Nucleic Acids and Gene Expression

The backbone of DNA is made up of _______ & ________ units. 

• sugar & base
• sugar & phosphate
• base & phosphate
• phosphate & phosphate

Match the following DNA base pairs.

• Adenine

• Thymine pairs with

• Guanine

• Adenine pairs with

• Cytosine

• Cytosine pairs with

• Thymine

• Guanine pairs with

Arrange these in order from largest to smallest: gene, cell, DNA, nucleotide, nucleus

(hint: start with the biggest)

• DNA

• Nucleotide

• nucleus

• Cell

• Gene

Which best describes an inherited trait?

• a characteristic one chooses to express
• a characteristic one receives from the food one eats
• a characteristic that is passed on from one's parents
• a characteristic that is influenced by one's surroundings

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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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X outlines a(n) ___________.

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

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What is the relationship between a protein, the cell, and DNA?

• DNA is produced by protein which is produced in the cell
• Protein is composed of DNA which is produced in the cell
• DNA makes RNA which produces protein in the cell
• A cell is composed of DNA and protein

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The diagram shows the process of

• Transcription
• Translation
• Replication
• Mitosis

In a ​ (a)   DNA is stored in the ​ (b)   . In a ​ (c)   DNA is found in the central region of the cell in an area called the nucleoid.

• Eukaryotic Cell
• nucleus
• prokaryotic cell
• No membrane bound organelles
• no nucleus

adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine are known as

• sugars
• phosphates
• nitrogen bases
• DNA bases

• Nitrogenous Bases