DNA Reading

DNA Reading

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Biology

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does DNA stand for?

Dioxynucleic acid

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Deoxyribosenucleic acid

Dinucleic acid

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of DNA in cells?

Stores genetic information

Helps in the digestion of food

Provides energy to cells

Protects the cell from viruses

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the building blocks of DNA?

Glycerol

Amino acids

Fatty acids

Nucleotides

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many types of bases are there in DNA?

Two

Four

Six

Eight

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a base in DNA?

Adenine

Guanine

Thymine

Uracil

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What shape does the DNA molecule have?

Triple helix

Quadruple helix

Double helix

Single helix

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to base-pairing rules, which base pairs with Adenine?

Uracil

Cytosine

Guanine

Thymine

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If one DNA strand reads CCGTAATGCAT, what will be the sequence of the complementary strand?

GGCATTAAGTA

GGCATTACGTA

GGCATTAACGT

GGCATAGTACG