DNA/RNA Assessment

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

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

Samuel, Harper, and Avery are having a debate. They are trying to figure out which units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA. Can you help them settle this debate?

• fatty acids

• nucleotides

• polysaccharides

• amino acids

Oliver, Benjamin, and Scarlett are playing a game of 'DNA Pair Up'. Oliver drew a card with 'Guanine' written on it. Can you help him find the correct base that Guanine bonds with?

• Adenine

• Cytosine

• Thymine

• Guanine

Imagine Lily, Mason, and Aiden are tiny scientists exploring a DNA molecule. What would determine the code, or information, they discover in the DNA molecule?

• the shape of the nitrogen bases they come across

• the color of the nitrogen bases they see

• the frequency of the nitrogen bases they encounter

• the order of the nitrogen bases they find

Which organelle is DNA usually found in....?

• nucleus
• vacuole
• cell membrane
• chloroplast

The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication is called....?

• polymerase
• synthase
• helicase
• replicase

DNA replication results in 2 DNA molecule, ...?

• one with 2 new strands and the other with 2 original strands
• each one with 1 new strand and 1 original strand
• each one with 2 original strands
• each one with 2 new strands

The process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself is called...?

• translation
• replication
• transcription

Luna, Kai and Mia are on a science adventure! They come across a mysterious drawing. Can you help them figure out the structure of what molecule the drawing represents?

• a carbohydrate molecule

• a lipid molecule

• a DNA molecule

• a protein molecule

What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?

• sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, protein
• sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base