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INTRO DNA QUIZ

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DNA is the code for (a)   life.

2.

What molecules are in nucleotides?

a)

Phosphate group

b)

Protein

c)

Sugar

d)

lipid

e)

Nitrogenous base

3.

Which molecules make up the "backbone" of DNA and RNA?

a)

Sugar

b)

Phosphate group

c)

Nucleotide base

4.

Thymine will bond with...

a)

Guanine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Adenine

d)

Uracil

5.

Guanine will bond with...

a)

Thymine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Adenine

d)

Uracil

6.

Which bases are only found in DNA?

a)

Thymine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Adenine

d)

Uracil

e)

Guanine

7.
The shape of the DNA molecule is a double __________________?
a)
"S"
b)
helix
c)
rope
d)
curve
8.
Rosalind Franklin's "photo 51" was critical in helping Watson and Crick to discover what?
a)
The double helix structure of DNA
b)
X-Ray crystalography was a technology worth looking in to. 
c)
That stealing is a great way to get ahead in life
d)
That there could possibly be life on other planets. 
9.
Replicate the following strand of DNA: 
AATCATGGA
a)
AATCATGGA
b)
TTAGTACCT
c)
UUAGUACCU
d)
GGATAUCUA
10.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
11.
How did Rosalind Franklin's photo 51 affect th work of Watson and Crick?
a)
It was used to determine the physical structure of DNA
b)
It was used to identify the four bases that make up DNA
c)
It was used to determine the theory of independent assortment
d)
It was used to show DNA was the molecule of inheritance
12.
Who was responsible for determining the structure of DNA?
a)
Watson and Crick
b)
Chargaff
c)
Rosalind Franklin
d)
All of the above