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

Who is friends with A

What is T

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
A nucleic acid is made up of smaller units, or building blocks, called ____________________
What are nucleotides
300

Who is friends with G

C

300
The type of bond that holds the two molecules together that make up the backbone is? (Hint: Stronger one)
What is a covalent bond
300
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)
300
If one side of a strand of DNA reads ATCGA, use the base-pair rules to come up with the sequence on the other, complementary strand of the same DNA. (Complementary means matching)
What is TAGCT Because... A=T T=A C=G G=C A=T
400

DNA nucleotides are made up of three components:

A sugar A phosphate A nitrogen base 

400

TGA    ACG


DNA to DNA

ACT   TGC

400

DNA Shape is called___________

Double Helix

400

What 3 parts make up DNA nucleotide

Phosphate sugar and base

400
One strand of DNA reads GGACTTC, what is the sequence on the other, complementary strand?
What is CCTGAAG
500
The sugar in DNA is made up of 5 carbons, what is the specific name for this 5-carbon sugar in DNA? (Hint: the D in DNA)
What is deoxyribose
500

What letter is NOT FOUND in RNA?


G,C,A, or T

T

500

What is different about RNA

RNA has 1 rung

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

The RNA is AUG... what was the DNA?


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