DNA Basics and Structure Quiz

Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

A segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein.

Inside the nucleus

<p>Mitochondria and chloroplasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>James Watson and Francis Crick</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Double helix (twisted ladder)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sugar and phosphate molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The four nitrogen bases: Adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deoxyribose</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ribose</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Adenine (A) bonds with Thymine (T) and Guanine (G) bonds with Cytosine (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Adenine (A) and Guanine (G)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nucleotides or nucleotide bases</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>RNA is necessary to act as a messenger because it is small enough to go through nuclear pores; the code cannot be taken directly from the DNA because the DNA is too big to fit through the nuclear pores.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ribosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One cell becomes a brain cell and the other becomes a skin cell through a process called cell differentiation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>DNA is called the 'Blueprint of Life' because it is responsible for controlling every process in our body.</p> Signup and view all the answers