DNA!

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

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix

• contains ribose

• made of amino acids

• contains Uracil

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

• amino acids

• nucleotides

• fatty acids

• polysaccharides

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

• cytosine

• guanine

• thymine

• uracil

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

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

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