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DNA Structure and Function Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the nucleotides made of?
a)
Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
b)
Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
c)
Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
d)
Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine
2.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
3.

What are the 4 nitrogen bases?

a)

amino acids , thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine

b)

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine

c)

adenine, glucose, cytosine, and gylcerol

d)

adenine, hydrogen, cytosine, and glucose

4.

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

a)

guanine and adenine

b)

deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond

c)

sugar and the nucleus

d)

deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate

5.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
6.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

b)

Denitrogenous acid

c)

Diribose acid

d)

Dinucleus acid

7.
What type of macromolecule is DNA?
a)
Protein
b)
Lipid
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
Nucleic Acid
8.
The overall shape of a DNA molecule is called...
a)
Single stranded
b)
Double Helix
c)
Globular shape
d)
Circular
9.
If a section of DNA has 13% thymine, then there is _____ adenine
a)
13%
b)
26%
c)
37%
d)
74%
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