DNA and the Genetic Code
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is found in the cells of all living things?
chloroplasts
nucleus
mitochondrion
genetic material
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NGSS.MS-LS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following molecules holds the information needed to direct cellular processes?
phenylalanine
adenosine triphosphate
chlorophyll
deoxyribonucleic acid
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The information in DNA is written according to the genetic code and carried by the -
sequence of nitrogen bases/nucleotides
direction of the phosphate groups
hydrogen bonds between nitrogen bases
enzymes which unwind the double helix
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NGSS.HS-LS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The genetic code describes the way that information is coded in DNA. This code is -
unique to organisms like a fingerprint
similar between closely related organisms
determined by organism’s environment
the same among all living organisms
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-1
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do we call the shape a DNA molecule takes?
double-stranded
double helix
sugar-phosphate backbone
pentagon
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the names of the large structures of DNA which are used to package the genetic information within cells?
enzymes
ribosomes
chromosomes
vitamins
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The genetic code seems to suggest that all organisms are related. This conclusion is based on the fact that –
all living things have unique coding systems
each species has some form of a code
every living thing uses the same code
living things pass DNA to offspring
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NGSS.HS-LS4-1
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