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7 4.2 The Structure of DNA Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

DNA stands for...

a)

Deoxyribose Acid

b)

Deoxynucleic Acid

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

d)

Ribonucleic Acid

2.

If one side of DNA is ATTA what would the complementary strand look like?

a)

CGGC

b)

GCCG

c)

TAAT

d)

ATTA

3.

Cystosine is always paired with ______________.

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Guanine

d)

It doesn't match with anything

4.

The sides of DNA contain

a)

Sugar and phosphate

b)

Sugar and base pairs

c)

Phosphate and base pairs

d)

DNA does not have any sides

5.

The shape of DNA looks like a twisted ladder, known as

a)

helicase

b)

a double helix

c)

a triple helix

6.

If one side of DNA is TTGAC what is it's complementary strand

a)

AACTG

b)

TTGAC

c)

GGCGT

d)

TTCAC

7.

Where is DNA found in the cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Nucleus

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

8.

Guanine bonds with ______________.

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Thymine

9.

Why is DNA important?

a)

it is very small and very complicated

b)

it's in everything

c)

it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

d)

because we eat it every day for energy

10.

Which of these is NOT in DNA?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Guanine

d)

Uracil

e)

Cytosine

11.

In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of

a)

cytosine

b)

guanine

c)

thymine

d)

uracil

12.

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotides

c)

fatty acids

d)

polysaccharides

13.

What are the 4 nitrogen bases?

a)

adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine

b)

adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine

c)

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol

d)

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

14.

What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

a)

the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases

b)

the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases

c)

the color of the nitrogen bases

d)

the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

15.

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

a)

deoxyribose sugar and adenine

b)

deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond

c)

deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus

d)

deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

16.

Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

a)

polar bonds

b)

ionic bonds

c)

covalent bonds

d)

hydrogen bonds

17.

How did Rosalind Franklin's photo 51 affect the work of Watson and Crick? (picture is shown)

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

18.

Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and..?

a)

nitrogenous base

b)

nucleic acid

c)

cholesterol

d)

fatty acid

19.

Received the noble prize for their discovery of DNA.

a)

Watson

b)

Crick

c)

Wilkins

d)

All of them

20.

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

a)

double helix

b)

contains ribose

c)

made of amino acids

d)

contains Uracil