Shy Quiz for 3/24

Which of following statements about amino acids is FALSE?

• they are the building blocks of life

• they make up proteins 

• there are about 20 different kinds

• they are the backbone of the double helix.

RNA is different than DNA in which of the following ways?

• it is single stranded, not double stranded

• it has adenine and guanine

• it has a sugar in its backbone

• it plays a part in the synthesis of proteins

WHICH of the following is NOT a part  of a nucleotide in a DNA molecule?

• a deoxyribose sugar

• a phosphate 

• a nitrogen base

• a codon

______________   tells _______________  how to line up and form themselves into perfect _______________shapes.

• DNA, proteins, amino acid

• DNA, amino acids, protein

• Amino acid, DNA, RNA

• Protein, DNA, amino acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

DNA is basically a set of instructions used to build ____________ which influence the way our bodies appear, function, and respond to the environment.

• sugars

• phosphates

• proteins

• nitrogen bases

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Guanine bonds with:

• adenine

• cytosine

• thymine

• uracil

Why is DNA important?

• because we eat it every day for energy

• it copies the RNA code and carries it to the ribosomes

• it serves as the blueprint for the traits of all living things

• it is the building block of all matter

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which two molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

• amino acids and sugar

• deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate

• deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond

• sugar and the nucleus

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand?

ATG  TGA  CAG

• TAC  ACT  GTC

• TCA  ACT  GAC

• ATG  TGA  CAG

• GTA  AGT  GAC

What determines the code, or information,  contained in a DNA molecule?

• the color of the nitrogen bases

• the order or sequence of nitrogen bases

• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

• the number of sugar phosphate units

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1