Genetic Code

Genetic Code

6th - 8th Grade

25 Qs

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DNA

DNA

Genetic Code

Genetic Code

Assessment

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Biology

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS3-1, HS-LS1-1, HS-LS1-4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Before DNA was discovered, in which materials did scientists think the genetic material was stored?

proteins

carbohydrates

lipids

nucleic acids

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do scientists call the twisted zipper shape of DNA?

double helix

sphere

helix

double sphere

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two scientists in London that used X-rays to study DNA?

Maurice Wilkins

Francis Crick

James Watson

Rosalind Franklin

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two scientists built a model of DNA?

Maurice Wilkins

Francis Crick

James Watson

Rosalind Franklin

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group is called:

proteins

DNA

nucleotides

RNA

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the four nitrogen bases?

uracil (U), cytosine (C), thymine (T), guanine (G)

adenine (A), uracil (U), thymine (T), guanine (G)

adenine (A), cytosine (C), uracil (U), guanine (G)

adenine (A), cytosine (C), thymine (T), guanine (G)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does DNA stand for?

Deoxyribosenucleic acid

Deribosenucleic acid

Deoxyribose

Nucleic acid

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