Original Project
Reproduction, Genes, and Heredity
DNA molecules provide the cells with instructions for assembling protein molecules from amino acids.
Item RH015002: The information in DNA molecules provides instructions for assembling amino acids into protein molecules.
What does the information in DNA molecules provide instructions for?
- Assembling amino acids into protein molecules
- Assembling protein molecules into amino acids
- Rearranging genes into protein molecules
- Rearranging genes into traits
- Distribution of Responses
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 820 | 2894 | 28% |
| Grades | |||
| 6–8 | 394 | 1663 | 24% |
| 9–12 | 425 | 1228 | 35% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 429 | 1404 | 31% |
| Female | 377 | 1438 | 26% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 750 | 2625 | 29% |
| Other | 53 | 210 | 25% |
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- LS1.C The sugar molecules thus formed contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen: their hydrocarbon backbones are used to make amino acids and other carbon-based molecules that can be assembled into larger molecules (such as proteins or DNA), used for example to form new cells.
LS3.A Genes are located in the chromosomes of cells, with each chromosome pair containing two variants of each of many distinct genes. Each distinct gene chiefly controls the production of specific proteins, which in turn affects the traits of the individual. Changes (mutations) to genes can result in changes to proteins, which can affect the structures and functions of the organism and thereby change traits. - Notes
- The fact that DNA controls the production of proteins is included in NGSS, but the mechanism is not specified.