Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

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

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid
• Denitrogenous acid
• Deribonucleic acid
• Diribonucleic acid

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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

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

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• ribosome
• nucleus