Applied DNA Review

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix

• contains ribose

• made of amino acids

• contains uracil

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

• cytosine
• guanine
• thymine
• uracil

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

The two strands of nitrogenous bases in DNA are joined by which type of bond?

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

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

• Replication

• Translation

• Transcription

• Protein Synthesis

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The drawing shows the structure of what molecule?

• A DNA molecule
• A lipid molecule
• A carbohydrate molecule
• A protein molecule

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What are the three components of a nucleotide?

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

Identify #2.

• nitrogen base
• phosphate group
• deoxyribose sugar
• nucleotide

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What process is shown in the diagram?

• replication
• transcription
• mitosis
• translation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

X outlines a(n) ___________.

• amino acid
• nitrogen base 
• nucleotide
• nitrogen base pair

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