BSC 108 EXAM 3 FINAL TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● a three-nucleotide sequence of DNA or mRNA that specifies a
particular amino acid or termination signal.
Answer: Codon
●● an infectious form of a protein.
Answer: Prion
●● a virus that infects bacteria.
Answer: Bacteriophage
●● a noncoding portion of a gene.
Answer: Intron
●● a coding portion of a gene.
Answer: Exon
●● a specific sequence of three nucleotides that is complementary to a
codon.
, Answer: Anticodon
●● T/F DNA and RNA are polymers composed of nucleotide
monomers..
Answer: True
●● How many nucleotides make up a codon?.
Answer: three
●● Translation converts the information stored in ____ to ____..
Answer: RNA; polypeptide
●● T/F The three parts of a nucleotide are a sugar, a phosphate, and an
anticodon..
Answer: False
●● The three parts of a nucleotide.
Answer: nitrogenous base, pentose sugar, phosphate group
●● T/F After replication, each new DNA double helix consists of one
old strand and one new strand..
Answer: True
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● a three-nucleotide sequence of DNA or mRNA that specifies a
particular amino acid or termination signal.
Answer: Codon
●● an infectious form of a protein.
Answer: Prion
●● a virus that infects bacteria.
Answer: Bacteriophage
●● a noncoding portion of a gene.
Answer: Intron
●● a coding portion of a gene.
Answer: Exon
●● a specific sequence of three nucleotides that is complementary to a
codon.
, Answer: Anticodon
●● T/F DNA and RNA are polymers composed of nucleotide
monomers..
Answer: True
●● How many nucleotides make up a codon?.
Answer: three
●● Translation converts the information stored in ____ to ____..
Answer: RNA; polypeptide
●● T/F The three parts of a nucleotide are a sugar, a phosphate, and an
anticodon..
Answer: False
●● The three parts of a nucleotide.
Answer: nitrogenous base, pentose sugar, phosphate group
●● T/F After replication, each new DNA double helix consists of one
old strand and one new strand..
Answer: True