Non – Graded DNA Quiz
Complete the quiz, to your best knowledge. Try not to use your notes or book to complete the
questions.
PRINT OFF or COPY DOWN questions/answers to go over in class on Monday.
1. Nucleotides are composed of :
2. What is the name of the bond that keeps the bases together?
3. Of the four nitrogen bases; which are purines? Pyrimidines?
4. What scientist(s) was instrumental in the discovery of what the shape of DNA was?
5. What molecules make up the backbone of DNA?
6. What did Chargaff contribute to DNA research?
7. What is the 5 – carbon sugar found in DNA?
8. DNA contains the instructions or blue print to build what macromolecule?
9. Thymine is 42% of bases of DNA strand. What percentage would adenine be? Cytosine?
10. Complete the complementary strand of DNA.
A T T G C T A T G C G A T A T G C T A G T C A A G T G
11. Draw a DNA molecule from this template strand: ATG
Label phosphate, sugar and N base.