DNA Structure

Front

What forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

Back

Deoxyribose sugar and phosphate.

Front

What determines the code of a DNA molecule?

Back

The order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Front

If a segment of DNA contains 17% Guanine, how much thymine does it contain?

Back

33%.

Front

What type of bond joins the two strands of nitrogenous bases in DNA?

Back

Hydrogen bonds.

Front

What are the monomers that form a strand of DNA?

Back

Nucleotides.

Front

What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

Back

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.

Front

What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

Back

Double helix.

Front

What is the role of DNA in cells?

Back

To store and transmit genetic information.

Front

What is a nucleotide composed of?

Back

A deoxyribose sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

Front

Which nitrogenous bases pair together in DNA?

Back

Adenine pairs with Thymine, and Cytosine pairs with Guanine.