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DNA Structure Quizizz

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 16mins

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1.

Nucleic acids are made of nucleotides. What are the three basic components of nucleotides?

a)

A lipid, a protein, and a carbohydrate

b)

Two sugars and two nitrogen bases

c)

A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base

d)

Four different nitrogen bases (A,T,C or G)

2.

Which of the following correctly lists the names of each part of a nucleotide?

a)

A: Phosphate Group

B: Nitrogenous Base

C: Deoxyribose Sugar

b)

A: Adenine

B: Boron

C: Carbon

c)

A: Nitrogenous Base

B: Ribose Sugar

C: Phosphite

d)

A: Deoxyribose Sugar

B: Phosphate Group

C: Nitrogenous Base

3.

Which of the following correctly states Chargaff's Rule?

a)

Adenine pairs with Cytosine

Guanine pairs with Thymine

b)

Adenine pairs with Thymine

Cytosine pairs with Guanine

c)

Thymine pairs with Cytosine

Guanine pairs with Adenine

4.

What type of bond is being shown by the arrow?

a)

The phosphate bond between two deoxyribose sugars

b)

The sugar-phosphate bond along the backbone of DNA

c)

A hydrogen bond between two complementary nitrogenous bases

d)

The bond between two ATP molecules in photosynthesis

5.

What is DNA?

a)

The genetic blueprint of all living things

b)

A type of carbohydrate used for energy

c)

A structure found in the cell membrane that helps with transport

d)

A biomolecule used in cellular respiration.

6.

What is the complementary strand to this DNA strand: ATT CAG ATG

a)

TAA GTC TAC

b)

ATT CAG ATG

c)

TAA CAG TAG

d)

GTA GAC TTA

7.

Based on the x-rays produced by Rosalind Franklin, scientists know that the shape of DNA is -

a)

A sphere

b)

Dependent on the sequence of nitrogenous bases

c)

Linear

d)

A double helix

8.

What is the sequence of nucleotides that is complementary to this strand: CGA TCA CCT AGG

a)

CGA TCA CCT AGG

b)

GCT AGT GGA TCC

c)

GGA TCC ACT AGC

d)

GCA TGA GGA TCC