DNA and DNA replication-practice 1

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Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule? Options: double helix, contains ribose, made of amino acids, contains Uracil

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double helix

Front

Which units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA? (This is the MONOMER of DNA.) Options: amino acids, nucleotides, fatty acids, polysaccharides

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nucleotides

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Adenine bonds with ______________.

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Thymine

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Guanine bonds with ______________.

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Cytosine

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Why is DNA important?

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it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

Front

What are the 4 nitrogen bases? Options: adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine, adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine, adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol, adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

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adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine

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Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder? Options: deoxyribose and adenine, deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond, sugar and the nucleus, deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate

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deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate

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Which enzyme is responsible for adding nucleotides?

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DNA Polymerase

Front

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG?

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TAC ACT GTC

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A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.

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Replication