What is DNA?
You've got that super "BASE"
Cells! It all builds on itself
Experimental Design Rewind
Base-Pairing Rules
100
DNA stands for ___________________________
What is deoxyribonucleic acid
100
DNA has how many nitrogenous bases?
What is four
100

What organelle is DNA found in?

What is the nucleus

100

This is an educated guess

What is a hypothesis

100
Base-pairing rules state that A always pairs with ____.
What is T (Thymine)
200

A strand of DNA is supported by its "backbones". Which two molecules make up the backbone of DNA?

What is a phosphate and deoxyribose sugar

200
What is the name for the base represented by an (A)?
What is Adenine
200

This organelle makes proteins using the instructions from DNA.

What are ribosomes

200

What variable in an experiment is measured?

What is the dependent variable

200
Base-pairing rules state that G always pairs with _____.
What is C (Cytosine)
300
A nucleic acid is made up of smaller units, or building blocks, called ____________________
What are nucleotides
300
What is the name for the base represented by a (G)?
What is Guanine
300

Write (in chemical equation or words) the photosynthesis equation

carbon dioxide + water + sunlight --> oxygen + glucose

300

These are kept the same across all trials of an experiment.

What are constants

300
If one side of a strand of DNA reads ATCGA, use the base-pair rules to come up with the sequence on the other, complementary strand of the same DNA. (Complementary means matching)
What is TAGCT Because... A=T T=A C=G G=C A=T
400
DNA nucleotides are made up of three components:
What are 1. A sugar 2. A phosphate 3. A nitrogen base (need all 3 to be correct)
400
What is the name for the base represented by a (C)?
What is Cytosine
400

This is the equation (in words or chemical formula) for cellular respiration

glucose + oxygen --> water + carbon dioxide + ATP

400

What variable does the scientist manipulate to see its effect on something else?

What is the independent variable

400
One strand of DNA reads GGACTTC, what is the sequence on the other, complementary strand?
What is CCTGAAG
500
The sugar in DNA is made up of 5 carbons, what is the specific name for this 5-carbon sugar in DNA? (Hint: the D in DNA)
What is deoxyribose
500
What is the name for the base represented by a (T)?
What is Thymine
500

How does the gas produced by cellular respiration get recycled in the environment?

By plants in photosynthesis

500

What is the name of the group used to get baseline data in an experiment?

What is the Control group

500

What is a mnemonic device (a memory trick) you use to remember the DNA base-pairing rules?

Apples in the Tree

Cars in the Garage (or Carrots in the Grass)

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