NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Complex molecule that carries genetic information that defines an organism's traits. It is stored in the nucleus.

• DNA
• protein
• RNA
• glucose nucleic acid (GNA)

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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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Are all mutations bad?

• Yes
• No

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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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Where is genetic information passed from parent to offspring contained?

• chromosomes

• cytoplasm

• lysosomes

• Ribosomes

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Sugar beets modified to grow faster and to be more resistant to weeds.

• Genetic engineering
• Cloning

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Most permanent mutations are

• helpful

• harmful

• passed onto offspring

• selectively bred

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These are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs

• proteins

• amino acids

• genes

• RNA

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A mutation where a different base is used in the place of another is a ______________.

• deletion

• insertion

• translocation

• substitution

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A change in the original DNA sequence during replication

• dominant

• recessive

• mutation

• alteration

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