Beginning DNA

What are nucleotides made of?

• Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base

• Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base

• Thymine, Adenine, Cytosine

• Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

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.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What are the 4 nitrogen bases?

• adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine

• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine

• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glycerol

• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

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?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

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

• deoxyribose and adenine

• deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond

• sugar and the nucleus

• deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate

Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?

• C-A, T-G
• A-G, C-T
• C-G, U-A
• T-A, G-C