Central Dogma

DNA can best be described as...

• an organelle of the cell

• ribonucleic acid

• a blueprint for a living thing

• a protein

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The central dogma is the framework for how genetic info flows from DNA to a(n)...

• protein

• DNA

• mRNA

• tRNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

DNA is stored in the...

• ribosome

• cytoplasm

• lysosome

• nucleus

T or F: Skin cells have the same DNA as muscle cells.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Genes are segments of DNA that code for a...

• protein that expresses a certain trait

• trait

• ribosome

• chromosome

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What allows different cells in the body (muscle, skin, nerve, ect.) to have different roles?

• They have different DNA

• They have different instructions

• They use different parts (genes) of the same DNA molecule

• All cells have the same role

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which answers choice does NOT describe the shape of DNA

• twisted

• double helix

• double stranded

• circular

What is the monomer of DNA?

• ribosome

• nucleotide

• mRNA

• protein

which of the following is NOT one of the three parts of a nucleotide?

• Deoxyribose Sugar

• Phosphate

• Ribose Sugar

• Nitrogen Base

These two parts of a nucleotide form the backbone or sides of the DNA molecule.

• Sugar and base

• Sugar and phosphate

• Phosphate and base

• Base and sugar