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DNA Structure & History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Deoxynitrogenous Acid

b)

Deribo Nuclein Acid

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

d)

Denatured Nucleic Acid

2.

What is the shape of a DNA molecule?

a)

double helix

b)

a single helix (one strand)

c)

square

d)

5 sided ring

3.

There are four nitrogenous bases found in DNA. Three are cytosine, thymine, and guanine. What is the fourth? 

a)

cytosinez

b)

purine

c)

uracil

d)

adenine

4.

What makes up the SIDES of a DNA ladder?

a)

nitrogen bases

b)

Deoxyribose sugars & phosphates

c)

genes & chromosomes

d)

RNA

5.

What makes up the rungs (center) of a DNA ladder?

a)

sugars & phosphates

b)

nitrogen bases

c)

sugars

d)

genes & chromosomes

6.

What is DNA made up of?

a)

nucleotides

b)

cytoplasm

c)

RNA

d)

cells

7.
Cytosine always pairs with
a)
Adenine
b)
Thymine
c)
Uracil
d)
Guanine
8.

According to the Base pair rule, if a DNA molecule contains 2 cytosine's how many guanines will it contain?

a)

1500

b)

2

c)

0

d)

1000

9.

DNA is located in the _____ in eukaryotic cells.

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

mitochondria

d)

ribosome

10.

Nucleotides consist of all of the following except:

a)

a phosphate

b)

a sugar

c)

a base

d)

a nucleic acid

11.

Which of the following is not a DNA base?

a)

adenine (A)

b)

guanine (G)

c)

cytosine (C)

d)

histidine (H)

12.

What is the backbone of DNA made of?

a)

sugar and phosphate

b)

nitrogen bases

c)

sugar and nitrogen bases

d)

phosphate and nitrogen bases

13.

What are the correct base pair rules in DNA?

a)

A-T and C-G

b)

A-C and T-G

c)

A-G and C-T

d)

A-A, C-C, G-G, and T-T

14.

How is everyone's DNA different if there are only 4 bases in DNA?

a)

the base are arranged differently in each person

b)

each person has 4 different bases

c)

DNA is NOT different, everyone's is the same

d)

I don't know :(

15.

The diagram shows the parts of a nucleotide for DNA. What part does "A" represent?

a)

Phosphate

b)

Deoxyribose Sugar

c)

Nitrogenous Base

d)

Ribose Sugar

16.

The diagram shows the parts of a nucleotide for DNA. What part does "B" represent?

a)

Phosphate

b)

Deoxyribose Sugar

c)

Nitrogenous Base

d)

Ribose Sugar

17.

The diagram shows the parts of a nucleotide for DNA. What part does "C" represent?

a)

Phosphate

b)

Deoxyribose Sugar

c)

Nitrogenous Base

d)

Ribose Sugar

18.

Which type of bonds form between complementary base pairs?

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Water

19.
Who is responsible for producing this image?
a)
Francis Crick
b)
James Watson
c)
Rosalind Franklin
d)
Watson and Crick
20.
What was Watson and Crick's main scientific accomplishment?
a)
Building the first accurate model of DNA
b)
Isolating strains of pneumonia causing bacteria
c)
Determining base pairing rules
d)
Discovering the process of genetic transformation