Structure of DNA

What is the name given to all the genetic information that an organism possesses?

• Genome

• Book of Information

• Genus

• Geneticology

In humans, DNA molecules are scattered throughout the cell.

• True

• False - located in the Nucleus

Some people have attached earlobes while some people have detached earlobes.

Which type of trait is this?

• Inherited

• Acquired

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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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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In double-stranded DNA, Guanine on one strand bonds with ______________ on the other strand.

• Adenine

• Guanine

• Cytosine

• Thymine

Some people can roll their tongue while some people can't.

Which type of trait is this?

• Inherited

• Acquired

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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Which of the following is a correct pair of DNA bases?

• A - C

• C - T

• D - C

• C - G

DNA is an abbreviation for _____

• Diphosphorus Nucleic Acid

• Ribose Nucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acetate

The cell organelle marked A that contains DNA is the ____

• nucleus

• chromsome

• gene

• DNA

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The structure marked B that is a bundle of tightly coiled DNA is called a ____

• nucleus

• gene

• chromosome

• DNA

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