AP Bio DNA and RNA Structure and Function

DNA can also be referred to as...

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• An organism's genetic material

• The source of biological information

• All of the above

The main functions of DNA are to...

• Store energy

• Build muscles and speed up reactions

• Form you cell membrane and retain heat

• Store and transmit genetic information and to code for proteins

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The shape of DNA is known as a...

• Triple helix

• Double helix

• Double twister

• Two-Chain Tangle

The monomer (building block) of DNA and RNA is the...

• Monosaccharide

• Amino Acid

• Nucleotide

• Adenine

A single DNA nucleotide contains...

• A sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base

• A sugar, phosphate, and helium base

• A salt, nitrogen, and phosphate base

• Four nitrogenous bases

All of the following are DNA bases EXCEPT:

• Adenine

• Thymine

• Guanine

• Uracil

• Cytosine

Which DNA base pairs are correct? (Select ALL correct answers)

• Adenine - Thymine

• Cytosine - Thymine

• Guanine - Adenine

• Cytosine - Guanine

• Adenine - Uracil

What part of DNA is at least somewhat unique to each individual organism?

• The bonds between sugar and phosphate

• The number and sequence of nitrogen bases

• The number of adenines

• The type of sugar molecules in the nucleotides

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Who took the X-ray photograph that showed the shape of DNA?

• Oswald Avery

• Charles Darwin

• Rosalind Franklin

• James Watson and Francis Crick

Where is most of the DNA located within eukaryotic cells?

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Lysosome

• Mitochondria