DNA stucture

Question 1

Nucleotide

Answer 1

Component of DNA consisting of deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group and a base

Question 2

Phosphate

Answer 2

Found at 5’ end of DNA

Question 3

Deoxyribose sugar

Answer 3

Found at DNA 3’ end

Question 4

Hydrogen bonds

Answer 4

Weak bonds holding complementary bases together

Question 5

Covalent bonds

Answer 5

Strong strong bond holding the sugar phosphate bone together

Question 6

Anti parallel

Answer 6

One DNA strand runs the opposite direction to the one it is connected to

5’ to 3’ end

3’ to 5’ end

Question 7

What shape of DNA

Answer 7

Double standee helix

Question 8

Complementary base pairing

Answer 8

The specific base pairing in DNA.

Adenine - thymine

Guanine - cytosine

Question 9

Eukaryote

Answer 9

Organism with membrane bound organelles such as a nucleus, mitochondria and chloroplasts.

Fungus, plants and animals

Question 10

Prokaryote

Answer 10

An organism without membrane bound organelles such as a Bacteria

Question 11

Circular chromosomes

Answer 11

DNA found in a prokaryotes: mitochondria and chloroplast

Question 12

Plasmids

Answer 12

Found in prokaryotes

Question 13

Linear chromosomes

Answer 13

Found in eukaryotes

Question 14

Histones

Answer 14

Associated proteins that DNA is coiled around tightly.

Linear chromosomes