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