Quizzez 10.6 Vocabulary

Harper, Oliver, and Ethan are studying biology and they come across the term 'DNA'. What could be the correct explanation for 'DNA'?

• the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, an organism's genetic material

• a molecule made of nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group

• the process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule

• ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

• the process of making mRNA from DNA

Michael, Avery, and Scarlett are studying biology. They come across the term 'nucleotide'. They decide to research and come up with different definitions. Michael says it's 'a molecule made of nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group', Avery thinks it's 'the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, an organism's genetic material', Scarlett suggests it's 'the process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule'. Another friend suggests it's 'ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm', and the last one says it's 'the process of making mRNA from DNA'. Who is correct?

• Michael - a molecule made of nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group

• Avery - the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, an organism's genetic material

• Scarlett - the process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule

• Friend - ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

• Last one - the process of making mRNA from DNA

Grace, Emma, and Isla are studying biology and they come across the term 'replication'. Can you help them understand what it means?

• It is the process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule

• It is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, an organism's genetic material

• It is a molecule made of nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group

• It is ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

• It is the process of making mRNA from DNA

Evelyn is studying biology and she comes across the term 'RNA'. She asks Benjamin and Maya about it. What could be the correct explanation?

• Ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

• The abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, an organism's genetic material

• A molecule made of nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group

• The process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule

• The process of making mRNA from DNA

Mia is studying biology and she came across the term 'transcription'. Can you help her understand what it means?

• It is the process of making mRNA from DNA

• It is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, an organism's genetic material

• It is a molecule made of nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group

• It is the process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule

• It is ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

Aiden is studying biology and he came across a term 'translation'. He asked Nora and Maya about it. Nora said it's 'the process of making a protein from RNA', Maya said it's 'the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, an organism's genetic material', Aiden's brother said it's 'a molecule made of nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group', his teacher said it's 'the process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule', and his father said it's 'ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm'. Who is correct?

• Nora

• Maya

• Aiden's brother

• His teacher

• His father

Hannah was studying biology and came across the term 'mutation'. She asked David about it. David explained it as:

• a permanent change in the sequence of DNA, or the nucleotides, in a gene or a chromosome

• the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, an organism's genetic material

• a molecule made of nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group

• the process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule

• ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

David, Olivia, and Arjun are observing a group of butterflies in their biology class. They notice that there is a slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of the species. This phenomenon is known as what?

• variation

• the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, an organism's genetic material

• a molecule made of nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group

• the process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule

• ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

Grace is working on a science project about different scientific terms. She came across the term 'precarious' and asked Samuel and Sophia for help. According to them, what does 'precarious' mean?

• unsteady or unstable

• the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, an organism's genetic material

• a molecule made of nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group

• the process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule

• ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

tenacious

• not letting go
• the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, an organism's genetic material
• a molecule made of nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group
• the process of copyong a DA molecule to make aother DNA molecule
• ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cyto plasm