INTRO TO DNA QUIZ

Who's experiment confirmed there is a "transforming agent" in bacteria? (before we knew it was DNA)

• Griffith

• Avery

• MacLeod

• Kepler

Who's trials used the process of elimination and experiments (including mice and enzymes) to suggest the "transforming agent" is likely DNA/Nucleotides -- opposed to previously suggested Proteins.

• Avery

• Griffith

• Kepler

• Watson

Which term best describes the passing down of traits?

• DNA

• Translation

• transcription

• Heredity

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which molecule codes for traits?

• DNA

• RNA

• Nucleic Acids

• Base pairs

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Can traits be influenced by environmental conditions?

• yes; internal and external

• not enough information

• only on a full moon

• no; all biological

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

DNA is housed where in the cell?

• nucleus
• cytoplasm
• mitochondria
• cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Nucleic acids make up DNA.

What makes up nucleic acids?

• amino acids

• nucleotides

• carbohydrates

• lipids

The ____ of nucleotides make a sequence to code for traits. Hint base-pairing*

• phosphate groups

• nitrogenous bases

• deoxyriboses

• Fatty acids

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following is the correct DNA key?

• A-T

  C-U

• A-U

  C-G

• A-T

  C-G

• none of these

Transcription in simplest terms is the base pair matching from DNA to RNA (via RNA polymerase).

Which of the following is in-correctly transcribed?

• AGC -> UCG

• TAG -> ATC

• GAT -> CUA

• CGA -> GCU