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DNA structure

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following macromolecules is responsible for inheritance?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

2.

Which of the following options correctly pairs a monomer to its corresponding polymer?

a)

monosaccharide & polysaccharide

b)

nucleotide & lipid

c)

glycerol/fatty acid & protein

d)

amino acid & nucleic acie

3.

A(n) _________________ refers to an organism's complete genetic makeup

a)

chromosome

b)

gene

c)

cell

d)

genome

4.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

Dehydration synthesis connects nucleotides to form nucleic acids

b)

Dehydration synthesis connects nucleic acids to form DNA.

c)

Hydrolysis breaks DNA into RNA.

d)

Hydrolysis connects nucleotides to form nucleic acids

5.

The monomer of nucleic acids is called a

a)

nitrogenous base

b)

monosaccharide

c)

nucleotide

d)

deoxyribose sugare

6.

A DNA nucleotide includes all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

phosphate group

b)

ribose sugar

c)

nitrogenous bases

d)

deoxyribose sugar

7.

An RNA nucleotide includes all of the following EXCEPT

a)

thymine base

b)

uracil base

c)

phosphate group

d)

ribose sugar

8.

Edwin Chargaff collected data which helped determine the base pairing rules. These rules include

a)

A and T pair, G and C pair

b)

A and G pair, C and T pair

c)

A and C pair, G and T pair

d)

A and U pair, G and C pair

9.

The base pairing rules of the DNA strucure allows for

a)

a consistent diameter throughout the molecule

b)

hydrogen bonding along the phosphate-sugar backbone

c)

covalent bonding between bases

d)

mutations to occur easilty

10.

Which of the following options correctly matches the DNA structure with the correct type of bonds?

a)

nitrogenous bases bond covalently

b)

nitrogenous bases link by hydrogen bonds

c)

phosphates and sugars link by hydrogen bonds

d)

phosphates and nitrogenous bases bond covalently

11.

Which of the following correctly describes the orientation of a DNA molecule?

a)

a phosphate group is at the 3' end

b)

a phophate group is at the 5' end

c)

a hydroxyl (OH) group is at the 5' end

d)

a water molecule is attached to the 3' end

12.

The scientist who took the X-ray crystallogrphy image which enabled the understanding of the DNA double helix was

a)

James Watson

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Francis Crick

d)

Maurice Wilkins

13.

DNA needs to be copied

a)

to create ATP

b)

during osmosis

c)

before a cell divides

d)

during cellular respiration

14.

During which phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

a)

G0

b)

Mitosis

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

S

15.

DNA replicates using the _________________ model.

a)

conservative

b)

semi-conservative

c)

photosynthetic

d)

collaborative