SDSU BIO 100 Exam 3 (Ekdale) | Questions with 100% Correct
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What sugar is contained in DNA - Answer -deoxyribose (think the D)
What sugar is contained in RNA - Answer -Ribose (think the R)
What are the four bases in DNA - Answer -A, T, C, G
What are the four bases in RNA - Answer -A, U, C, G
Central Dogma - Answer -DNA -> RNA -> Protein
DNA transcribes - Answer -Or codes RNA
RNA translates codes - Answer -For proteins
Transcription - Answer -DNA nucleotides are copied to make a complementary RNA molecule
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, Translation - Answer -Ribosomes read RNA sequence that contains genetic info from DNA to
synthesize amino acids which make proteins
Codons - Answer -3 consecutive nucleotides that code for a specific amino acid
Proteins are made up of - Answer -Amino acids...hence it's overall shape and function
Where does transcription occur? - Answer -nucleus
Where does translation occur? - Answer -Cytoplasm
Nuclear envelope - Answer -Regulates what goes in and out of the nucleus
Nuclear pore - Answer -Let's substances enter and exit the nucleus
Nucleolus - Answer -Where DNA directs the production of ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
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Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2026
What sugar is contained in DNA - Answer -deoxyribose (think the D)
What sugar is contained in RNA - Answer -Ribose (think the R)
What are the four bases in DNA - Answer -A, T, C, G
What are the four bases in RNA - Answer -A, U, C, G
Central Dogma - Answer -DNA -> RNA -> Protein
DNA transcribes - Answer -Or codes RNA
RNA translates codes - Answer -For proteins
Transcription - Answer -DNA nucleotides are copied to make a complementary RNA molecule
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, Translation - Answer -Ribosomes read RNA sequence that contains genetic info from DNA to
synthesize amino acids which make proteins
Codons - Answer -3 consecutive nucleotides that code for a specific amino acid
Proteins are made up of - Answer -Amino acids...hence it's overall shape and function
Where does transcription occur? - Answer -nucleus
Where does translation occur? - Answer -Cytoplasm
Nuclear envelope - Answer -Regulates what goes in and out of the nucleus
Nuclear pore - Answer -Let's substances enter and exit the nucleus
Nucleolus - Answer -Where DNA directs the production of ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
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