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DNA Structure Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)
sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
c)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
d)
sugar, phosphate, protein
3.
Cytosine always pairs with
a)
Adenine
b)
Thymine
c)
Uracil
d)
Guanine
4.
Name this structure
a)
double helix
b)
nucelotide
c)
twisted ladder
d)
hydrogen bond
5.
The two strands of DNA are held together by:
a)
Hydrogen Bonds
b)
Phosphodiester Bonds
c)
Glycolsyl Bonds
d)
Glycosidic Linkages
6.

What shape is DNA?

a)

A single helix

b)

A crstyal

c)

A double helix

d)

Primary Structure

7.

A scientist analyzes a DNA molecule and discovers that 25% of its nitrogenous bases are Cytosine. How many bases must be Guanine?

a)

0% Guanine

b)

25% Guanine

c)

50% Guanine

d)

75% Guanine

8.

Who developed the double-helix model of DNA?

a)

Watson & Crick

b)

Avery

c)

Hershey & Chase

d)

Franklin

9.

Who took a picture of DNA using X-ray diffraction?

a)

Rosalind Franklin

b)

Watson & Crick

c)

Oswald Avery

d)

Hershey & Chase

10.

Who discovered that A = T and C = G?

a)

Chargaff

b)

Franklin

c)

Watson & Crick

d)

Griffith

11.

The image shows a sequence of DNA

a)

It is correct, because it shows all of the bases paired correctly.

b)

It is correct, because it shows one strand is an exact copy of the other

c)

It is inaccurate, because the bases are not correctly paired.

d)

It is inaccurate, because it only shows one strand of the DNA molecule

12.

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

13.

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

14.

Which components bond with adenine in a section of DNA?

a)

1, 3, 5, AND 6

b)

3 AND 5

c)

2 AND 4

d)

3,4,7 AND 8

15.

What #'s represent the genetic code?

a)

1,2,3,4

b)

5,6,7,8

c)

1,3,5,7

d)

2,4,6,8

16.

What #'s make up the backbone of DNA?

a)

1 and 2

b)

3 and 5

c)

1 and 3

d)

6 and 8

17.

Which letters collectively make up a nucleotide. Select all that apply

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

None

18.

Which letter represents the phosphate group on the DNA strand?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

W

d)

Z

19.

Which letter represents the deoxyribose sugar on the DNA strand?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

W

d)

Z

20.

Which letter represents the nitrogen base on the DNA strand?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

W

d)

Z

21.

How many TOTAL NUCLEOTIDES are there in the DNA molecule pictured?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

2

d)

20

22.
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
23.

If one strand of a DNA molecule has the following order of bases, what will be the correct order of bases on the complementary (matching) strand?

AATTGGCC

a)

AATTGGCC

b)

TTAACCGG

c)

GGCCAATT

d)

GACTGACT

24.
A five-carbon sugar found in DNA.
a)
ribose
b)
guanine
c)
deoxyribose
d)
helicase
25.
Which of the following is NOT a part of the DNA nucleotide? 
a)

Pentose sugar

b)
Phosphate group
c)
Nitrogenous base
d)
Lysine amino acid