DNA - The Double Helix Learning Check

What is the nucleus often called?

• The control center

• The power house

• The cell wall

• The membrane

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What does DNA stand for?

• Dinucleic Acid

• Dinucleotide Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Deoxynucleotide Acid

What is a gene?

• A segment of DNA that codes for a protein

• A type of protein

• A cell component

• A type of chromosome

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Who established the structure of DNA?

• Darwin and Mendel

• Curie and Franklin

• Watson and Crick

• Newton and Galileo

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What shape is the structure of DNA?

• Single helix

• Double helix

• Quadruple helix

• Triple helix

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What are the sides of the DNA ladder made of?

• Nitrogen bases

• Amino acids

• Alternating sugar and phosphate molecules

• Carbon and hydrogen bonds

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Which of the following is not a nitrogen base in DNA?

• Adenine

• Cytosine

• Guanine

• Uracil

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What is the 'Base-Pair Rule'?

• Guanine pairs with cytosine

• Adenine pairs with thymine

• Cytosine pairs with adenine

• Adenine pairs with guanine

What is the role of messenger RNA?

• To carry the DNA's instructions to the ribosomes

• To replicate DNA

• To create new cells

• To form the cell membrane

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What sugar does RNA contain?

• Fructose

• Deoxyribose

• Ribose

• Glucose