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DNA QUIZ

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DNA is considered what type of biomolecule?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

2.

Which component is NOT found in a nucleotide?

a)

Phosphate group

b)

Deoxyribose sugar

c)

Amino acid

d)

Nitrogenous base

3.

What is the job of the phosphates and the sugars in the DNA molecule?

a)

Structure for the DNA molecule

b)

Hold the nitrogen bases together

c)

Code for traits

d)

Create the protein

4.

What is the job of the nitrogen bases in the DNA molecule?

a)

Structure and support for DNA molecule

b)

Hold bases together

c)

Code for traits

d)

Create protein

5.

Which of the following have DNA?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

All of the above have DNA

6.

In DNA, Cytosines (C) always pair with ______

a)

Guanines (G)

b)

Adenines (A)

c)

Thymine (T)

d)

Uracil (U)

7.

A woman has red hair and green eyes. What part of her DNA codes for these traits?

a)

Phosphates

b)

Sugars

c)

Nitrogen bases

d)

Hydrogen bonds

8.

The four nitrogen bases of DNA are--

a)

ATHG

b)

MNAT

c)

ATCG

d)

CAVH

9.

Which type of bonds hold complementary nitrogen bases together?

a)

Helium bonds

b)

Hydrogen bonds

c)

Elastic bonds

d)

Protein bonds

10.

The twisting structure of a DNA molecule is known as _____ ________ structure

a)

curly cue

b)

double helix

c)

quintuple bypass

d)

triple twist

11.

What is the main job of DNA?

a)

Give instructions for the proteins that build an organism

b)

Short term energy

c)

Long term energy and insulation

d)

Build tissue in the body