Genetics

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• Aa
• red hair
• heterozygous genes
• mutated DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

DNA is an acronym for _____

• Diphosphorus Nucleic Acid

• Ribose Nucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acetate

A gene is (mark all that apply)

• A distinct portion of the somatic cells responsible for increasing hormone concentrations during interphase

• A distinct sequence of nucleotides forming part of the chromosome

• A unit of heredity transferred from the parents to their offspring

• A type of protein

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A nucleotide is composed of

• A phosphate, sugar and nitrogenous base

• A protein, protein and Guanine

• A phosphate, Adenine, and nitrogenous base

• A protein, Adenine and nitrogenous base

Which of the following is a base pair?

• Adenine - Cytosine

• Cytosine - Thymine

• Deoxyribose - Cytosine

• Cytosine - Guanine

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The weak bonds between base pairs is a ___

• Covalent Bond

• Polar Bond

• Non Polar Bond

• Hydrogen

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated
• it's in everything
• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
• because we eat it every day for energy

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG