DNA

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

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

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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

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• ribosome
• nucleus

DNA polymerase is a(n)

• lipid
• enzyme
• sugar
• starch

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

• deoxyribose sugar and adenine
• deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
• deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
• deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated
• it's in everything
• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
• because we eat it every day for energy

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Replicate the following strand of DNA: 
AATCATGGA

• AATCATGGA
• TTAGTACCT
• UUAGUACCU
• GGATAUCUA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication

• helicase
• replicase
• polymerase
• synthase

A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.

• Replication
• Translation
• Transcription

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2