DNA Structure, Chromosomes and Punnet Square Retake

Which of the following best describes what a DNA molecule looks like?

• 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

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

• deoxyribose sugar and adenine
• deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
• deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
• deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

• polar bonds
• ionic bonds
• covalent bonds
• hydrogen bonds

What are the three parts of a nucleotide?

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

Cytosine always pairs with

• Adenine
• Thymine
• Uracil
• Guanine

Name this structure

• double helix
• nucelotide
• twisted ladder
• hydrogen bond

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• ribosome
• nucleus

Adenine always pairs with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

Which of the following is NOT a nitrogen base found in DNA?

• Thymine
• Uracil 
• Guanine
• Adenine