DNA, the Genetic Material Quiz

1. True or False: DNA is made of long chains of nucleic acids.

false
2. True or False: Deoxyribose is the base in DNA.

false

3. What is DNA?

DNA is the material that makes up our chromosomes and stores our genetic
information.

4. What is meant by base-pairing? What are the base-pairing rules?

Base-pairing is a property (rule) of DNA in which complementary bases will always

pair together. The base-pairing rules state that the base A will always bind to T, and
G will always bind to C.

5. Who determined the double helix structure of DNA?

James Watson and Francis Crick

6. Which of the following lists the components of a nucleotide?
a) a phosphate group, a deoxyribose, a nitrogen-containing base
b) a phosphate group, a ribose, a nitrogen-containing base
c) a nitrogen group, a deoxyribose, a phosphate-containing base
d) a nitrogen group, a ribose, a phosphate-containing base

7. Complete the following sentence.

The DNA double helix has the __________ and __________ groups on the outside, and
the __________ connecting the two strands on the inside of the helix.

a) bases, sugar, phosphate
b) phosphate, base, sugar
c) sugar, phosphate, bases
d) none of the above




8. If one DNA strand reads ATCCCGAG, the other strand will be made up
of the complementary bases __________.
a) TAGGGCTG
b) TACCCGTC
c) TAGGGCTC
d) ATGGGCTC

9. Complementary bases are connected by hydrogen bonds. How many
hydrogen bonds connect a cytosine to a guanine?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

10. Who determined the percentage of adenine (A) in the DNA always
equaled the percentage of thymine (T), and the percentage of guanine
(G) always equaled the percentage of cytosine (C).
a) James Watson
b) Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins
c) Erwin Chargaff
d) Gregor Mendel