Genetics

What are the nucleotides made of?

• Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
• Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
• Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
• Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

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 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

Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?

• C-A, T-G
• A-G, C-T
• C-G, U-A
• T-A, G-C

What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
• the color of the nitrogen bases
• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

If a DNA molecule consists of 29% Guanine, how much cytosine will it contain?

• 29%
• 58%
• 21%
• I have no idea.

Traits that are passed from generation to generation are called ____________________

• Excited Traits
• Inherited Traits
• Inclined Traits
• Special Traits

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What do amino acids come together to join?

• a growing polypeptide chain (protein)

• a growing lipid

• a growing carbohydrate

• a growing nucleic acid

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1