Unit 2: LS.Bio.1.5-LS.Bio.2.2 Power Vocab

A double-stranded molecule that stores genetic information for traits and cell functions:

• Gene

• DNA

• RNA

• Cell

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A single-stranded molecule that carries DNA's instructions to help make proteins:

• RNA

• DNA

• Gene

• Cell

The process of making proteins through transcription and translation:

• Cellular respiration

• Differentiation

• Protein synthesis

• Gene expression

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A small molecule that is the building block of proteins:

• Amino acid

• Protein

• Macromolecule

• Carbohydrate

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

A segment of DNA that contains instructions to make a protein:

• Protein

• RNA

• DNA

• Gene

A structure made of DNA and proteins that carries many genes:

• RNA

• Chromosome

• Enzyme

• Carbohydrate

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The process where one cell replicates its DNA and divides to form 2 identical cells:

• Mitosis

• DNA

• RNA

• Gene

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

The process that breaks down glucose to release usable energy (ATP):

• Gene expressions

• Protein synthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Catalyst

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

The process where cells develop into specialized types with specific roles:

• Cellular respiration

• Catalyst

• Carbohydrate

• Differentiation

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

The process of using information from a gene to make a protein that shows a trait:

• Gene expression

• Cellular respiration

• Macromolecule

• Protein synthesis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6