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DNA Structure - base pairing calculations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 16mins

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1.

A certain DNA sequence has 16% adenine. You'd expect ____ guanine in the sequence.

a)

8%

b)

16%

c)

34%

d)

84%

e)

32%

2.

A certain DNA sequence has 16% adenine. You'd expect ____ thymine in the sequence.

a)

8%

b)

16%

c)

34%

d)

84%

e)

32%

3.

The amount of adenine + cytosine in a DNA sequence must ...

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY

a)

equal 50% of the sequence

b)

be greater than the amount of thymine + guanine

c)

be lower than 25% of the sequence

d)

equal the amount of thymine + guanine

4.

A certain DNA sequence has 500 total bases. If 100 are guanine, you would expect (a)   to be thymine.

5.

A certain DNA sequence has 500 total bases. If 100 are guanine, you would expect (a)   to be cytosine.

6.

A certain DNA sequence has 500 total bases. If 200 are guanine, you would expect (a)   to be adenine.

7.

Which of the following must be true in a DNA sequence?

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY

a)

A = T

b)

C = A

c)

A + T = G + C

d)

A + C = T + G

e)

A + T > G + C

8.

________ = 0

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY

a)

T - A

b)

G - C

c)

(A + T) - (G + C)

d)

(A + C) - (T + G)

e)

C - G

9.

A certain DNA sequence has 31% adenine. You'd expect ____ guanine in the sequence.

a)

8%

b)

19%

c)

31%

d)

62%

10.

If the amount of cytosine in a DNA sequence is 54%, then you know that ...

a)

someone didn't count the cytosine right

b)

guanine is also 54%

c)

adenine is 46%

d)

thymine is 4%

11.

If there is combined 60% for Cytosine and Guanine in a strand of DNA, what is the combined % for Adenine and Thymine in the same strand of DNA?

a)

60

b)

20

c)

40

d)

10

12.

If there is 22% Cytosine, how much of all the other bases are there?

a)

22% C, 22% G, 28% A, and 28%T

b)

28% C, 28% G, 28% A, and 28%T

c)

22% C, 28% G, 22% A, and 28%T

d)

22% C, 22% G, 22% A, and 22%T

13.

If A > C in a DNA sequence, then ...

a)

T < G

b)

A + C > T + G

c)

C + G < A + T

d)

C = T

14.

A certain DNA sequence has 800 total bases. If 300 are guanine, you would expect (a)   to be cytosine.

15.

A certain DNA sequence has 800 total bases. If 300 are guanine, you would expect (a)   to be thymine.