Biology TEKS Correlations
(6) Science concepts. The student knows the structures and functions of nucleic
acids in the mechanisms of genetics. The student is expected to:
(B)explain replication, transcription, and translation using models of DNA and ribonucleic acid (RNA);
7.
The flow of information during gene expression is —
A. DNA
mRNA
DNA
B. DNA
mRNA
tRNA
Protein
C. mRNA
Protein
DNA
tRNA
D. tRNA
mRNA
Protein
Aspartic
Acid
Asp
artic
8.
Acid
The amino acid sequence methionine, tryptophan, and aspartic acid is coded by which set of DNA bases?
A.
B.
C.
D.
AUGUGGGAU
TTCTCCCTT
UACACCGUA
TACACCCTA
The Texas Education Agency Science TAKS Information Booklets for grade 10 and exit-level
science (available through http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/taks/booklets/index.
html) makes the point that students should know how to use the mRNA wheel and the mRNA
chart. Make sure students have experience using both the wheel and the chart.
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Science TEKS Toolkit
www.sciencetekstoolkit.org
9.
The genes of an organism control all its biological processes by controlling the 
A.
B.
C.
D.
sequence of nitrogen bases in a DNA molecule
synthesis of proteins in each cell
number of chromosomes in each cell
type of nitrogen bases in a DNA molecule
Charles A. Dana Center
Science TEKS Toolkit
www.sciencetekstoolkit.org