DNA Structure and Replication

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 every day for energy

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

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
• the color of the nitrogen bases
• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

The drawing shows the structure of what molecule?

• A DNA molecule
• A lipid molecule
• A carbohydrate molecule
• A protein molecule

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A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.

• Replication

• Translation

• Transcription

• Protein Synthesis

What are the nucleotides made of?

• Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
• Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
• Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
• Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

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X outlines a(n) ___________.

• amino acid
• nitrogen base 
• nucleotide
• nitrogen base pair

Rosalind Franklin's photo was important in helping Watson and Crick to discover what?

• The double helix structure of DNA

• X-Ray crystalography was a technology worth looking in to. 

• That stealing is a great way to get ahead in life

• That there could possibly be life on other planets. 

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The shape of the DNA molecule is a double __________________?

• "S"
• helix
• rope
• curve

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

• deoxyribose sugar and adenine
• deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
• deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
• deoxyribose sugar and phosphate