Stated Clearly: What is DNA? and How does it work?

DNA acts as a ______ or ______ for a living thing.

• blueprint or recipe

• spiral or ladder

• cup or spoon

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Amino acids are often referred to as the​ (a)   of life.

• building blocks
• polymers
• nucleotide
• chemicals

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Amino acids make up -

• Carbohydrates

• Nucleic acids

• Lipids

• Proteins

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​ (a)   tells amino acids how to line up and form themselves into the perfect protein shapes.

• DNA
• Tissue
• Living cells
• Organelles

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Where is the DNA located in a cell?

• Protein

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Vacuole

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Where are amino acids found in the cell?

• Cell Wall

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplasts

• Cytoplasm

Partial copies called​ (a)   look a lot like DNA but are shorter and missing one side.

• RNA
• DNA
• Amino Acid
• tRNA

​ (a)   are protein building machines.

• Ribosomes
• Mitochondria
• Nucleus
• Chloroplasts

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Every ___ letters of RNA code tell the ribosome which amino acid should be added next.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

​ DNA creates ​ (a)   . RNA creates ​ (b)   . Proteins go on to form ​ (c)   .

• RNA
• protein
• life
• carbohydrates
• lipids
• nucleotides

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