DNA Structure and Replication Quizizz

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix

• contains ribose

• made of amino acids

• contains Uracil

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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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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

Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

• polar bonds
• ionic bonds
• covalent bonds
• hydrogen bonds

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What are the three components of a nucleotide?

• sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
• sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, protein

Cytosine always pairs with

• Adenine
• Thymine
• Uracil
• Guanine

Name this structure

• double helix
• nucelotide
• twisted ladder
• hydrogen bond

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Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• ribosome
• nucleus

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Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

The two strands of DNA are held together by:

• Hydrogen Bonds
• Phosphodiester Bonds
• Glycolsyl Bonds
• Glycosidic Linkages

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