The Structure of DNA

Who was the Biochemist during the Nazi Era that named the DNA strand and the 4 bases that make up DNA.

• Watson

• Crick

• Chargaff

• Odile

What does DNA stand for -

• Diphosphorus Nucleic Acid

• Ribose Nucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acetate

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Why is DNA important?

• It controlls cellular respiration

• It is the blueprint of traits for all living things

• Its nitrogen bases are A, U, T, G

• It is made of phosphates, lipids, and nitrogen bases

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The building blocks for Nucleic Acids are -

• Monomers

• Nucleotides

• Amino Acids

• Fatty Acids

A nucleotide is made of -

• A phosphate, sugar and nitrogenous base

• A protein, protein and Guanine

• A phosphate, Adenine, and nitrogenous base

• A protein, Adenine and nitrogenous base

Whoch of the following is a base pair?

• Adenine & Uracil

• Thymine & Cytosine

• Guanine & Cytosine

• Adenine & Cytosine

Chargaff states that nitrogen bases ___ from species to species.

• are the same

• vary

• combine

• are opposite

If a person has 33% adenine. How much Guanine will she have?

• 66

• 33

• 34

• 17

The structure of DNA is called a(n) -

• Single strand of genetic material

• Phosphlipid

• Double helix

• Maternal / Parental copy of genes

A DNA template means -

• A DNA clone

• directions to make something

• A, C, U, G

• phenotyping of genes