- Answer each question below using full sentences, & restate the question as part of your answer.
- If the question is fill in the blank just write your answer.
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DNA Webquest
What is DNA?
1) Why are instructions (DNA- in the nucleus) important?
2) What does DNA stand for?
3) Why is DNA called a blueprint?
4) The "twisted ladder" shape of the DNA molecule is called a ______________.
5) Name the four bases found in a DNA molecule.
6) A DNA strand is made of _________ which make up __________ which make up sentences.
7) These "sentences" are called ________________.
What is a Gene?
8) What is a gene?
9) Blood cells use a protein called ___________ to capture and carry oxygen.
10) When a gene is changed, it is said to be ________________.
11) A mutation in the hemoglobin gene cause what disorder?
What is a Chromosome?
12) If you stretched the DNA from a cell out, how long would it be?
13) How many chromosomes are in a human cell? In a mosquito?
What is a Protein?
14) How is a protein like a car engine?
15) Receptor proteins are responsible for picking up _______________.
16) Each gene in DNA encodes information on how to make a __________.
17) Once in the cytoplasm, the _________ reads the message.
What is Heredity?
18) The passing of traits from parents to a child is the basis of __________.
19) Every child receives _________of its chromosomes from his mother, and _________from his father.
20) When a sperm and egg join, they create a single cell called a _________.
21) Each child inherits a _________ set of chromosomes.
What is a Trait?
22) Give an example of a physical trait: _______________
23) A dog fetching a bone is an example of what kind of trait.
24) Scientists describe the set of information for each form of a trait as an ____________.
Build a DNA Molecule!!!
25) Nitrogen bases must join up according to a specific rule; the base pair rule. In this rule which bases can pair together?
a) G must join with ________
b) _______ must join with T
Transcribe and Translate a Gene
26) Define transcription. (found at bottom of the page)
27) Define translation. (found at bottom of the page)
Types of Proteins
28) Explore the different types of proteins. Describe 3 of the types of proteins (enzymes, transport proteins, storage proteins, etc.) and give an example of each type.
Congratulations! You are now the master of DNA!
*If you have finished early check your work, then turn into your class bin.
You may play this game or feel free to explore more of the website!
1) Why are instructions (DNA- in the nucleus) important?
2) What does DNA stand for?
3) Why is DNA called a blueprint?
4) The "twisted ladder" shape of the DNA molecule is called a ______________.
5) Name the four bases found in a DNA molecule.
6) A DNA strand is made of _________ which make up __________ which make up sentences.
7) These "sentences" are called ________________.
What is a Gene?
8) What is a gene?
9) Blood cells use a protein called ___________ to capture and carry oxygen.
10) When a gene is changed, it is said to be ________________.
11) A mutation in the hemoglobin gene cause what disorder?
What is a Chromosome?
12) If you stretched the DNA from a cell out, how long would it be?
13) How many chromosomes are in a human cell? In a mosquito?
What is a Protein?
14) How is a protein like a car engine?
15) Receptor proteins are responsible for picking up _______________.
16) Each gene in DNA encodes information on how to make a __________.
17) Once in the cytoplasm, the _________ reads the message.
What is Heredity?
18) The passing of traits from parents to a child is the basis of __________.
19) Every child receives _________of its chromosomes from his mother, and _________from his father.
20) When a sperm and egg join, they create a single cell called a _________.
21) Each child inherits a _________ set of chromosomes.
What is a Trait?
22) Give an example of a physical trait: _______________
23) A dog fetching a bone is an example of what kind of trait.
24) Scientists describe the set of information for each form of a trait as an ____________.
Build a DNA Molecule!!!
25) Nitrogen bases must join up according to a specific rule; the base pair rule. In this rule which bases can pair together?
a) G must join with ________
b) _______ must join with T
Transcribe and Translate a Gene
26) Define transcription. (found at bottom of the page)
27) Define translation. (found at bottom of the page)
Types of Proteins
28) Explore the different types of proteins. Describe 3 of the types of proteins (enzymes, transport proteins, storage proteins, etc.) and give an example of each type.
Congratulations! You are now the master of DNA!
*If you have finished early check your work, then turn into your class bin.
You may play this game or feel free to explore more of the website!