DNA and Protein Synthesis Mod

How does DNA help organisms stay alive? The order of ____________in DNA decides the order of _________. This helps make proteins for living.

• nucleotide; amino acids

• amino acids; nucleotides

• nucleotides; nothing

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What are the steps that determine the expression of traits in an organism?

• RNA ----> DNA- ----> protein ----> heritable trait

• DNA ----> RNA ----> protein ----> heritable trait

• RNA ----> DNA ----> heritable trait ----> Protein

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A mutation in DNA that does not change the function of the protein it makes. One mutation still creates the same codon. This is a ____________mutation.

• Point

• Silent

• Missense

• Beneficial

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

There are different cell types in humans. These cell types have the same genes. Why do they look different?

• DNA sequences are different

• the cell expresses different genes in the DNA sequence

• Transcription and translation is different in every cell

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What do you call a segment of DNA?

• A protein

• A double helix

• A gene

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the structure of DNA?

• double helix

• contains adenine-uracil pairs

• sugar-nitrogen backbone

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A DNA molecule has 32 thymine (T) bases. How many adenine (A) bases does it have?

• 16

• 64

• 32

A mutation can come from______. This can affect the organism and change hot it makes ______/

• ATP; hydrogen bonds

• Chemicals from industry; carbohydrates

• radiation from the sun; protiens

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The turning on and off of genes to control or regulate the amount of protein made is called

• size

• location

• gene regulation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

RNA is...?

• double-stranded

• contains bases A, T, C, G

• contains bases A, U, C, G