Question

Read the following passage. Select the option that has the correct terms for each blank in the appropriate order.

“__________blank contain(s) the codes (codons) for the creation of __________blank, which is/are often called the ‘building block(s) of life.’ It/they combine(s) in long strings to create __________blank, which make(s) possible the basic functions of life on Earth.”

(1 point)
Responses

DNA; amino acids; proteins
DNA; amino acids; proteins

amino acids; proteins; DNA
amino acids; proteins; DNA

DNA; proteins; amino acids
DNA; proteins; amino acids

proteins; DNA; amino acids

1 answer

The correct option to fill in the blanks in the passage is:

DNA; amino acids; proteins

So, the completed passage would read:

“DNA contain(s) the codes (codons) for the creation of amino acids, which is/are often called the ‘building block(s) of life.’ It/they combine(s) in long strings to create proteins, which make(s) possible the basic functions of life on Earth.”