Structure and Function of DNA

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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Name this structure

• double helix

• nucelotide

• twisted ladder

• hydrogen bond

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What are the 4 nitrogen bases?

• adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine

• adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine

• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol

• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• chloroplast

• nucleus

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Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?

• C-A, T-G

• A-G, C-T

• C-G, U-A

• T-A, G-C

The DNA is found in the nucleus of what type of organisms?

• Bacteria

• Eukaryotes

• Prokaryotes

• Viruses

DNA codes for...

• cholesterol

• proteins

• fatty acids

• carbohydrates

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DNA is a polymer made of monomers called

• Nucleotides

• Proteins

• Amino Acids

• Lipids

The sides of the double helix

• sugar phosphate

• nucleotides

• nitrogen bases

A five-carbon sugar found in DNA.

• ribose

• guanine

• deoxyribose

• helicase