DNA Structure and Replication Quiz

What is DNA made up of?

• Amino acids

• Nucleotides

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

What is the shape of DNA?

• Triple helix

• Double helix

• Quadruple helix

• Single helix

What ensures each new cell receives an identical set of genetic information?

• DNA replication

• RNA transcription

• Protein synthesis

• Enzymatic regulation

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Name this structure

• double helix
• nucelotide
• twisted ladder
• hydrogen bond

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match the nitrogenous bases with their partner

• X

• A

• T

• E

• C

• G

What will be the complementary DNA sequence resulting from the following:

GAT-TAC-AGA-TTA-CAT?

• CTA-ATG-TCT-AAT-GTA

• GAU-UAG-UGA-UUA-GUT

• CUA-AUG-UCU-AAU-GUA

• CAT-ACA-TAC-ATA-TAG

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Which part of a DNA molecule is responsible for the direct coding of specific traits in an organism?

• The number of hydrogen bonds that hold the strands of DNA together.

• The number of carbons in the DNA molecule.

• The sequence of nucleotide bases in the DNA molecule.

• The sequences of phosphates along each DNA strand.

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What is the significance of the sequence (order) of the Nitrogen Bases in DNA?

• The order of the Nitrogen Bases determines the number of chromosomes present in an organism.
• The order of the Nitrogen Bases determines the traits that an organism will have.

• The order of the Nitrogen Bases determines the gender of an organism.
• The order of the Nitrogen Bases determines whether an organism is abiotic biotic.

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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

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