DNA & Replication

What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonacent Acid
• Dextroribonucleic Acid
• Deoxyribonucleic Acid
• Dinitrogen Acid

What is the shape of DNA?

• Single helix
• Double helix
• Triple helix
• Double spiral

What base does thymine match with?

• Guanine
• Adipose
• Adenine
• Cytosine

Which of the following is NOT a part of the DNA nucleotide? 

• Dextrose sugar
• Phosphate group
• Nitrogenous base
• Lysine amino acid

Where is DNA located within the cell?

• Cytoplasm
• Nucleus
• Lysosome
• Mitochondria

What base does Guanine match up with?

• Cytosine
• Adenine
• Thymine
• Glycine

What is the complementary DNA strand to the following strand; AACGT?

• CCTAC
• GGTAC
• TTGCA
• TTCGA

What is the goal of DNA replication? (choose the most accurate answer)

• To destroy the DNA molecule
• To make a new copy of DNA from an existing strand of DNA
• To make a totally new DNA molecule from nothing
• To copy the DNA into RNA

What is the complementary DNA strand to the following strand; ACT?

• TGA
• GTC
• ATC
• CAG

What are sections of DNA that hold instructions on how to build proteins called?

• Chromosomes
• Centromere
• Nucleus
• Gene

Tags

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