DNA Intro

SELECT ALL APPLY: What are the functions of DNA?

• The instruction manual for making proteins

• Carries your genes

• Destroys your genes

• The instruction manual for making the cell

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Where do eukaryotic cells store DNA?

• In the nucleus

• In the mitochondria

• In the cytoplasm

• In the plasma membrane

Where do prokaryotic cells store DNA?

• In the nucleus

• In the mitochondria

• In the cytoplasm

• In the plasma membrane

Which of the following best describes the shape of DNA?

• Double helix

• Complementary

• Gene

• Single Stranded

Which describes "complementary"?

• Fits together like puzzle pieces

• A bundle of DNA

• The smallest component of DNA

• A section of DNA

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following describes DNA?

• Double stranded

• Single stranded

• Double helix

• 2 strands

Which of the following correctly labels the nucleotide?

• A: Phosphate, B: Sugar, C: Base

• A: Sugar, B: Phosphate, C: Base

• A: Base, B: Sugar, C: Phosphate

• A: Phosphate, B: Base, C: Sugar

What is the backbone of DNA made out of?

• Sugars & Phosphates

• Sugars & Bases

• Bases only

• Sugars, Phosphates, & Bases

What are the rungs of DNA made out of?

• Sugars & Phosphates

• Sugars & Bases

• Bases only

• Sugars, Phosphates, & Bases

Which base partners with Adenine

• Thymine

• Guanine

• Cytosine