DNA quiz

DNA is found in the:

• ribosomes

• Golgi apparatus

• nucleus

• lysosome

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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

How many chromosomes are there in the average human cell?

• 26

• 43 pairs

• 46

• 20

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

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG

During DNA base pairing:

• adenine bonds with thymine

• thymine bonds with cytosine

• guanine bonds with adenine

• thymine bonds with guanine

What is the name of the sugar found in DNA:

• ribose

• sucrose

• deoxyribose

• glucose

If a DNA strand reads AATGCTCCAGT, what would the complementary DNA strand read?:

• TTTCGATAGGA

• TTACGAGGTCA

• GGCAATCTTGA

• TTACGTCCAGA