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

Question

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

(1 point)
Responses

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

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

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

proteins; DNA; amino acids

Answer 1

The correct response 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.”