DNA Molecule Quiz

What are the basic structural units of a DNA molecule?

• glucose molecules

• amino acids

• lipids

• nucleotides

The diagram below represents the building block of a large molecule known as a

• protein

• fatty acid

• carbohydrate

• nucleic acid

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All nucleotides of DNA and RNA contain a

• uracil base

• thymine base

• ribose sugar

• phosphate group

Which scientists developed the molecular model represented below?

• Mendel and Darwin

• Lamarck and Weismann

• Watson and Crick

• Miller and Fox

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Which scientists developed the double helix model of the DNA molecule?

• Watson and Crick

• Hardy and Weinberg

• Darwin and Lamarck

• Weismann and Miller

A polymer commonly found in the nucleus of cells is

• ATP

• hemoglobin

• cellulose

• DNA

Which molecule has the shape of a double-stranded helix?

• NANA

• DNA

• ADP

• ATP

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The individuality of an organism is determined by the

• sequence of nitrogenous bases in deoxyribonucleic acid

• number of amino acids in a cell

• position of the ribosomes on the endoplasmic reticulum

• number of nitrogenous bases in a codon

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Watson and Crick described the DNA molecule as a

• straight chain

• single strand

• double helix

• branching chain

Which of the following nucleic acids contains thymine?

• DNA, only

• Messenger RNA, only

• Transfer RNA, only

• DNA, messenger RNA, and transfer RNA