DNA

A strand of DNA that looks like a twisted ladder is called a _____________________

• triple twist
• corkscrew
• double helix
• chain reaction

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What are the nucleotides made of?

• Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
• Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
• Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
• Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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

• deoxyribose and adenine
• deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
• sugar and the nucleus
• deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate

Base that pairs with thymine.

• guanine

• cytosine

• adenine

• phosphate

What scientists used models to find the correct structure of DNA?

• Franklin and Hooke

• Crick and Einstein

• Watson and Crick

• Watson and Sherlock

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

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand

ATGTGACAG

• ATGTGACAG

• TACACTGTC

• GTAAGTGAC

• CATTCACTG