DNA Structure

Question 1

What does DNA do

Answer 1

Provides instructions on how to order the amino acids to make protein

Question 2

Structure of DNA

Answer 2

Double helix

Question 3

Parts of the nucleotide

Answer 3

Phosphate group
Deoxyribose - a sugar
One of the four nitrogenous bases

Question 4

What are the nitrogenous bases

Answer 4

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine,Thymine

Question 5

What is a Purine with examples

Answer 5

They have a double ring structure
Adenine, Guanine
(A Giant double ring)

Question 6

What is a Pyrimidines with examples

Answer 6

They have a single ring structure
Thymine, Cytosine
(a CuTe small ring)

Question 7

What are the base pairs in DNA

Answer 7

Adenine and Thymine
Guanine and Cytosine

Question 8

What are the base pairs of RNA

Answer 8

Adenine and Uracil
Guanine and Cytosine

Question 9

What is the structure of RNA

Answer 9

Single stranded helix

Question 10

Parts of the nucleotide in RNA

Answer 10

Phosphate group
Sugar (RIbose)
nitrogenous base (A, U, G, C)

Question 11

What are proteins made of?

Answer 11

A string of amino acids