DNA and DNA Strucuture

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand ATG TGA CAG?

• ATG TGA CAG

• TAC ACT GTC

• GTA AGT GAC

• CAT TCA CTG

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

• Amino Acids

• Nucleotides

• Fatty Acids

• Polysaccharides

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine

• Cytosine

• Thymine

• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine

• Thymine

• Guanine

• Cytosine

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 everyday for energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

• The shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases

• The frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

• The color of the nitrogen bases

• The order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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

• Deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

• Deoxyribose sugar and adenine

• Deoxyribose sugar and nucleus

• Deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond

Watson and Crick were the first to suggest that DNA is _____

• The genetic material

• A protein molecule

• A short molecule

• The shape of a double helix

Where is DNA found in Eukaryotic Cells?

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Cell membrane

Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

• Polar bonds

• Ionic bonds

• Hydrogen bonds

• Covalent bonds