Genetics Unit Test

Front

Adenine bonds with ______________.

Back

Thymine

Front

Guanine bonds with ______________.

Back

Cytosine

Front

Which organelle is DNA usually found in? Options: cell membrane, vacuole, chloroplast, nucleus

Back

nucleus

Front

The two strands of nitrogenous bases in DNA are joined by which type of bond? Options: polar bonds, ionic bonds, covalent bonds, hydrogen bonds

Back

hydrogen bonds

Front

What is the shape of DNA?

Back

double helix

Front

If we think of DNA as a ladder, which parts are the steps of the ladder?

Back

the nitrogenous base pairs

Front

If we think of DNA as a ladder, which parts are the sides of the ladder?

Back

the phosphate-sugar backbone

Front

The sugar in DNA is ? Options: sucrose, glucose, deoxyribose, fructose

Back

deoxyribose

Front

What are the building blocks for DNA?

Back

nucleotides

Front

How does RNA differ from DNA?

Back

RNA contains uracil and ribose