Unit 5 Test Review - DNA: Code of Life

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated
• it's in everything
• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
• because we eat it every day for energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following things does a nucleotide NOT contain?

• a sugar
• a nitrogen base
• a phosphate
• a polymerase

The DNA is found in the nucleus of what type of organisms?

• Bacteria

• Eukaryotes

• Prokaryotes

• Viruses

Which of the following is a base that is NOT contained in DNA?

• Adenine
• Thymine
• Uracil
• Guanine

Which of the following does NOT describe the structure of DNA?

• double helix
• nucleotide polymer
• sugar-phosphate backbone
• contains adenine-uracil pairs

DNA is often considered the "______________" of life.

• Blueprint
• Mistake
• Swimming Pool
• Smelly Cheese

What is shown in the diagram shown?

• DAN
• RAN
• DNA
• RNA