant on to complete its task?

Answer 6

Proteins

Question 7

Like DNA, the nucleotides of what join together in long strands?

Answer 7

RNA

Question 8

What structural form does DNA take on that RNA does not?

Answer 8

Double helix

Question 9

Like DNA, RNA has four nucleotides, name them.

Answer 9

1. Adenine
2. Cytosine
3. Guanine
4. Uracil

Question 10

In RNA adenine is linked with what (and vica-versa)?

Answer 10

Uracil

Question 11

In RNA cytosine is linked to what ( and vica-versa)?

Answer 11

Guanine

Question 12

Unlike DNA, the sugar that makes up the foundation of the nucleotides in RNA is what?

Answer 12

Ribose

Question 13

What is the RNA that takes the nucleus and takes it to the ribosome?

Answer 13

Messenger RNA

Question 14

Protein synthesis in the cell can be split into what two groups?

Answer 14

Transcription and translation

Question 15

The process of the RNA making a “negative image” of the cell’s DNA is called what?

Answer 15

Transcription