DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes

What does DNA stand for?

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

Where is DNA located in a cell?

• nucleus

• ribosomes

• lysosomes

• plasma membrane

What shape does a DNA molecule have?

• straight chain

• single helix

• double helix

• triple helix

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DNA can best be compared to

• the bricks that make up a building.
• an architectural blueprint for a building.
• the people that live in a building.
• the different apartments and offices in a building.
  

DNA contains the genetic blueprint for making ________.

• mitochondria

• atoms

• proteins

• energy

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Name the circled structure

• double helix

• nucelotide

• monosaccharide

• amino acid

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The sugar molecule that is part of a DNA nucleotide.

• Phosphate Group

• Nitrogenous Base

• Deoxyribose

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The part of a nucleotide that contains the "genetic code."

• Phosphate Groups

• Nitrogenous Bases

• Deoxyribose Sugars

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What are the four nitrogen bases for DNA?

• Uracil, Thymine, Adenine, and Guanine
• Cytosine, Thymine, Adenine, Guanine
• Thymine, Adenine, Lytosine, Guanine
• Thymine, Adenise, Guanine, Cytosol
  

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

• deoxyribose sugar

• hydrogen bonds

• nitrogenous bases

• phosphate groups

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