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Nuclei Acid

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What enables cells to have different forms and perform different function?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

2.

The two strands of DNA are held together by

a)

Glycosidic Linkages

b)

Hydrogen Bonds

c)

Phosphodiester Bonds

d)

Glycolsyl Bonds

3.

Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond

a)

Hydrogen Bonds

b)

Covalent Bonds

c)

Ionic Bonds

d)

Polar Bonds

4.

Why is DNA important?

a)

because we eat it everyday for energy

b)

it's in everything

c)

it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

d)

it is very small and very complicated

5.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Diribonuclei acid

b)

Denitrogenous acid

c)

Deribonuclei acid

d)

Deoxyribonuclei acid

6.

The twisted ladder shape of DNA is known as

a)

Double helix

b)

Single helix

c)

Triple helix

7.

Which of the following is not a component of DNA?

a)

Phosphate group

b)

5 Carbon Sugar

c)

Nitrogen Base

d)

Carbon Base

8.

How is the instructions for your traits carried on a DNA molecule?

a)

Sequence of the nitrogen bases

b)

In the bond between the phosphate and the sugar

9.

Which answer choice would by complementary (match up) with the DNA strand ATGCATTCGA

a)

TACGTAAGCT

b)

TACCTAAGGA

c)

ATGCATTCGA

d)

ATGCCATGGA

10.

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

a)

thymine

b)

cytosine

c)

guanine

d)

uracil

11.

Guanine bonds with

a)

thymine

b)

cytosine

c)

guanine

d)

adenine

12.

What is the primary function of DNA?

a)

carries the protein blueprint from a cell's DNA to its ribosomes

b)

carries the appropriate amino acids into the ribosome for inclusion in the new protein.

c)

To store and transmit the genetic information that tells cells which proteins to make and when to make them

13.

What role proteins have in a cell?

a)

They form the structural units of cells and help control chemical processes within cells

b)

They form single cells using the amino acids in the blood

14.

Who discovered nuclei acid?

a)

Watson and Crick

b)

Griffith

c)

Friedrich Miescher

d)

Walter Gilbert

15.

Which of these statements are TRUE for a glycosidic bond?

a)

The bond between sugar and phosphate

b)

The bond between sugar and the nitrogenous base

c)

The bond between base and phoshate

d)

The bond between the two sugar residues