DNA Structure and Function
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- Q1What does DNA stand for?Deoxyribose nucleic acidDiuretic nucleic acidDeoxyribonucleic acidDouble nucleic acid30s
- Q2Which of the following best describes the shape of a DNA molecule?coiled strandsdouble helixtwisted laddertightly packed helix30s
- Q3Which of the following monomers is repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?amino acidfatty acidnucleotidemonosaccharide30s
- Q4What are the three parts of a nucleotide?carbon, hydrogen, oxygenphosphate, sugar, nitrogen basesugar, phosphate, protein30s
- Q5What part of a nucleotide is represented by "A"?nitrogenous basedeoxyribose sugarphosphategene30s
- Q6What are the four nitogen bases found in DNA?adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanineuracil, thymine, cytosine, glucosesugar, phosphate, and a baseadenine, thymine, cytosine, and glycerol30s
- Q7What makes up the sides of a DNA ladder?nitrogen basessugar and phosphatesgenes and chromosomesnitrogen bases and RNA30s
- Q8What makes up the rungs or steps of a DNA ladder?phosphatesnitrogen basesgenes and chromosomessugars and phosphates30s
- Q9Which of the following is the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?C-A, T-GC-G, U-AA-G, C-TA-T, C-G30s
- Q10What determines the biological instructions that are contained in a strand of DNA?order or sequence of the nitrogen baseslocation of the phosphate groupshape of the nitrogen basestype of sugar molecule30s
- Q11What type of bond hold the two strands of the DNA molecule together?hydrogenioniccarbonpolymer30s
- Q12___ are segments of DNA that contain codes for the production of proteins.geneslocichromosomesalleles30s
