DNA

DNA

Test your prior knowledge

Where is DNA found?

• Found in ALL living things

• DNA is protected by the nuclear membrane in eukaryotes

• DNA is floating freely in the cytoplasm in prokaryotes

• Stores genetic information that codes for proteins/traits

Multiple Select

Which of the below contains DNA? Select all that apply.

• Virus

• Plant cell

• Enzyme

• Bacteria

Multiple Choice

DNA is always supercoiled inside a nucleus.

• True

• False

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What is the function of DNA?

Structure of DNA

Is a double stranded, polynucleotide strand that is wrapped around histones. During cell division, chromosomes replicate in s phase of interphase and supercoil prior to m phase to make it easier to move them during PMAT.

Multiple Select

Select all the names of the different nucleotides found in DNA.

• Adenine

• Thymine

• Guanine

• Cytosine

• Uracil

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Multiple Choice

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• Single stranded DNA

• Double stranded, helix DNA

• Double stranded nucleus

• Single stranded polyprotein

Multiple Choice

Name the protein DNA is wrapped around?

• Centromere

• Collagen

• Enzymes

• Histones

Detail structure of DNA

Made of H, O, N, C, P atoms

Monomer = nucleotide

Double stranded polynucleotide

4 bases = A, T, G, C

Multiple Choice

Which macromolecule is DNA made of?

• Carbohydrate

• Amino acid

• Nucleic acid

• Lipids

Multiple Choice

Which of the below elements can be found in DNA? Select all that apply

• Carbon

• Sulfur

• Carbohydrate

• Hydrogen bonding