DNA

Replicate the following strand of DNA:

AATCATGGA

• AATCATGGA

• TTAGTACCT

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated

• it's in everything

• it serves as a cookbook of recipes for traits of all living things

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What are the 4 nitrogen bases?

• adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and uracil

• adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

Describes the twisted ladder-like shape of a DNA molecule

• Nitrogen Base
• Hexagon
• Double Helix

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases

• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What does the base 'G' pair with?

• A

• T

• C

• G

What does the base 'A' pair with?

• A

• T

• C

• G