DNA Replication and Genotype

A gene is (mark all that apply)

• A portion of RNA that is responsible for assembling proteins

• A distinct sequence of nucleotides forming part of the chromosome

• A unit of heredity transferred from the parents to their offspring

• A type of protein

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Primary functions of DNA are (mark all that apply)

• Transmit information on heredity from one generation to the next

• Control cellular respiration

• Regulate homeostasis

• Provide a blueprint for making proteins

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A nucleotide is composed of

• A phosphate, sugar and nitrogenous base

• A protein, lipid and Guanine

• A phosphate, a lipid, and nitrogenous base

• A sugar, lipid and nitrogenous base

Which of the following is a correct DNA base pair?

• Adenine - Cytosine

• Cytosine - Thymine

• Uracil- Cytosine

• Cytosine - Guanine

The weak bonds between base pairs is a ___

• Covalent Bond

• Polar Bond

• Non Polar Bond

• Hydrogen bond

The structure of DNA was discovered in the 1950s by which of the following? (Mark all that apply)

• Watson

• Franklin

• Crick

• Van Leeuwenhoek

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

• ribose sugar and adenine

• deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond

• ribose sugar and phosphate

• deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

Name this structure

• double helix

• nucelotide

• twisted ladder

• hydrogen bond

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine

• Thymine

• Cytosine

• Adenine

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

• ATG TGA CAG

• TAC ACT GTC

• GTA AGT GAC

• CAT TCA CTG