Unit 2 DNA Checklist

What is the scientific name for DNA?

• deoxyribonucleic acid

• ribonucleic acid

• Deionized reactions

• Denatured nucleic acids

Which biomolecule is DNA made up of?

• proteins

• nucleic acids

• carbohydrates

• lipids

What is the monomer that makes up DNA?

• nucleotides

• fatty acids

• glycerol

• monosaccharides

What sugar is included in DNA?

• glucose

• deoxyribose

• ribose

• sucrose

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(instructions) for traits of all living things

• because we eat it every day for energy

What are the 4 nitrogenous bases?

• adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine

• adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine

• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol

• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

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

What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogenous bases

• the order (sequence) of the nitrogenous bases

• the color of the nitrogenous bases

• the frequency (number) of nitrogenous bases