Science Assessment ~ Items ~ RH015002

What does the information in DNA molecules provide instructions for?

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Group	Correct	Total	Percent
Overall	197	559	35%
Grades
6–8	13	23	57%
9–12	169	499	34%
Gender
Male	82	221	37%
Female	101	300	34%
Primary Language
English	181	516	35%
Other	5	13	38%

Group	Correct	Total	Percent
Overall	95	281	34%
Grades
6–8	9	18	50%
9–12	72	229	31%
Gender
Male	46	109	42%
Female	38	135	28%
Primary Language
English	82	243	34%
Other	3	9	33%

Group	Correct	Total	Percent
Overall	166	305	54%
Grades
6–8	2	3	67%
9–12	151	280	54%
Gender
Male	79	139	57%
Female	77	150	51%
Primary Language
English	151	276	55%
Other	1	8	13%

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.

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