Basic DNA Questions

Which of the following is a base that is NOT contained in DNA?

• Adenine
• Thymine
• Uracil
• Guanine

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG

What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid
• Denitrogenous acid
• Deribonucleic acid
• Diribonucleic acid

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

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

DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,

• each one with two original strands
• each one with two new strands
• each one with one new strand and one original strand
• one with two new strands and the other with two original strands

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

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

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The two strands of DNA are held together by:

• Hydrogen Bonds
• Phosphodiester Bonds
• Glycolsyl Bonds
• Glycosidic Linkages

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1