Lesson 3.3.13.4

3.3.13.4 DNA Quiz: AQA Chemistry, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. Which three components react together to form a single DNA nucleotide?

    • Phosphate, 2-deoxyribose, base
    • Phosphate, ribose, base
    • Phosphate, glucose, base
    • Sulfate, 2-deoxyribose, base
  2. Which base is NOT found in DNA?

    • Thymine
    • Cytosine
    • Guanine
    • Uracil
  3. What type of sugar is 2-deoxyribose in DNA?

    • A disaccharide
    • A pentose sugar
    • A hexose sugar
    • A triose sugar
  4. What type of chemical bond links adjacent nucleotides together in a single DNA strand?

    • Dative bond
    • Hydrogen bond
    • Covalent bond
    • Ionic bond
  5. How many strands make up a DNA double helix?

    • One
    • Two
    • Four
    • Three
  6. How many hydrogen bonds form between adenine and thymine?

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
  7. Which base pair forms three hydrogen bonds?

    • Guanine and cytosine
    • Thymine and cytosine
    • Adenine and thymine
    • Adenine and guanine
  8. If one DNA strand reads A-T-G-C, what is the sequence of the complementary strand?

    • A-T-G-C
    • T-A-C-G
    • G-C-T-A
    • C-G-A-T
  9. How many hydrogen bonds form between an adenine base and a thymine base in DNA?

    • One
    • Two
    • Three
    • Four
  10. Which ion links 2-deoxyribose molecules together to form the backbone of a DNA strand?

    • Carbonate ion
    • Phosphate ion
    • Sulfate ion
    • Nitrate ion
  11. If 30% of one DNA strand is adenine, what percentage of thymine is in the complementary strand?

    • 60%
    • 70%
    • 30%
    • 20%
  12. Which component of a DNA nucleotide is responsible for giving DNA a net negative charge?

    • Adenine base
    • 2-deoxyribose sugar
    • Thymine base
    • Phosphate group
  13. During DNA replication, what function do the separated single strands serve?

    • Inhibitor
    • Enzyme
    • Template
    • Catalyst
  14. Which type of interaction holds two complementary strands together in a DNA double helix?

    • Ionic bonding
    • Metallic bonding
    • Hydrogen bonding
    • Covalent bonding
  15. In a single DNA strand, to which component of the backbone are the nitrogenous bases attached?

    • 2-deoxyribose sugar
    • Nitrogen atom
    • Hydrogen bond
    • Phosphate ion
  16. How many hydrogen bonds are present in 10 A-T base pairs?

    • 40
    • 20
    • 30
    • 10
  17. Which bonds break when a DNA double helix is separated into single strands by heating?

    • Hydrogen bonds
    • Covalent bonds
    • Peptide bonds
    • Disulfide bonds
  18. To which component of a DNA nucleotide is the nitrogenous base directly bonded?

    • Phosphate ion
    • Hydrogen atom
    • 2-deoxyribose
    • Ribose
  19. How many hydrogen bonds form between guanine and cytosine in a DNA double helix?

    • Four
    • Two
    • Three
    • One
  20. Which bases are purines?

    • Guanine and thymine
    • Adenine and guanine
    • Adenine and cytosine
    • Thymine and cytosine

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