DNA Structure

Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?

• C-A, T-G

• A-G, C-T

• C-G, U-A

• T-A, G-C

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix

• contains ribose

• made of amino acids

• contains Uracil

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Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA? (This is the MONOMER of DNA.) 

• nucleotides

• amino acids

• fatty acids

• polysaccharides

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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Match the letter to the part.

a

b

c

d

e

Nitrogen Base

Covalent Bond

Deoxyribose Sugar

Phosphate

Hydrogen Bonds

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112.42.c.7.A

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

In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of

• cytosine

• guanine

• thymine

• uracil

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

• amino acids

• nucleotides

• fatty acids

• polysaccharides

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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DNA codes for...

• cholesterol

• proteins

• fatty acids

• carbohydrates

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