DNA and RNA

DNA is an acronym for _____

• Diphosphorus Nucleic Acid

• Ribose Nucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acetate

The human body contains ____ chromosomes and ___ cells

• 23 pairs of chromosomes and 75 million cells

• 46 pairs of chromosomes and 150 trillion cells

• 48 pairs of chromosomes and 75 trillion cells

• 23 pairs of chromosomes and 75 trillion cells

A gene is (mark all that apply, 2 correct answers)

• A distinct portion of the somatic cells responsible for increasing hormone concentrations during interphase

• A distinct sequence of nucleotides forming part of the chromosome

• A unit of heredity transferred from the parents to their offspring

• A type of protein

Primary functions of DNA are (mark all that apply, 2 correct answers)

• Transmit information on heredity from one generation to the next

• Control cellular respiration

• Regulate homeostasis

• Provide a blueprint for making proteins

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 ___

• 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

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

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

Name this structure

• double helix
• nucelotide
• twisted ladder
• hydrogen bond