DNA Structure Quiz

What does DNA stand for?

• deoxyribonucleic acid

• ribonucleic acid

• deonomonucleic acid

• deoxyamino nucleic acid

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Where is DNA found in a eukaryotic cell?

• ribosomes

• centrioles

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

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In prokaryotes, DNA molecules are located in the …

• nucleus

• ribosomes

• histones

• cytoplasm

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How many strands make up a molecule of DNA?

• 1

• 2

• one million

• one trillion

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Which best describes the shape of DNA?

• helical

• swirl

• double helix

• elliptical

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Genes within DNA hold the instructions for the cell to make …

• carbohydrates

• lipids

• proteins

• nucleic acids

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What two substances is the backbone of DNA made up of?

• ribose sugar and phosphate

• nitrogenous bases and deoxyribose sugar

• deoxyribose sugar and nitrogenous bases

• phosphate and deoxyribose sugar

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DNA contains adenine, thymine, uracil, and cytosine.

• True

• False

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Watson and Crick used clues in the images made by Franklin to build a model explaining the structure of DNA.

• True

• False

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DNA is a type of protein.

• True

• False

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