DNA Structure and Function Practice

DNA is an acronym for _____

• Diphosphorus Nucleic Acid

• Ribose Nucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acetate

A nucleotide is composed of

• A phosphate, sugar and nitrogenous base

• A protein, protein and Guanine

• A phosphate, Adenine, and nitrogenous base

• A protein, Adenine and nitrogenous base

Which of the following is a base pair?

• Adenine - Cytosine

• Cytosine - Thymine

• Deoxyribose - Cytosine

• Cytosine - Guanine

The weak bonds between base pairs is a ___

• Covalent Bond

• Polar Bond

• Non Polar Bond

• Hydrogen

RNA is different than DNA because ___ (Mark all that apply)

• It is a single strand instead of a double helix

• It contains Uracil instead of Thymine

• It is an nucleic acid instead of an amino acid

• It is shorter in length

The structure of DNA was discovered in ____

• 1912

• 1953

• 1974

• 1986

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

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

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

• deoxyribose sugar and adenine
• deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
• deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
• deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

• polar bonds
• ionic bonds
• covalent bonds
• hydrogen bonds

What does DNA stand for?

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