Cell Structure
Genetic material that contains instructions for the body.
What is DNA?
These building blocks of proteins get linked together during translation.
What is an amino acid?
This is the control center of the cell; directs cell activities and protein synthesis.
What is a nucleus?
This biomolecule contains quickly digested energy that can give one a "sugar rush" in large amounts.
What is a Carbohydrate (carb)?
Unlike RNA, DNA is called ______-________ because it has 2 anti-parallel strands.
What is double-stranded?
This is the site of translation in the cell, where proteins are made.
What is the ribosome?
The transport of small particles across the cell membrane that requires NO ENERGY from the cell.
What is Passive Transport?
This biomolecule is made of amino acids and gets made at the ribosome based on DNA instructions.
What is a protein?
This outer layer of a cell can be found in both plant cells and animal cells. It helps regulate what enters and leaves the cell.
What is the cell membrane?
These rules help us to find the complementary DNA base sequence.
What is apples-trees and car-garage?
A --> T T --> A C --> G G --> C
These are the base-pairing rules for changing DNA to mRNA.
What are A-->U T-->A C-->G G-->C
The transport of larger particles through proteins in the cell membrane, takes ENERGY from the cell.
What is Active Transport?
This biomolecule stores a lot of hard-to-digest energy and is normally slick to the touch.
What is a lipid?
Organelle that converts sugar into ATP to power the cell. (powerhouse of the cell)
What is mitochondria?
These make up the "rungs" of the DNA ladder. They are attached to the phosphate sugar backbone and are often referred to as letters.
What are bases?
This is what we call the process for converting RNA into protein at the ribosome?
What is translation?
This process in plants that takes in sunlight, CO2, and water to make sugar.
What is a photosynthesis?
This biomolecule is the building block for DNA and RNA, arranged in a certain way to store information.
What are nucleic acids?
This organelle is used by plant cells to convert light energy into chemical energy (sugar).
What is a chloroplast?
During this phase of the Cell Cycle, DNA is doubled for the growing cell.
What is S Phase?
This is the molecule that makes a copy of DNA's instructions and acts as a messenger.
What is a mRNA?
The process in animal cells that takes sugar and oxygen to produce energy (ATP) and water.
What is Cellular Respiration?
List all 4 biomolecules.
Proteins
Carbs
Lipids
Nucleic Acids