• Molecules which play the key role in the transfer of genetic

information during protein synthesis are ___________

a) DNA
b) RNA
c) Nucleic acid
d) Lipids
• Double helix formed by RNA is more stable than DNA.
a) True
b) False
• Name the RNA molecules which is used to carry genetic information
copied from DNA?
a) tRNA
b) mRNA
c) rRNA
d) cRNA
• Which of the following RNA molecule convert information stored in
the nucleic acid to protein?
a) mRNA
b) snRNA
c) rRNA
d) tRNA
• In double helix of DNA, the two DNA strands show which type of
characteristics?
a) coiled around a common axis
b) coiled around each other
c) coiled differently
d) coiled over protein sheath
• A nucleotide is formed of which of the following units?
a) nitrogen base and phosphate
b) nitrogen base, sugar and phosphate
c) nitrogen base and sugar
d) sugar and phosphate
• Which of the following nitrogenous base is not present in RNA?
a) adenine
b) thymine
c) cytosine
d) guanine
• To which of the following does thymine form hydrogen bonds in DNA?
a) adenine
b) thymine
c) cytosine
d) guanine
• What term is used to describe the process by which DNA is copied to
produce two daughter DNA molecules?
a) reproduction
b) replication
c) translation
d) transcription
• What term is used to describe the process by which a segment of
DNA is copied to produce a molecule of messenger RNA?
a) reproduction
b) replication
c) translation
d) transcription
• A nucleoside is formed of which of the following units?
a) nitrogen base and phosphate
b) nitrogen base, sugar and phosphate
c) nitrogen base and sugar
d) sugar and phosphate
• To which of the following does guanine form hydrogen bonds in DNA?
a) adenine
b) thymine
c) cytosine
d) guanine
• DNA is composed of repeating units of
a) ribonucleosides
b) deoxyribonucleosides
c) ribonucleotides
d) deoxyribonucleotides
DNA exists in a double-stranded form whereas RNA is mainly a single stranded
molecule. What is the likely reason for DNA being double stranded?

a) RNA strands cannot form base pairs

b) Double stranded DNA is a more stable structure
c) DNA cannot exist in the single stranded form
d) It is easier to replicate double stranded DNA than single stranded RNA
• Before the cell divides, what process needs to happen?
• A. Transcription
• B. Translation
• C. Replication
• D. Protein synthesis
• The anticodon is located on
• A. DNA
• B. mRNA
• C. tRNA
• D. rRNA
• The number of nitrogen bases in a codon is ....
• A. 2
• B. 3
• C. 4
• D. 6
• What is the relationship between a protein, a cell and DNA?
• A. DNA is produced by protein which is produced in cell
• B. Proteins are composed of DNA which is produced in cell
• C. DNA controls the production of proteins in a cell
• D. A cell is composed only of DNA and protein
• A piece of double stranded DNA has 30% A, what will be the % of G?

• a. 30%
• b. 40%
• c. 20%
• d. 70% e. not enough information to answer
• The nitrogenous base is linked to the ribose or deoxyribose sugar via
a

• a. Glycosidic bond
• b. Amide bond
• c. Hydrogen bond
• d. Phosphoanhydride bond
• e. Phosphodiester bond
• Genomic DNA is _______ resulting in the production of _______.

• a. Transcribed mRNA
• b. Translated, tRNA
• c. Transcribed, DNA
• d. Translated, protein
• e. Replicated, mRNA
• In the picture below, arrow labeled 1
corresponds to ______ and arrow 2
corresponds to _________.

• a. Replication, transcription
• b. Translation, transcription
• c. Mutation, replication
• d. Transcription, replication
• e. Transcription, translation
• In the picture below, which label(s) on
the left refer to the template strand?

• a. 1
• b. 2
• c. mRNA
• d. both 1 and 2 are template strands
• e. both 1 and mRNA are the template
strands