DNA

Question 1

DNA stands for

Answer 1

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Question 2

3 building blocks of DNA

Answer 2

Rectangle - Nitrogen base
Pentagon - Deoxyribose
Circle - Phosphate

Question 3

DNA is a ___________________________

Answer 3

Organic compound, a type of NUCLEIC ACID

Question 4

DNA contains the elements of _______

Answer 4

CHONP

Question 5

The base sequence of DNA provides ___________________________________

Answer 5

The instructions for protein production in the cell

Question 6

___________ united in the center of the molecule by hydrogen bonds

Answer 6

Nucleuotides

Question 7

4 Nitrogen Bases

Answer 7

1 Adenine
2 Guanine
3 Thymine
4 Cytosine

Question 8

Purines

Answer 8

Adenine and Guanine

Question 9

Pyrimidines

Answer 9

Thymine and Cytosine

Question 10

A pairs with ________
T pairs with ______

Answer 10

T
A

Question 11

G pairs with______
C pairs with______

Answer 11

C
G

Question 12

Prokaryote DNA

Answer 12

DNA exists as a single, circular chromosome called plasmid

Question 13

Eukaryote DNA

Answer 13

DNA is coiled around a histone protein and takes on a linear shape forming chromosomes

Question 14

Topoisomerase

Answer 14

Untwists DNA

Question 15

DNA Helicase

Answer 15

Breaks hydrogen bonds between base pairs

Question 16

Single Stranded Binding Proteins (SSBs)

Answer 16

Hold the 2 sides of the ladder apart during replication

Question 17

DNA Primase

Answer 17

Alerts polymerase where to copy next

Question 18

DNA Polymerase

Answer 18

Bonds new nucleotides according to base pairing rules

Question 19

DNA Ligase “Glue”

Answer 19

Bonds okazaki fragments

Question 20

Leading Strand Characteristics

Answer 20

Copies toward the replication fork

copies continuously

Question 21

Lagging Strand Characteristics

Answer 21

Copies away from the replication fork

copies discontinuously (in fragments)

Question 22

DNA 5 facts

Answer 22

1 Deoxyribonulceic acid
2 Sugar is deoxyribose
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