DNA Shape And Replication Quiz! Trivia
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DNA is shaped like a twisted double helix, composed of long strands of sugars and phosphate groups, namely adenine, thymof itself during cell division. This quiz will test the DNA shape, base pairs group, and simple DNA replication facts. Let's try it out.
- 1.What shape is the DNA molecule?
- A.
Double Helix
- B.
Flexible Rungs
- C.
Hexagonal Spiral
- 2.The two strands of the DNA molecule are made of what type of subunit?
- A.
Hydrogen Bond
- B.
Cytosines
- C.
Nucleotides
- 3.The base pair guanine joins to...
- A.
Other guanine
- B.
Adenine
- C.
Cytosine
- D.
Thymine
- 4.The base pair thymine joins to...
- A.
Other thymine
- B.
Adenine
- C.
Cytosine
- D.
Guanine
- 5.What are the names of the people that are credited with discovering the DNA molecule & its shape?
- A.
Watson & Crick
- B.
Mendel & Hubert
- C.
Einstein & Newton
- 6.The process by which DNA makes a copy of itself is called:
- A.
Synthesis
- B.
Replication
- C.
Transcription
- D.
Translation
- 7.The twisted ladder shape of DNA is called a:
- A.
Hydrogen twist
- B.
Deoxyribose flip
- C.
Double helix
- D.
Double membrane
- 8.The sugar found in DNA is:
- A.
Equal
- B.
Deoxyribose
- C.
Ribose
- D.
Glucose
- 9.The three nucleotide sequence on RNA is called a:
- A.
TRNA
- B.
Codon
- C.
Triplet
- D.
Gene
- 10.DNA is called the "blueprint of life" because:
- A.
It is like a fingerprint
- B.
It has a blue color
- C.
It contains the plans for building an organism
- D.
It can relay messages to other molecules
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