core

Question 1

the genetic code

Answer 1

is the same in nearly all organisms

Question 2

monomers of protein are

Answer 2

amino acids

Question 3

what products from light reactions are used in the calvin cycle

Answer 3

ATP and NADPH

Question 4

transfer RNA acts as an interpreter because it

Answer 4

carries an amino acid to its correct codon

Question 5

the first step in protein synthesis

Answer 5

DNA unzips to direct the production of a strand of messenger RNA

Question 6

all organisms have the same number of chromosomes

Answer 6

false

Question 7

which codon is the start for all proteins

Answer 7

AUG

Question 8

In DNA, nucleotides must be joined together in a specific order

Answer 8

false

Question 9

what is the difference between RNA and DNA

Answer 9

RNA contains uracil and ribose

Question 10

which RNA molecules participate in protein synthesis

Answer 10

mRNA, tRNA, rRNA

Question 11

The process by which the genetic code of DNA is copied into a strand of RNA is called

Answer 11

transcription

Question 12

purines and pyrimidines are

Answer 12

bases found in nucleotides

Question 13

a mutation in which only one nucleotide is changed to another nucleotide in a gene is called a

Answer 13

point mutation