Unit 7 Vocabulary: Genetics

What do we call a nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose?

• RNA

• Ribonucleic Acid

• DNA

• Amino Acid

What do we call the threadlike structures within the nucleus containing the genetic information that is passed from one generation to the next?

• DNA

• Protein

• Amino Acid

• Chromosomes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What do we call Watson and Crick's model of DNA that has two strands wound around one another?

• Twisted

• Double Helix

• Ladder

• RNA

What do we call the single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose?

• RNA

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• DNA

• Protein

Nitrogen-containing bases that make up the ladder structure of DNA.

• Protein

• Amino Acid

• Molecular

• Fats

What do we call a monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base?

• Nucleotide

• Nucleic Acid

• Protein

• Lipid

What do we call the assembly of amino acids into proteins that is controlled by RNA?

• Photosynthesis

• Protein Synthesis

• Lactic Acid Fermentation

• DNA Replication

What do we call the macromolecules that are made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus (CHONP)?

• Lipds

• Nucleic Acids

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

What do we call the macromolecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen (CHON)?

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What do we call the turning on (activating) or turning off (deactivating) of genes, gene _________?

• Expression

• Synthesis

• Differentiation

• Protein Synthesis