DNA Structure and Replication

The shape of DNA is referred to as a _____.

• double helix

• circle

• Y shaped

• X shaped

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Adenine always pairs with ______

• Thymine

• Cytosine

• Guanine

Cytosine always pairs with ____

• Guanine

• Thymine

• Adenine

DNA is which type of macromolecule?

• nucleic acid

• protein

• starch

• carbohydrate

DNA is a long, double stranded molecule composed to repeating smaller units called?

• nucleotides

• sugars

• phosphates

____ - is the process by which DNA makes a copy of itself before the cell divides

• DNA replication

• DNA division

• DNA forks

What nucleotide sequence of bases will correctly pair with the following strand of DNA?

TAGCTA

• ATCGAT

• CGATCG

• ATCGTA

What is the sugar found in DNA?

• deoxyribose

• ribose

• starch

• proteins

the double ring bases are also referred to as ____-

• purines

• pyrimidines

the single ring structures are also known as ____

• pyrimidines

• purines