DNA and Mutations
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes a MUTATION?
An error or change in the DNA
Always a harmful feature
Always a beneficial adaptation
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following are the correct base pairs?
Adenine-Cytosine and Guanine-Thymine
Adenine-Guanine and Thymine-Cytosine
Adenine-Thymine and, Guanine-Cytosine
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
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