DNA and the Genome

What is the name given to all the genetic information that an organism possesses?

• Genome

• Book of Information

• Genus

• Geneticology

In humans where does genetic information come from?

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In humans, DNA molecules are scattered throughout the cell.

• True - there is DNA throughout the cytoplasm

• False - DNA is located in the nucleus

DNA is short for...

• Dendritic Ribonucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Dexycyclonethertic Acid

• National Dunce's Association

Where is DNA found in a human cell?

• ribosome

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is a short segment of DNA that codes for a characteristic?

• chromosome

• DNA

• RNA

• gene

What is a long coiled up strand of DNA called?

• gene

• RNA

• chromosome

• genome

DNA is a molecule made up of a combination of how many DNA bases?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

DNA has a special structure called a

• single helix

• double helix

• triple helix

• ladder

What is a gene?

• A substance that pairs with a similar substance in the nucleus

• something inside the nucleus

• a short piece of DNA that codes for a certain characteristic

• all of your DNA in total