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DNA Structure and Function Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who took the x-ray crystallography image that led to the discovery of DNA’s structure?

a)

Watson

b)

Crick

c)

Franklin

d)

Chargaff

2.

In what year did Watson and Crick publish their discovery of the structure of DNA?

a)

1950

b)

1952

c)

1953

d)

1961

3.

DNA is located in the (a)   of eukaryotic cells.

4.

DNA is classified as what type of biomolecule?

a)

Lipid

b)

Protein

c)

Nucleic Acid

d)

Carbohydrate

5.

What is the shape of the DNA molecule called?

a)

Straight chain

b)

Double helix

c)

Single strand

d)

Triple helix

6.

One main function of DNA is to ___________.

4 lines
7.

DNA passes genetic information to __________.

a)

new cells

b)

bacteria

c)

non-living things

d)

viruses only

8.

DNA provides instructions to cells for making __________.

a)

sugars

b)

proteins

c)

fats

d)

vitamins

9.

What two components make up the "backbone" of the DNA structure?

a)

Sugars and proteins

b)

Nitrogen bases and sugars

c)

Phosphates and deoxyribose sugars

d)

Deoxyribose sugars and lipids

10.

Nitrogen bases form the __________ of the DNA structure.

a)

sides

b)

backbone

c)

center

d)

top and bottom

11.

The nitrogen bases in DNA are held together by __________ bonds.

a)

covalent

b)

ionic

c)

hydrogen

d)

metallic

12.

How many different nitrogen bases exist in DNA?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

13.

According to base pairing rules, adenine (A) pairs with __________.

a)

Cytosine (C)

b)

Guanine (G)

c)

Thymine (T)

d)

Adenine (A)

14.

Cytosine (C) pairs with __________ in DNA.

a)

Guanine (G)

b)

Thymine (T)

c)

Adenine (A)

d)

Cytosine (C)

15.

According to Chargaff’s rule, the amount of adenine in a DNA molecule is equal to the amount of __________.

a)

Guanine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Uracil