Introduction to DNA

What was Watson and Crick's main scientific accomplishment?

• Building the first accurate model of DNA

• Isolating strains of pneumonia causing bacteria

• Determining base pairing rules

• Discovering the process of genetic transformation

The drawing shows the structure of what molecule?

• DNA molecule

• lipid molecule

• carbohydrate molecule

• protein molecule

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What does DNA stand for?

• donuts need algea

• did no algebra

• do not answer

• deoxyribonucleic acid

What does the structure of DNA resemble?

• an airplane propeller

• a twisted ladder

• a twisted Christmas tree

• a hippo in a tutu

All living things have DNA

• True

• False

Your DNA is unique to you

• True

• False

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Why is DNA important?

• It teleports cookies to my locker.

• It carries the instructions for our cells.

• It allows me to be invisible.

• It gave us a snow day in August.

Where is DNA found in our cells?

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• No clue!

• endoplasmic reticulum

DNA has how many bases?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

DNA coils up into threadlike structures called______.

• nucleus

• chromosomes

• cells

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