DNA Basics
This molecule contains the instructions that tell a cell how to function.
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Proteins are built from these smaller building blocks.
smaller building blocks.Amino acids
This is the basic unit of life.
Cell
A group of similar cells working together is called this.
Tissue
DNA stands for this.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
This process copies DNA instructions into messenger RNA (mRNA).
Transcription
Cells use this process to release energy from food.
Cellular respiration
Tissues combine to form these larger structures.
Organs
The shape of a DNA molecule is often called this.
Double helix
Ribosomes are located in this part of the cell where proteins are made.
Cytoplasm
Oxygen and nutrients enter a cell through this structure.
Cell membrane
Organs that work together form this.
Organ system
The two strands of DNA are held together by these bonds between base pairs.
Hydrogen bonds
This process reads mRNA to assemble amino acids into a protein.
Translation
The cell membrane is described as "selectively _______" because it controls what enters and leaves.
Permeable (selectively permeable)
This organ system breaks down food into nutrients cells can use.
Digestive system
During cell division, DNA coils tightly into these structures to ensure accurate copying.
Chromosomes
If the DNA sequence is changed, it can cause one of these, altering the protein.
Mutation
Cells in multicellular organisms are specialized to do these.
Specific jobs or functions
The circulatory system uses these to carry oxygen throughout the body.
Red blood cells