DNA Quiz 1

Which of the following is not a nitrogen base in DNA?

• Adenine
• Cytosine
• Uracil
• Thymine

A monomer of DNA is called a(n)

• Monosaccharide
• Amino Acid
• Triglyceride
• Nucleotide

Which of the following is not part of a nucelotide?

• Fatty Acid Chain
• Five-Carbon Sugar
• Phosphate Group
• Nitrogen Base

Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?

• C-A, T-G
• A-G, C-T
• C-G, U-A
• T-A, G-C

Which of the following DNA sequences is complementary to the base sequence ACCGTAT?

• GTTACGC
• UCCGTAT
• TGGCATA
• CAATGCG

Figure 8.1 shows a single strand of DNA. Choose the first three nucleotides of the other DNA strand

• GGT
• CCT
• GGC
• TTA

Figure 8.2 shows a single strand of DNA. Choose the first three nucleotides of the complementary DNA strand

• ATT
• CTA
• ATC
• ACG

During replication, the function of the enzyme DNA polymerase is to

• bind nucleotides together
• send messages
• receive messages
• locate replication sites

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of

• cytosine
• guanine
• thymine
• uracil