DNA Power Hour

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

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

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

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

• Replication
• Translation
• Transcription

RNA contains the sugar

• ribose
• deoxyribose
• glucose
• lactose

Which of the following statements is true?

• DNA is single-stranded
• RNA is single-stranded
• DNA contains uracil
• RNA contains deoxyribose

I am arranged as a double helix or "twisted ladder".

• DNA
• RNA

I have the sugar dioxyribose.

• DNA
• RNA

What is a monomer of DNA and/or RNA called?

• Nucleotide
• Nitrogenous base
• Sugar-phosphate backbone
• Adenosine Triphosphate