DNA

What does DNA determine?

• traits of living things

• traits of nonliving things

• Did Not Attempt

• organization of living things

The drawing shows the structure of what molecule?

• A DNA molecule
• A lipid molecule
• A carbohydrate molecule
• A protein molecule

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

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

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

DNA is a polymer made of:

• Nucleotides
• Ribosomes
• Purines
• Pyrimidines

Monomers of proteins

• Double Helix

• Monomer

• Amino Acids

• Complementary Strand

The alternating chain of sugar and phosphate to which the DNA and RNA nitrogenous bases are attached

• Sugar-Phosphate Backbone

• Complementary Strands

• Purines

• Pyrimidines

Two strands of nucleotides wound about each other; structure of DNA

• Complementary Strands

• Sugar-Phosphate Backbone

• Double Helix

• Monomer

DNA codes for...

• bases
• proteins
• amino acids
• phosphates

Deoxyribonucleic Acid is also called ____