DNA review

What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid
• Denitrogenous acid
• Deribonucleic acid
• Diribonucleic acid

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

DNA is a polymer made of:

• Nucleotides
• Ribosomes
• Purines
• Pyrimidines

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

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• ribosome
• nucleus

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

What will the matching sequence be on a strand that reads AAGCTAT?

• AACGATA
• TTCGTTA
• CCTGATA
• TTCGATA

What are the three components of a nucleotide?

• sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
• sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, protein

DNA codes for...

• bases
• proteins
• amino acids
• phosphates

Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?

• C-A, T-G
• A-G, C-T
• C-G, U-A
• T-A, G-C