Name: Sharon Mulindi Date:05/31/2017

Biology 12: Unit 5 DNA Worksheet Structure of DNA

Directions: Label the diagram below with the following choices:

Nucleotide Deoxyribose Phosphate

group
Base pair Hydrogen bond Nitrogenous
base

Hydrogen bond

6. Nucleotide 2. Phosphate group

5. Nitrogenous base

4. Base pair 3. Deoxyribose

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 Directions: Answer or complete each sentence.
7. What do the letters DNA stand for? Deoxyribonucleic

8. What is the function of DNA? Replicates (duplicates)itself so each new cell has a complete, identical copy

9. What is DNA located? In the cell nucleus

10. A nucleotide is made of three parts: a phosphate group, a five carbon sugar, and a nitrogen base.

11. Guanine, cytosine, thymine, and adenine are the four Nitrogenous bases in DNA.

12. The backbone of the DNA molecule is made up of two components, what are these?
a. Deoxyribose(5 carbon sugar) b. Phosphate
13. There are four different variations of these monomers (four different bases), what are the names of
Those bases?
a. Adenine b. Cytosine
c. Guanine d. Thymine
14. These bases are of two different types of molecules: purines and pyrimides.
Purines have two ring(s) in their structure, and pyrimidines have one ring(s) in their
Structure.
15. The two bases that are purines are:
a. Adenine b. Guanine
16. The two bases that are pyrimidines are:
a.Cytosine b.Thymine
17. What type of bonds connects the deoxyribose sugars to the phosphate groups?
Covalent.

18. In complimentary base pairing, hydrogen bonds with guanine and hydrogen bonds with thymine.

19. A section of one DNA strand has the sequence ACCGAGGTT. What is the sequence of an mRNA
transcribed from this section of DNA?
a. ACCGAGGUU b. ACCGAGGTT c. TGGCTCCAA d. UGGCUCCAA

20. Fill in the blanks.

DNA strand: G AC T AT GAG C AG

mRNA strand: CUG ATA CTG GTC