STAAR Biology Review - Reporting Category 2

Which sequence of complementary DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG?

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which of the following monomers are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

• amino acids
• nucleotides
• fatty acids
• polysaccharides

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

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
• the color of the nitrogen bases
• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The two strands of nitrogenous bases in DNA are joined by which type of bond?

• polar bonds
• ionic bonds
• covalent bonds
• hydrogen bonds

A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.

• Replication

• Translation

• Transcription

• Protein Synthesis

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What process is shown in the diagram?

• replication
• transcription
• mitosis
• translation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

X outlines a(n) ___________.

• amino acid
• nitrogen base 
• nucleotide
• nitrogen base pair

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

In what phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication take place?

• G1
• S
• G2
• M

Name this structure

• double helix
• nucelotide
• twisted ladder
• hydrogen bond

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which series is arranged in order from largest to smallest in size?

• gene, chromosome, nucleus, cell, DNA, nucleotide
• cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, gene, nucleotide
• nucleotide, chromosome, cell, DNA, nucleus
• cell, DNA, gene, nucleotide, nucleus, chromosome

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2