What are the four macromolecules?
Nucleic acid, proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates
What percent of your DNA in your genome codes for proteins?
1.5%
What does U-ABC-IT stand for?
Use evidence, Ask questions, Be skeptical, Cultivate wonder, Identify confusions and Think like a biologist
DNA, RNA, traits, proteins
False! DNA, RNA, proteins, traits
What are the functions of the four macromolecules?
Where is the genetic information of DNA molecules stored?
Sequence of nucleotides
What is a water molecule made up of?
2 hydrogens and one oxygen!
Proteins are what give us our traits.
True!
What are the monomers for each macromolecule?
Nucleic Acid- nucleotides
Carbohydrates- monosaccharide
Lipids- fatty acids
Proteins- amino acids
If 10% of the DNA in a chromosome is made up of thymine, what percent of it is guanine?
40%
What bond holds the two strands of DNA together in the double helix structure?
Hydrogen bonds!
Translation is the process that builds a new protein molecule which gives us a trait.
True!
Where are each of the macromolecules stored?
Nucleic acid- nucleus
Carbohydrate- mitochondria and chloroplasts
Lipids- fat cells
Proteins- DNA
Predict the RNA sequence from this template DNA sequence:
3'... TAC GGG AAC GAC CAC ACG ...5'
5'... AUG CCC UUG CUG GUG UGC ...3'
Order these from largest to smallest..
Skin cell, x-chromosome, gene, human genome, and nucleotide
Skin cell, human genome, x-chromosome, gene and nucleotide
RNA polymerase produces RNA molecules during transcription
True!