Intro to DNA

_____________________ carries information for inherited traits.

• DNA
• FBI
• RNA
• CBS

A nucleotide is made up of three parts:  which of these is not one of those parts?

• sugar
• phosphate
• amino acids
• base

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

• triple twist
• corkscrew
• double helix
• chain reaction

____________________ is to make copies of DNA

• replicate
• recycle
• reuse
• rejoice

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

What are the 4 nitrogen bases?

• adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
• adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
• 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