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DNA Structure and Function

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the structure of the DNA molecule?

a)

Single Helix

b)

Helix

c)

Strand

d)

Double Helix

2.

Name the enzyme that breaks the hydrogen bonds holding the two DNA strands together during DNA replication?

(a)  

3.

The "backbone" of the DNA molecule consists of what molecule(s)? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

Phosphate

b)

Deoxyribose

c)

Sugar

d)

Nitrogen

4.

A deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, and a nitrogen-containing base (A,C,T,G) make up a (a)   , the monomer of DNA.

5.

(a)   are the monomers of the DNA molecule.

6.

In the process of DNA replication, bonds are broken between:

a)

Sugars

b)

Bases

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Adenine

7.

DNA (a)   is the process in which a cell’s entire DNA is copied.

8.

There are _____ hydrogen bonds between cytosine and guanine.

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

9.

A double ring structure is found in which of the following bases?

a)

Guanine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Thymine

10.

In a DNA molecule, the complementary strands are joined at the nucleotides by hydrogen bonds between what?

a)

Sugars

b)

Phosphates

c)

Nitrogen Containing Bases

d)

Salt