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DNA and heredity

Single choice

A student is identifying the molecule of heredity. Which molecule should they choose?

  1. DNA
  2. Adenine
  3. Guanine
  4. Thymine
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Answer: DNA

DNA is the molecule of heredity; the other options are nitrogenous bases.

Fill in the blank

To explain how DNA is copied, describe DNA ___ and the roles of key ___.

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Answer: Blank 1: replication. Blank 2: enzymes.

DNA replication is the copying process, and explaining it includes the roles of key enzymes.

Single choice

A student wants to differentiate DNA from RNA. Which two aspects should the student compare?

  1. Structure and function
  2. Names and abbreviations only
  3. Function only
  4. Structure only
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Answer: Structure and function

Differentiating DNA and RNA calls for comparing both their structure and their function.

Multiple choice

Which of these are nitrogenous bases in DNA? Select all that apply.

  1. Adenine
  2. Cytosine
  3. Glucose
  4. Phosphate
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Answer: Adenine · Cytosine

Adenine and cytosine are two of DNA's four nitrogenous bases. Glucose and phosphate are not nitrogenous bases.

Single choice

What is the overall shape of DNA?

  1. A double helix
  2. A sugar-phosphate backbone
  3. A hydrogen bond
  4. A nitrogenous base
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Answer: A double helix

The double helix describes DNA’s overall structure; the other choices name features considered within that structure.

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A structural feature of DNA named for its sugar and phosphate components is the ___ .

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Answer: Blank 1: sugar-phosphate backbone.

The sugar-phosphate backbone is a named feature of DNA’s double helix structure.

Single choice

Which type of bond is named as having a role in DNA’s double helix structure?

  1. Hydrogen bonds
  2. Sugar-phosphate backbones
  3. Nitrogenous bases
  4. Double helices
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Answer: Hydrogen bonds

Hydrogen bonds are the bonds specifically named as having a role in the double helix structure.

Flash card

Besides knowing the names of DNA’s four nitrogenous bases, what must you understand to explain how the bases are paired?

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Answer: The base-pairing rules in DNA.

Identifying the bases and explaining the rules governing their pairing are distinct parts of understanding DNA.

Multiple choice

Which two features should be included when describing DNA’s double helix structure? Select both.

  1. The sugar-phosphate backbone
  2. Hydrogen bonds
  3. The process of DNA replication
  4. Differences between DNA and RNA
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Answer: The sugar-phosphate backbone · Hydrogen bonds

The sugar-phosphate backbone and hydrogen bonds are both named in connection with the double helix structure. Replication and comparison with RNA are separate topics.

Nitrogenous bases and base pairing

Multiple choice

Which of the following are nitrogenous bases in DNA? Select all that apply.

  1. Adenine
  2. Guanine
  3. Sugar-phosphate backbone
  4. Hydrogen bonds
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Answer: Adenine · Guanine

Adenine and guanine are nitrogenous bases. The sugar-phosphate backbone and hydrogen bonds are distinct features discussed in relation to DNA's structure.

Fill in the blank

The four nitrogenous bases in DNA are adenine, guanine, ___, and thymine.

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Answer: Blank 1: cytosine.

Cytosine completes the list of four nitrogenous bases alongside adenine, guanine, and thymine.

Single choice

Which concept addresses how nitrogenous bases pair in DNA?

  1. Base-pairing rules
  2. The sugar-phosphate backbone
  3. The roles of key enzymes
  4. The distinction between DNA and RNA
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Answer: Base-pairing rules

Base-pairing rules address the pairing of nitrogenous bases in DNA; the other choices name separate structural or biological topics.

Numeric

How many nitrogenous bases are identified in DNA?

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Answer: Value: 4 (exact, no tolerance).

Adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine are the four nitrogenous bases identified in DNA.

DNA double helix

Multiple choice

A student is identifying nitrogenous bases involved in DNA base-pairing rules. Which three of the following should they select?

  1. Adenine
  2. Cytosine
  3. Hydrogen bonds
  4. Thymine
  5. Sugar-phosphate backbone
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Answer: Adenine · Cytosine · Thymine

Adenine, cytosine, and thymine are nitrogenous bases; hydrogen bonds and the sugar-phosphate backbone are not bases.

Single choice

A student needs to identify the molecule of heredity. Which molecule should they choose?

  1. DNA
  2. RNA
  3. A hydrogen bond
  4. A sugar-phosphate backbone
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Answer: DNA

DNA is identified as the molecule of heredity.

Flash card

A student is outlining the basic process of DNA replication. What kind of agents should they include as having roles in that process?

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Answer: Key enzymes.

An outline of DNA replication should account for the roles of key enzymes.

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