What are some similarities between the structure of the dna and the ladder

DNA is often compared to a ladder becaause of its structure. The nucleotides form hydrogen bonds in a certain sequence, forming a "rung" of the ladder. The backbones of DNA are formed by alternating phosphates and  sugar residues. Each nucleotide side attatches to 1 of the 2 backbones, creating a ladder shape.

1. the energy lost to disorder metabolism     -entropy

2. related to or possessing motion potential     -kinetic

3. all of the chemical reactions in an organism required for maintenance of the processes of life entropy     -metabolism

4. possible; ability to go into action or perform work kinetic     -potential

5. the study of energy and its transformations thermodynamics     -thermodynamics