DNA Profiling

What is the name for DNA?

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Ribonucleic acid

• Dynamic naming analysis

• Dynamic nucleic acid

DNA is made up of smaller parts, or monomers, called:

• amino acid

• nucleotides

• monosacharides

• glycerol and fatty acid

Which of the following is not a part of a nucleotide?

• sugar

• phosphate group

• nitrogen base

• fatty acid

Which of the following are not nitrogenous bases found on DNA?

• thymine

• adenine

• cytosine

• guanine

• uracil

What is the purpose of DNA?

• carry and transmit genetic info

• powerhouse of the cell

• long-term energy

• short term energy

Where is DNA found in the cell?

• nucleus only

• cytoplasm

• nucleus and mitochondria

• nucleus and cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which of the following databases stores DNA profiles?

• CODIS

• AFIS

• IBIS

• RUVIS

Which organization uses DNA evidence (mostly) to reexamine post-conviction cases?

• Innocence Project

• CODIS

• Conviction America

• Dateline

Pair the correct strand of DNA using complementary base pairing rules: AGCCGTAA

• AGCCGTAA

• UCGGCAUU

• TCGGCATT

• GTAAGTAA

What cuts the DNA sample in order for it to be used for a DNA profile?

• knife

• restriction enzyme

• fatty acid

• electrophoresis