DNA and Inheritance Assessment

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

• amino acids
• nucleotides
• fatty acids
• polysaccharides

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is the correct complimentary strand for the following DNA?ATCGAG

• TACGAG
• ATCGAG
• TAGCTG
• TAGCTC

What are the 4 nitrogen bases?

• adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
• adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

The shape of the DNA molecule is a double __________________?

• "S"
• helix
• rope
• curve

Which of the following is not inherited characteristic?

• taste
• mouth
• teeth
• language

Bobby has curly dark hair, blue eyes, and a small mouth.  What are his acquired traits?

• curly hair
• blue eyes
• mouth
• plays the drums

What is the relationship between a protein, the cell, and DNA?

• DNA is produced by protein which is produced in the cell
• Protein is composed of DNA which is produced in the cell
• DNA makes RNA which produces protein in the cell
• A cell is composed of DNA and protein

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1