Duplicate of DNA Basics Flashcards

1

What type of bonds hold the 2 strands of DNA together?

hydrogen
sugar
phosphate
nitrogen

2

Where is the DNA in a eukaryotic cell?

it doesn't have any
in the cytoplasm
in the vacuole
in the nucleus

3

What are the building blocks of DNA?

fatty acids
nucleotides
monosaccharides
amino acids

4

What is the name of the sugar found in DNA?

ribose
nitrogen base
phosphate
deoxyribose

5

What is copying DNA called?

reproduction
meiosis
duplication
replication

6

Which scientist's X-rays helped discover the shape of the molecule?

Crick
Franklin
Wilkins
Watson

7

A pairs with ____ and ____ pairs with G.

G; A
A; G
C; T
T; C

8

Give the complementary strand

U A G C G C U A
G A T A T G C G A
T A G C G C T A
A T C G C G A T

9

What two pieces make up the DNA backbone?

sugar & nitrogen bases
phosphate & nitrogen bases
nitrogen bases
sugar & phosphate

10

If a DNA molecule contains 40% Thymine, what percent would be Adenine?

40%
10%
20%
100%

11

What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

single helix
round
double helix
square

12

Name X

nucleotide
base pair
nitrogen base
backbone

13

What is the complementary strand of GGC TTA

CCG UUA
TTA CCG
CCG AAT
GGC TTA

14

Name part 5

sugar
phosphate
nitrogen base
ribose

15

What is at 10?

sugar
base pair
nucleotide
phosphate

Duplicate of DNA Basics

Questions 15

Duplicate of DNA Basics

Questions 15