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DNA-Genetics Assessment Guide
Students will be given
Students will be asked to
Blank diagram of DNA
Molecule
Label the nucleotide, nitrogen bases,
phosphate and deoxyribose
Fill in the complementary strand of
DNA
Identify which step of the cell cycle
the cell is in and justify your choice
by explaining what is occurring in
phase
Sample strand of DNA
Pictures of Cells
Mixed up list of steps of
the Cell Cycle
Descriptions of the steps
of the cell cycle
A Punnett Square
Word problems with
descriptions of parents
Information about the
structure of DNA, cell
cycle and genetics
Pages in
Notebook
Put the steps into the correct order
Name the step that is being
described
Correctly fill in the Punnett square
and predict percentages of possible
phenotypes and genotypes
Create a Punnett square and
correctly predict the possible
offspring
Correctly answer multiple choice
questions
Decide whether statements are true
or false. If statements are false, you
will have to explain why it is false
using complete sentences.
Important words to know: DNA, nucleotide, nitrogen base, phosphate,
deoxyribose, Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine, double helix, James Watson,
Francis Crick, mitosis, Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase,
Cytokinesis, chromosomes, chromatin, chromatid, centromere, spindle fibers,
replication, phenotype, genotype, homozygous, heterozygous, alleles, genes,
Gregor Mendel, Punnett square, purebred, hybrid, recessive, dominant, genetics,
heredity and traits.
Information about the
structure of DNA, cell
cycle and genetics