DNA Quiz

Watson and Crick found that DNA molecules have the shape of a:

• single strand

• hexagon

• double helix

• pentagon

What is the process by which DNA makes an identical copy of itself?

• parthenogenesis

• replication

• transcription

• translation

What is the name of the sugar found in DNA?

• ribose

• sucrose

• deoxyribose

• glucose

DNA is made of repeating units of building blocks called:

• phospholipids

• amino acids

• adenosine triphosphate

• nucleotides

If a DNA strand reads AATGCTCCAGT, what would the complementary strand read?

• TTTCGATAGGA

• TTACGAGGTCA

• GGCAATCTTGA

• TAACGTCCAGA

DNA is found in the:

• ribosomes

• Golgi apparatus

• nucleus

• lysosome

The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication is called:

• helicase

• replicase

• polymerase

• synthase

A nucleotide is made up of:

• sugar, protein, and nitrogenous bases.

• protein, nitrogenous bases, and phosphate.

• nitrogenous bases, phosphate, and RNA.

• sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous bases.

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

• cytosine (C)

• guanine (G)

• thymine (T)

• uracil (U)

Guanine (G) bonds with ______________.

• Adenine (A)

• Guanine (G)

• Cytosine (C)

• Thymine (T)