DNA ONLY

DNA function?

• store genetic information (code)

• make energy

• use information

Where in the cell is DNA found?

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

DNA structure?

• double helix

• double twist

• double chocolate

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated
• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
• because we eat it every day for energy

What are the nucleotides made of?

• Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base

• Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base

• Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

the most important part of the nucleotide?

• base

• phosphate

• sugar

What determines the genetic difference between 2 organisms? (look at the word in parentheses)

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases

• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases

• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

The two strands of nitrogenous bases in DNA are joined by which type of bond?

• polar bonds

• hydrogen bonds

the process of making a copy of DNA

(MORE DNA)

• Transcription

• DNA replication

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine