DNA Experiments
Structure of DNA
Copying DNA
Plain & Simple
Anything Goes!
100

Who stole Franklin's work?

Who is Wilkins?

100

These are the 3 components of a DNA nucleotide. 

What are 5-carbon sugar, phosphate group and a nitrogenous base? 

100
enzyme used in replication that breaks the hydrogen bonds 

What is helicase?

100

Where is DNA located in your cells?

What is the Nucleus?

100

What type of cells do humans have?

What is Eukaryotic?

200

What was the method Franklin used to take her famous photo?

What are X-rays?

200

Discovered the helix structure of DNA. 

Who is Franklin? 

200

What do covalent bonds do in DNA?

What are the bonding forces that bind the molecules of DNA's backbone?

200

Role of DNA

What is to store, copy and transmit information? 

200

the direction that the 2  strands of DNA "run" in 

What is antiparallel?

300

What was the name of Franklin's famous photo?

What is Photo 51?

300
These are the base pairs for a certain DNA sequence: AAGCTC

What is TTCGAG?

300

In the Strawberry lab, Why did you add ethanol?

What turned the DNA solid?

300

The sugar found in DNA

What is deoxyribose?

300

The elements contained in DNA

What is nitrogen & phosphorus?

400

Who won the Noble Prize for identifying DNA?

Who are Watson and Crick?

400

These are the weakest bonds present in a molecule of DNA.

What are hydrogen bonds? 

400
the phase of the cell cycle in which replication occurs


What is interphase? 

400

The expanded form of DNA (not the acronym)

What is deoxyribonucleic acid?

400

What is a ligase's job in DNA replication?

What is gluing fragments of DNA together?

500

What is Chargaff's Rule?

A + T + G + C = 100%

500

The percentage of guanine if the percentage of thymine is 15%. 

What is 35%?

500

What are the three parts of a Nucleotide?

What is Deoxyribose(Sugar) + phosphate group + Nitrogenous Base? 

500

What are the 2 key enzymes of DNA replication?

HINT: These could be extra credit on your test.

Helicase

DNA polymerase

Primase

Ligase

500

How is the leading and lagging strands of DNA labeled?

Leading Strand 5' to 3'

Lagging Strand 3' to 5'

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