Unit 1 DNA structure

Question 1

Adenine (A)

Answer 1

Base that pairs with thymine in DNA (and uracil in RNA)

Question 2

Antiparallel

Answer 2

Strands in DNA running in opposite directions

Question 3

Base

Answer 3

A component of a DNA nucleotide

Question 4

Chloroplast

Answer 4

Organelle in which the chemical reactions of photosynthesis occur

Question 5

Chromosome

Answer 5

Structure that contains the genetic material of an organism encoded into DNA

Question 6

Cytosine ( C )

Answer 6

Base that pairs with guanine in DNA

Question 7

Deoxyribose

Answer 7

Five carbon sugar that is a component of a DNA nucleotide

Question 8

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Answer 8

The molecule that holds the genetic code in living organisms

Question 9

Double helix

Answer 9

Three-dimentional shape of a DNA molecule

Question 10

Eukaryotic

Answer 10

Cell with a discrete nucleus

Question 11

Guanine (G)

Answer 11

Base that pairs with cytosine in DNA

Question 12

Hydrogen bond

Answer 12

Weak chemical bond joining complementary base pairs in DNA

Question 13

Mitochrondria

Answer 13

Cell organelles in which the aerobic stages of respiration occur

Question 14

Nucleotide

Answer 14

Component of DNA consisting of a deoxyribose sugar, a phosphate group and a base

Question 15

Phosphate

Answer 15

Component of a DNA nucleotide represented by the letter P

Question 16

Plasmid

Answer 16

Circular loop of genetic material found in prokaryotic organisms

Question 17

Plasmid

Answer 17

Circular loop of genetic material found in prokaryotic organisms and some yeasts

Question 18

Prokaryotic

Answer 18

Cell that has no discrete nucleus

Question 19

Protein

Answer 19

Large molecule made up from a chain of amino acids

Question 20

Sugar-phosphate backbone

Answer 20

Strongly bonded strand of DNA

Question 21

Thymine (T)

Answer 21

Base that pairs with adenine in DNA

Question 22

Peptide bond

Answer 22

Strrong bond that holds amino acids together

Question 23

Base that pairs with thymine in DNA (and uracil in RNA)

Answer 23

Adenine (A)

Question 24

Strands in DNA running in opposite directions

Answer 24

Antiparallel

Question 25

A component of a DNA nucleotide

Answer 25

Base

Question 26

Organelle in which the chemical reactions of photosynthesis occur

Answer 26

Chloroplast

Question 27

Structure that contains the genetic material of an organism encoded into DNA

Answer 27

Chromosome

Question 28

Base that pairs with guanine in DNA

Answer 28

Cytosine ( C )

Question 29

Five carbon sugar that is a component of a DNA nucleotide

Answer 29

Deoxyribose

Question 30

The molecule that holds the genetic code in living organisms

Answer 30

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 31

Three-dimentional shape of a DNA molecule

Answer 31

Double helix

Question 32

Cell with a discrete nucleus

Answer 32

Eukaryotic

Question 33

Base that pairs with cytosine in DNA

Answer 33

Guanine (G)

Question 34

Weak chemical bond joining complementary base pairs in DNA

Answer 34

Hydrogen bond

Question 35

Cell organelles in which the aerobic stages of respiration occur

Answer 35

Mitochrondria

Question 36

Component of DNA consisting of a deoxyribose sugar, a phosphate group and a base

Answer 36

Nucleotide

Question 37

Component of a DNA nucleotide represented by the letter P

Answer 37

Phosphate

Question 38

Circular loop of genetic material found in prokaryotic organisms

Answer 38

Plasmid

Question 39

Circular loop of genetic material found in prokaryotic organisms and some yeasts

Answer 39

Plasmid

Question 40

Cell that has no discrete nucleus

Answer 40

Prokaryotic

Question 41

Large molecule made up from a chain of amino acids

Answer 41

Protein

Question 42

Strongly bonded strand of DNA

Answer 42

Sugar-phosphate backbone

Question 43

Base that pairs with adenine in DNA

Answer 43

Thymine (T)

Question 44

Strrong bond that holds amino acids together

Answer 44

Peptide bond