Genetics Lesson 6 DNA to Trait Practice

What are chromosomes made of?

• Cells and Organelles

• Inherited Characteristics

• Protein and DNA

• Parental and Offspring DNA

If a DNA sample includes 10% Adenine, what percent of the sample will consist of Guanine? Think Chargaff's Rules.

• 10%

• 90%

• 80%

• 40%

How many amino acids do humans use to make proteins?

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

Choose the complementary DNA strand to the following sequence:

ATAGCCTGGACGTGG

• CCACGTCCATTCTAT

• TATCGGACCTGCACC

• TATCGGACTACGACC

• TATTTCCCGGGCATC

How many nucleotide pairs do humans have in their DNA?

• About 3 thousand

• About 3 million

• About 3 billion

• About 3 trillion

What scientist used x ray diffraction to study the shape of DNA?

• Erwin Chargaff

• Francis Crick

• James Watson

• Rosalind Franklin

Choose the 3 parts that make up a nucleotide.

• Fat

• Sugar

• Carbohydrate

• Base

• Phosphate

Choose the 2 things that DNA must be able to do.

• Be copied every time a cell divides.

• Break down food into energy

• Make Proteins

• Give instructions for building and maintaining cells.

• Allow materials into and out of the cell.

Segments of DNA that code for specific proteins.

• DNA

• Gene

• Protein

• Macromolecule

Individual subunits that make up DNA. Each unit is made of three parts.

• Gene

• Nucleotide

• Double Helix

• Macromolecule