DNA_Structure_and_Function

Question 1

DNA stands for

Answer 1

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 2

What is the genetic material that carries information about an organism from one generation to the next

Answer 2

DNA

Question 3

DNA is referred to as the ____ of life

Answer 3

blueprint

Question 4

In eukaryotic cells, DNA is found in tightly wound structures called

Answer 4

chromosomes

Question 5

Chromosomes are located in the

Answer 5

nucleus

Question 6

In prokaryotic cells, DNA is found in the

Answer 6

cytoplasm

Question 7

DNA gives instructions for

Answer 7

building and maintaining cells

Question 8

DNA must be able to be _____ each time a cell divides

Answer 8

duplicated or copied

Question 9

After a cell divides, each cell contains ____

Answer 9

identical genes

Question 10

DNA looks like a _____ o spiral staircase

Answer 10

twisted ladder

Question 11

DNA is made up of what 3 things

Answer 11

deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, nitrogen base

Question 12

The nitrogen bases make up the

Answer 12

rungs of the ladder

Question 13

There are four nitrogen bases

Answer 13

adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine

Question 14

Adenine (A) always pairs with

Answer 14

thymine

Question 15

Guanine (G) always pairs with

Answer 15

cytosine

Question 16

The order of nitrogen bases determines the ____ on a chromosome

Answer 16

gene

Question 17

Each gene is a set of instructions for making a

Answer 17

protein

Question 18

Proteins determine your

Answer 18

traits

Question 19

DNA ladder separates or

Answer 19

unzips

Question 20

Free _____ pair up with nitrogen bases on each half of DNA

Answer 20

flow nitrogen bases

Question 21

Two ____ DNA strands are formed at the end of DNA replication

Answer 21

new

Question 22

James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were honored with a Nobel prize for

Answer 22

discovering DNA’s structure

Question 23

Who discovered nitrogen bases

Answer 23

Erwin Chargaff

Question 24

Who discovered DNA sprial shape, and died before receiving the nobel prize

Answer 24

Rosalind Franklin

Question 25

Who created the model of DNA

Answer 25

Crick & Wilkins

Question 26

The full name of DNA is

Answer 26

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 27

DNA is made of deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, and

Answer 27

nitrogen base

Question 28

DNA is described as a

Answer 28

double helix

Question 29

The parts of the nucleotide that make up the sides of the DNA ladder are

Answer 29

sugar and phosphate group

Question 30

The parts of the nucleotide that make up the center of the DNA molecule are

Answer 30

nitrogen base

Question 31

T pairs with

Answer 31

A

Question 32

G pairs with

Answer 32

C

Question 33

If one of the red shapes is adenine, what is the other red shape?

Answer 33

thymine

Question 34

If one of the green shapes is cytosine, what is the other green shape?

Answer 34

guanine

Question 35

What is the pink circle?

Answer 35

Phosphate group

Question 36

What is the blue pentagon?

Answer 36

Deoxyribose sugar

Question 37

What is the purple circle?

Answer 37

Base pair

Question 38

What is inside the light blue shape?

Answer 38

Nucleotide

Question 39

If one of the red shapes is thymine, what is the other red shape?

Answer 39

adenine

Question 40

If one of the green shapes is guanine, what is the other red shape?

Answer 40

cytosine

Question 41

which of these things is NOT one of the 3 parts of a nucleotide

• deoxyribose
• ribose
• phosphate group
• nitrogenous base

Answer 41

ribose

Question 42

Which of these parts of a nucleotide make up the sides of the DNA molecule
- sugar
- phosphate group
- nitrogen base

Answer 42

• sugar
• phosphate group

Question 43

What makes up the center of the DNA molecule

Answer 43

nitrogen base