8th Grade DNA Test By Nikolas Angelopoulos

6 Written Questions

1. Four bases.
2. What is the shape of DNA?
3. Guamine <3s ________.
4. What is the "backbone" of DNA made of?
5. Thymine is crazy for _______.
6. The blueprint of the body.

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why should we study DNA?
   1. Alternating phosphates and deoxyribose sugar molecules.
   2. Adenine always pairs with Thymine, Cytosine always pairs with Guamine.
   3. A deoxyribose sugar molecule, a phosphate, and a base.
   4. Because of its central importance to all life on earth, because of its medical benefits (such as cures for diseases), and to create "better" food crops.
2. What does DNA contain the instructions for making?
   1. Thymine
   2. Guamine
   3. Cytosine
   4. Proteins
3. Where are genes found?
   1. Cytosine
   2. Chromosomes
   3. Chromosome
   4. Proteins
4. A threadlike structure within the nucleus containing the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next.
   1. Thymine
   2. Chromosome
   3. Cytosine
   4. Chromosomes
5. A pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis.
   1. Guamine
   2. DNA
   3. Double Helix
   4. Thymine
6. The very weak bonds that hold DNA together.
   1. Chromosomes
   2. Adenine
   3. Proteins
   4. Hydrogen Bonds

6 True/False Questions

1. ATCGTTATCAGATTA → TAGCAATAGTCTAAT?

   True        False

2. Adenine always pairs with Thymine, Cytosine always pairs with Guamine. → Four bases.

   True        False

3. Guamine → Adenine is madly in love with _______.

   True        False

4. DNA → Thymine is crazy for _______.

   True        False

5. A deoxyribose sugar molecule, a phosphate, and a base. → Four bases.

   True        False

6. Thymine → Cytosine will only pair with _______.

   True        False