DNA Structure and Discovery

What category of Biomolecule does DNA fall into?

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

Select all of the following molecules which are Nucleic Acids

• DNA

• RNA

• ATP

• Helicase

• Cellulose

Which of the following scientists received the Noble Prize in 1962 for discovering the structure of DNA?

• James Watson

• Francis Crick

• Maurice Wilkins

• Rosalind Franklin

• Gregor Mendel

Which scientist took "photo 51", which is shown on the left, and is an x-ray crystallography image of DNA?

• James Watson

• Francis Crick

• Maurice Wilkins

• Rosalind Franklin

• Gregor Mendel

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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

In eukaryotes, which organelle is the majority of DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• Golgi

• nucleus

Select ALL of the following which have DNA:

• Animals

• Plants

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1