DNA the Molecule
  • 1. DNA is made up of many
A) Bases
B) Phosphate groups
C) Nucleotides
D) Sugar Molecules
  • 2. Nucleotides have three main parts
A) Genes and Chromosomes X and Chromosomes Y
B) Acids, Bases and inorganic salts
C) Phosphate groups, deoxyribose sugars and nitrogen rich bases
D) G, T and C Bases
  • 3. The general shape of DNA is a
A) Rectangular
B) Circular
C) Double Helix
D) Single Helix
E) Triangular
  • 4. In the DNA structure (twisted rope ladder) the uprights of the ladder are alternating
A) phosphate and sugar molecules
B) base molecules
C) phosphate and base molecules
D) sugar and base molecules
  • 5. In the DNA structure (twisted rope ladder) the runs of the ladder are made up of
A) phosphate and sugar molecules
B) sugar molecule pairs
C) nitrogen-rich base pairs
D) phosphate and base molecules
  • 6. How many bases are there (in DNA)?
A) 0
B) 6
C) 2
D) 4
E) 8
  • 7. Nitrogen-rich bases pair up (complementary base pairing) in one way. A goes with
A) C
B) T
C) A
D) G
  • 8. Nitrogen-rich bases pair up (complementary base pairing) in one way. C goes with
A) T
B) C
C) A
D) G
  • 9. How many different rungs could be on the ladder of a DNA strand?
A) 4
B) 0
C) 2
D) 8
  • 10. Chromosomes are found in
A) the gene
B) the DNA strand
C) the nucleus of the cell
D) the red blood cell
  • 11. Human Cells have how many chromosomes
A) 20 (10 pairs)
B) 50 (25) pairs
C) 46 (23 pairs)
D) 100 (50 pairs)
  • 12. Sperm and Egg cells have how many chromosomes
A) 92 (double a human cell)
B) 46 (same as a human cell)
C) 0 (there is no nucleus)
D) 23 (half that of a normal human cell)
  • 13. Red blood cells have how many chromosomes
A) 0 (there is no nucleus)
B) 23 (half that of a normal human cell)
C) 92 (double a human cell)
D) 46 (same as a human cell)
  • 14. True or False: All animal cells have the same number of chromosomes as human cells (23 pairs)
A) False
B) True
  • 15. What is a gene?
A) Another name for chromosomes
B) A section of DNA that contains the genetic code
C) Half a chromosome
D) Another name for DNA
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