DNA and Mutations

Which of the following macromolecules is responsible for building our traits and features? (Hint: It is made by the ribosomes, and coded for by genes.)

• Fats/ Lipids

• Protein

• Carbohydrates

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following best describes a MUTATION?

• An error or change in the DNA

• Always a harmful feature

• Always a beneficial adaptation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

DNA is

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid: the blueprint and directions for building an organism

• A segment of DNA, made up of a specific order of proteins, which codes for a trait

• Adenine-Thymine, Guanine-Cytosine

• a strand of three bases that get read on the DNA strand

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A gene is

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid: the blueprint and directions for building an organism

• A segment of DNA, made up of a specific order of proteins, which codes for a trait

• Adenine-Thymine, Guanine-Cytosine

• a strand of three bases that get read on the DNA strand

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following are the correct base pairs?

• Adenine-Cytosine and Guanine-Thymine

• Adenine-Guanine and Thymine-Cytosine

• Adenine-Thymine and, Guanine-Cytosine

A codon is

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid: the blueprint and directions for building an organism

• A segment of DNA, made up of a specific order of proteins, which codes for a trait

• Adenine-Thymine, Guanine-Cytosine

• a strand of three bases that get read on the DNA strand

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Heredity is

• nitrogen base pairs- adenine and thymine or guanine and cyotsine

• deoxyribose sugar molecules, and phosphate

• a characteristic

• A trait passed on from family, coded for in the DNA of an organism

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The rungs of the DNA ladder are made of...

• nitrogen base pairs- adenine and thymine or guanine and cyotsine

• deoxyribose sugar molecules, and phosphate

• a characteristic

• A trait passed on from family, coded for in the DNA of an organism

The sides of the DNA strand are made of...

• nitrogen base pairs- adenine and thymine or guanine and cyotsine

• deoxyribose sugar molecules, and phosphate

• a characteristic

• A trait passed on from family, coded for in the DNA of an organism

Trait

• nitrogen base pairs- adenine and thymine or guanine and cyotsine

• deoxyribose sugar molecules, and phosphate

• a characteristic

• A trait passed on from family, coded for in the DNA of an organism

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2