DNA Review

DNA stands for

• Deoxyriboplasmic acid

• Deoxynutrient amino

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Deoxyneutron amino

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

In DNA, which of the following determines the traits of an organism?

• Amount of adenine

• Sequence of nitrogen bases

• Number of sugars

• Strength of hydrogen bonds

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which molecule is most responsible for determining an organism’s eye color, body structure, and cellular enzyme production?

• Complex starch

• Carbohydrate

• Fatty acid

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What are the four nitrogen bases present in DNA?

• adenine, lysine, guanine, cytosine

• adenine, uracil, guanine, cytosine

• cytosine, thymine, lysine, adenine

• cytosine, guanine, thymine, adenine

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What are the building blocks of DNA?

• proteins

• starches

• nucleotides

• RNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?

• phosphate, starch, hydrogen bases

• sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base

• nitrogen bases, DNA, sugar

• none of the above

Which event is NOT part of the process of DNA replication?

• Ribosomes are synthesized.
• A double stranded molecule unwinds.
• Nitrogenous base pairs are formed.
• Hydrogen bonds are broken.

which scientists developed the molecular structure of DNA?

• Watson and Crick
• Mendel and Darwin
• Lamarck and Weisman
• Miller and Fox

In a DNA molecule, the number of guanine nucleotides will most likely equal the number of- 

• thymine.
• adenine.
• cytosine.
• ribose.

Which compound is NOT part of the DNA nucleotide?

• thymine
• deoxyribose
• adenine
• glucose