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Which of the following show the correct base pairing in DNA?
a) Adenine-Guanine
b) Adenine-Cytosine
c) Guanine-thymine
d) Adenine-Thymine

The subunits of DNA are called nucleotides.
a) true
b) False
c)
d)

Who first discovered the structure of DNA?
a) Robert Hooke
b) Watson and Crick
c) Holmes and Watson
d) Coach Korth

The structure of DNA can best be described as
a) a twisted ladder
b) a double helix
c) spiral staircase
d) all of these

Uracil is one of the four nitrogen bases in DNA.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Which of the following lists part of a nucleotide?
a) ribose-phosphate-thymine
b) ribose-phosphate-uracil
c) deoxyribose-phosphate uracil
d) deoxyribose-phosphate-cytosine

A DNA nucleotide consists of a
a) sugar-phosphate-hydrogen base
b) salt-phosphate-hydrogen base
c) sugar-phosphate-nitrogen base
d) sugar-hydrogen-nitrogen base

Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and hydrogen base.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What is released when the bonds between nitrogen bases in DNA are broken?
a) water
b) light
c) heat
d) gas

The nitrogen bases in DNA are held together by covalent bonds.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Which of the following show the correct base pairing in DNA?
a) Adenine-Thymine
b) Adenine-Cytosine
c) Guanine-Cytosine
d) Both A and C

The structure of DNA can be described as a double helix or twisted ladder.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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