DNA Replication Review 12

Which of the following is a function of DNA?

• To replicate cells

• Store genetic information

• Create a genome

• Change in accordance with the environment

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

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

Nitrogenous bases in DNA are joined by which type of bond?

• polar bonds

• ionic bonds

• covalent bonds

• hydrogen bonds

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

• Replication
• Translation
• Transcription

A monomer of DNA is called a(n)

• Monosaccharide
• Amino Acid
• Triglyceride
• Nucleotide

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

• cytosine
• guanine
• thymine
• uracil

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• ribosome
• nucleus

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

• amino acids
• nucleotides
• fatty acids
• polysaccharides