PBS Review

Which major macromolecule is being represented in this image? 

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA? (This is the MONOMER of DNA.) 

• amino acids

• nucleotides

• fatty acids

• polysaccharides

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated

• it's in everything

• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

• because we eat it every day for energy

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of

• cytosine

• guanine

• thymine

• uracil

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

Name this structure

• double helix

• nucelotide

• twisted ladder

• hydrogen bond

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

These are the smallest blood vessels with the thinnest walls in order to maximize diffusion of nutrients in and out of the interstitial fluid

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

• aorta

Blood traveling through the pulmonary circuit goes through the right side of the heart and out to the _______

• left side of the heart

• body

• lungs

• tricuspid valve

Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe? 

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is the spinal chord?

• The main pathway for information connecting the brain and peripheral nervous system

• The part of our nervous system that gives the rest of the body structure

• A series of bones that are made up of vertebrae and cartilage

• A small organ that stretches from the brain to the base of the neck