What is DNA?
You've got that super "BASE"
Chemical Structure (Harder Questions)
Discovering DNA's shape
Base-Pairing Rules
100
DNA stands for ___________________________
What is deoxyribonucleic acid
100
DNA has how many nitrogenous bases?
What is four
100
The type of bond that holds base pairs together is? (Hint: The weaker one)
What is a hydrogen bond
100
DNA has a specific shape called a _____________________, which can be described as a twisted ladder.
What is a double helix
100
Base-pairing rules state that A always pairs with ____.
What is T (Thymine)
200
DNA is which of following organic molecules? A) A lipid B) A carbohydrate C) A protein D) A nucleic acid
What is a nucleic acid
200
What is the name for the base represented by an (A)?
What is Adenine
200
A strand of DNA is supported by its "backbones". Which two molecules make up the backbone of DNA?
What are sugars and phosphates
200
True/False: DNA exists normally in your cells as a single-strand of nucleotides, having one backbone connected to nitrogenous bases.
What is False (DNA is double-stranded)
200
Base-pairing rules state that G always pairs with _____.
What is C (Cytosine)
300

DNA nucleotides are made up of three components. Aka, what are the 3 main parts of DNA?:

What are 1. A sugar 2. A phosphate 3. A nitrogen base (need all 3 to be correct)

300
What is the name for the base represented by a (C)?
What is Cytosine
300

What does DNA polymerase put down on top of the strand it is replicating?

What is complementary bases

300
What is the name of the scientist who extracted DNA from certain cells, took x-ray photographs of it, and saw an x-shaped picture?
Who is Rosalind Franklin (just Franklin is okay)
300
One strand of DNA reads GGACTTC, what is the sequence on the other, complementary strand?
What is CCTGAAG
400

A nucleic acid is made up of smaller units, or building blocks, called ____________________ (base pairs)

What are nucleotides

400
What is the name for the base represented by a (G)?
What is Guanine
400
In which direction does DNA polymerase replicate DNA?

What is 5' to 3'

400
Thinking back to the twisted ladder analogy, what do the sides of the ladder represent?
What are the backbones of DNA (made up of sugars and phosphates)
400

Turn this into mRNA: ATGTGATACCCCA

What is UACACUAUGGGGU

500

DNA is made up of a type of sugar. What is it called?


What is deoxyribose

500
What is the name for the base represented by a (T)?
What is Thymine
500
What elements make up carbohydrates?

What is Carbon, Oxygen, and Hydrogen

500

What were the names of the two scientists who first modeled the structure of a DNA molecule as a twisted, double-helix shape.

Who are Watson & Crick

500

Turn this into tRNA UACGCGAUCGAU

What is AUGCGCUAGCUA

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