DNA Structure and Replication - CP

What is the macromolecule that holds our genetic material?

• Protein

• Lipid

• Nucleic Acid

• Carbohydrate

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What are genes?

• Sections of RNA that serve as the blueprint for making lipids

• Sections of DNA that serve as the blueprint for making proteins

• Sections of proteins that serve as the blueprint for making carbohydrates

• Sections of lipids that serve as the blueprint for making nucleic acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What are the two types of nucleic acids?

• DNA and RNA

• DNA and ATP

• RNA and ATP

• Protein and Lipid

What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Deoxyriboprotein acid

• Deoxyribonucleic base

• Deoxyriboprotein base

What does RNA stand for?

• Ribonucleic acid

• Ribonucleic base

• Ribonucleic protein

• Ribonucleic lipid

What are the three parts of a nucleotide?

• Sugar, Lipid, Protein

• Sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen base

• Phosphate, Lipid, Nitrogen base

• Sugar, Protein, Nitrogen base

Which nitrogen base is found only in RNA?

• Thymine

• Adenine

• Uracil

• Cytosine

What is the structure of DNA often compared to?

• A straight ladder

• A twisted ladder

• A spiral staircase

• A flat ribbon

What forms the "sugar phosphate backbone" of DNA?

• Nitrogen bases and sugar

• Sugar and phosphate

• Phosphate and nitrogen bases

• Sugar and hydrogen bonds

What type of bonds hold the nitrogen bases together in the middle of the DNA structure?

• Strong covalent bonds

• Ionic bonds

• Weak hydrogen bonds

• Metallic bonds