DNA Lesson

What does DNA do?

•   It carries genetic codes from parents to offspring.

•   It carries oxygen from the lungs to the body.

•   It tells you who you are.

•   It defines the organism.

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Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

• polar bonds

• ionic bonds

• covalent bonds

• hydrogen bonds

A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.

• Replication

• Translation

• Transcription

WHICH TWO STRUCTURES MAKE UP THE BACKBONE OF DNA?

• THYMINE AND ADENINE

• CYTOSINE AND GUANINE

• NUCLEOTIDES AND SUGAR

• DEOXYRIBOSE AND PHOSPHATE

A mistake in DNA replication is known as a

• Mutation

• Free Nucleotide

• Chromatid

• Antiparallel DNA Strand

• Gene Revocation

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DNA stands for

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Denitrogenous Acid

• Deribonucleic Acid

• Duteriousnucleic Acid

• Dirigiblenucleic Acid

What sugar is found in DNA

• glucose

• lactose

• deoxyribose

• fructose

These scientists came up with the structure of DNA and built a model. They were credited for the discovery of DNA, winning the Nobel Prize.

• Rosalind Franklin

• Watson & Crick

• Griffith

• Hershey and Chase

The picture shows a

• Nucleic Acid

• Strand of DNA

• Nucleotide

• Amino Acid

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What type of biomolecule are DNA and RNA?

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

• Protein

• Nucleic Acid