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DNA Structure

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

b)

Doublenucleic acid

c)

Do Not Assess

d)

Deribonucleic acid

2.

What is the importance of DNA?

a)

It does nothing

b)

It looks cool

c)

It is the genetic code for life

d)

It does some stuff

3.

How many different nucleotides are found in our DNA?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

4.

When the two strands of our DNA combine, only certain nucleotides/nitrogenous bases can combine. Adenine pairs with ​ (a)   , and Guanine pairs with ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Thymine
Cytosine
Adenine
Guanine
5.

What is the name of the rule that tells which nucleotides/nitrogenous bases can pair up?

a)

Avery's Rule

b)

Griffith's Rule

c)

Franklin's Rule

d)

Chargaff's Rule

6.

Which famous scientist used x-rays to capture the first photograph of DNA?

a)

Erwin Chargaff

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Charles Avery

7.

If we were to pick apart a piece of DNA, what type of chemical bond would be found WITHIN a strand of that DNA?

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Hydrogen Bond

c)

Ionic Bond

d)

van der Waals forces

8.

If we were able to zoom in on a piece of DNA, what type of chemical bond would be seen BETWEEN the strands of DNA?

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Hydrogen bond

c)

Ionic bond

d)

van der Waals forces

9.

What TWO parts of the nucleotide make up the backbone of the DNA strand?

a)

Phosphate

b)

Nitrogenous base

c)

Hydrogen bonds

d)

5-Carbon Sugar

10.

Who are the two scientists that created the first accepted model of DNA?

a)

Watson and Crick

b)

Holmes and Watson

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Avery and McCleod