DNA vocabulary from Quizlet set Pasuit

What is the full name of DNA?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Ribonucleic acid

• Deoxyribose acid

• Nucleic acid

What is the spiral shape of a DNA molecule called?

• Double helix

• Single helix

• Triple helix

• Quadruple helix

What makes up the steps and sides of the DNA helix?

• 2 nitrogen bases bond together to make the steps of the helix; sugar and phosphate chains make up the sides of the helix.

• 2 sugar molecules bond together to make the steps of the helix; nitrogen bases and phosphate chains make up the sides of the helix.

What is a nucleotide?

• A building block of DNA, with a molecule of sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.

• A building block of proteins, consisting of amino acids.

• A building block of lipids, consisting of fatty acids and glycerol.

What type of bond is formed between two bases in the center of a DNA molecule?

• Hydrogen bond

• Covalent bond

• Ionic bond

• Peptide bond

What are the base pairing rules in DNA?

• Cytosine pairs with guanine and adenine pairs with thymine in DNA

• Adenine pairs with guanine and cytosine pairs with thymine in DNA

• Guanine pairs with thymine and adenine pairs with cytosine in DNA

Who developed the 3D double helix model of DNA?

• Watson and Crick

• Rosalind Franklin

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

Who generated x-ray images of DNA and provided key data about DNA?

• Rosalind Franklin

• Watson and Crick

• Gregor Mendel

• James Watson

What are proteins made of?

• Chains of amino acids

• Chains of nucleotides

• Chains of sugars

• Chains of lipids

What are the building blocks of protein?

• Amino acids

• Nucleotides

• Sugars

• Lipids