DNA and Replication quiz

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
• the color of the nitrogen bases
• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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

Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

• polar bonds
• ionic bonds
• covalent bonds
• hydrogen bonds

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,

• each one with two original strands
• each one with two new strands
• each one with one new strand and one original strand
• one with two new strands and the other with two original strands

order of replication

• 3, 2, 1, 4
• 2, 1, 4, 3
• 2, 3, 1, 4
• 3, 4, 1, 2

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

• Replication
• Translation
• Transcription

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What are the three components of a nucleotide?

• sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
• sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, protein

Name this structure

• double helix

• nucelotide

• twisted ladder

• hydrogen bond