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Year 10 Biology - DNA

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the Acronym DNA stand for

a)

Do Not Abbreviate

b)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

c)

Detection of Nucleic Acids

d)

Double Nucleic Acids

2.

Which organelle is the DNA found

a)

Nucleus

b)

Plasma Membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cytoplasm

3.

What is the Shape of DNA

a)

Single Helix

b)

Spring

c)

Double Helix

d)

A twist knot thing

4.

What makes up the outside spine of the DNA strand

a)

Nitrogenous Bases

b)

Adenine and Thymine

c)

Deoxyribose sugar and a phosphate group

d)

ribose sugar and a phosphate group

5.

What are the names of the nitrogenous bases?

a)

Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine

b)

Avocado, Guacamole, Thyme, Coriander

c)

Adrenaline, Ganymede, Thutmose, Cartilage

d)

Adrenazon, Gamora, Thanos, Cadavus

6.

Which of the these bases are the Purines

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Which bases are the Pyrimidines

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which bases are complimentary

a)

Adenine and Thymine

b)

Cytosine and Adenine

c)

Guanine and Thymine

d)

Cytosine and Guanine

e)

Adenine and Uracil

9.

Is DNA unique to each individual?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
11.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
12.
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
13.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
14.
What are the nucleotides made of?
a)
Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
b)
Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
c)
Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
d)
Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine
15.
Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA? (This is the MONOMER of DNA.) 
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
fatty acids
d)
polysaccharides