DNA: The Code of Life

What are the nucleotides made of?

• Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
• Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
• Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
• Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

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 are the 4 nitrogenous bases?

• adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine

• adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine

• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol

• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

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

• deoxyribose and adenine

• deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond

• sugar and the nucleus

• deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate

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

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogenous bases

• the order (sequence) of the nitrogenous bases

• the color of the nitrogenous bases

• the frequency (number) of nitrogenous bases

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A nucleotide includes...?

• sugar

• nitrogenous base

• phosphate group

• all of the above

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

What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid
• Denitrogenous acid
• Deribonucleic acid
• Diribonucleic acid