DNA

Adenine (A) bonds with...

• Guanine (G)

• Cytosine (C)

• Thymine (T)

• Adenine (A)

Cytosine bonds with...

• Cytosine (C)

• Adenine (A)

• Guanine (G)

• Thymine (T)

Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

• phosphate group and nitrogen base

• sugar and phosphate group

• sugar and nitrogen base

• all components remain the same

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated

• because we eat it everyday for energy

• it's in everything

• it contains the instructions to make all living things

What is the shape of a DNA molecule?

• double helix

• single helix

• nucleotide

• amino acid chain

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 organelle is DNA usually found in?

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• chloroplast

• nucleus

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

• replication

• transcription

• translation

• mitosis

A monomer (building block) of DNA is called a...

• monosaccharide

• nucleotide

• amino acid

• lipid

What are the three components of a nucleotide?

• sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base

• sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base

• sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base

• sugar, phosphate, protein