DNA Unit Quiz

What are the building blocks of DNA?

• Nucleotides

• Amino acids

• Sugars

• Phosphates

What type of Biomolecule is RNA and DNA?

• Protein

• Nucleic Acid

• Carbohydrate

• Amino Acid

What is the structure of DNA?

• circular

• double stranded or double helix

• single standed

What is the role of DNA?

• makes proteins from RNA

• carries our genetic information, or directions to make proteins

• translates RNA into amino acids

• protects the cell from foreign invaders

In DNA A pairs with ____ and C pairs with ____

• T, C

• T, G

• G, A

• A, C

What would the opposite DNA strand look like based on the Strand: AATTCGGCA (Type the letters WITHOUT SPACES)

Which scientist(s) were credited in the discovery of the structure of DNA?

• Watson

• Crick

• Wilkins

• Franklin

Which scientists took photo 51, an X-ray chromatography picture of DNA?

• Wilkins

• Chase

• Franklin

• Crick

Why do cells need to replicate their DNA?

• During cell division both new cells need a full set of DNA

• they don't, most of our cells do not have DNA

• it keeps DNA for getting damaged in a cell

What is a gene

• a segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein

• a section of RNA that codes for an amino acid

• a chromosome that codes for multiple genes

• A mutation that appears in the DNA